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  1. British Columbia Electric 961

    British Columbia Electric 961

    I was going to put this in the "Show me your Electric Roster" thread but I then I realized that it didn't qualify as a roster! Here is BCER's freight motor 961 switching the Carrall Street yard under the old Georgia Street Viaduct In Vancouver B.C. on April 28, 1960. This yard remained...
  2. Cascade and Columbia's GP9

    Cascade and Columbia's GP9

    Built in 1955, this high hood GP9 has seen its share of rails. Originally DT&I 982, renumbered GTW 6052, to Rail Switching Services , to Fox River Valley, to Georgia Central, sold to RaiLink, numbered 1701 and served the Lakeland-Waterways. RailLink was bought by RailAmerica and the unit was...
  3. BCOL 752

    BCOL 752

    Just a classic roster of a two-tone green SD40-2, taken in Prince George B.C. August 1983. The scan was supplied by mile27nipigonsub from my slide. Ahh the good old days of trading!
  4. It Lives!

    It Lives!

    Here is British Columbia Railway GF6C 6001 at Tumbler Siding B.C. on Nov. 29, 1983. It had just arrived from EMD, being towed in the night before by diesels. Just as I got there, they raised the pantograph for the first time on home rails. The blowers kicked in and it was alive! Sadly, now it...
  5. Redlight

    Redlight

  6. Along the Columbia

    Along the Columbia

    UP 9825 leads an eastbound into Wyeth, OR., 10/07/00
  7. Detour Train

    Detour Train

    A BCR train with BCR 4642 leading BCR 3622 detours over the Canadian National just east of the Fraser River bridge on the south side of the river as it heads towards North Vancouver October 25, 2003
  8. BNSF along the Columbia

    BNSF along the Columbia

    I didn't take this picture so you could see the engine numbers, so yes, this did turn out the way I wanted it to, as a BNSF intermodel heads west near Wenatchee Wa., along the Columbia River
  9. BNSF in the Columbia River Gorge

    BNSF in the Columbia River Gorge

    WB BNSF on the Wishram sub
  10. UP 3488 West

    UP 3488 West

    UP Westbound Grain train with 3 SD40-2's & an NW high nose SD45 heading for Portland Oregon.
  11. Roundhouse Roof View

    Roundhouse Roof View

    Canadian Pacific power around the turntable at Cranbrook, British Columbia, as seen from the roundhouse roof; image taken in May 1986.


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