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Then up on the former BC Rail word came that one of CN's recently acquired ex-EMD Demonstrator SD70Ace's was leading a very late southbound train 570 to Squamish. Delays in getting out of Lillooet resulted in train 570 arriving in Squamish at 16:56 which is eight to ten hours later than normal...
On Friday Feb 14 BNSF Lake Yard (Portland, Or) to Thornton Yard (Surrey, BC) had Norfolk Southern Heritage painted GE ES44AC #8105 as second in consist. This is the first such sighting of one of Norfolk Southern's heritage locomotives coming to the Vancouver BC area. The 8105 is painted in an...
Well the date is wrong. Via #6403 was in Vancouver Feb 14-22, 2009. I saw it departing Vancouver as the trailing unit on #2 Sunday Feb 22. Otherwise good catch leading the Canadian.
Shortly after sunrise on Sat July 15 Canadian Pacific Empress #2816 climbs the 2.2% "Old Line" from Lake Louise to the summit of Kicking Horse Pass at Stephen. Having spent the night on the Chalet Track at Lake Louise the 2816 has been chartered for the day by the Alpine Club of Canada...
jay611 wrote:
With 8000+ people in attendance for this event it was practically impossible to keep bodies out of the photos. Besides, in my opinion people seeing, enjoying and photographing this event is part of the picture. What's a parade without the people?
Reading 4-8-4 #2100 passes over Kanaka Creek in Maple Ridge BC on Sat Oct 15, 2005. Canadian Pacific Railway handled this equipment move from St Thomas Ontario. The 2100 is en-route to a new home in Tacoma, Wa. The private owner of the 2100 hopes to start a new steam excursion service between...
A winter storm is dropping big fat snowflakes on CPR's Ioco Spur in the Vancouver BC area. The daily Ioco turn arrives at the end of the branch to switch the Ioco refinery on Jan 27, 2002.
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