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  1. Two in one

    Two in one

    This is just plain weird. CN has patched its typical "No Treespassing" sign with a smaller version of its old self, and a different phone #. Why? Which is the right number...? Note that decalling for "Danger" on the top has been salvaged (likely for another sign) and that...
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    • cn no saskatoon sign treespassing
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    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  2. CN Richmond

    CN Richmond

    CN 1439 is an old friend of mine, I saw him when I first ventured to railfan the CN mainline back in April of 2003. He, along with twin 1434 were pulling IMS cars out of the now closed Winnipeg facility. Today he's still working with another twin, 1405, this time on the Warman sub tramp job...
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    • 1405 1438 630 cn gmd1u job local saskatoon sub tramp warman
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    • Category: Canada
  3. Brand new SOO hopper!

    Brand new SOO hopper!

    SOO was purchased by CP years ago (1986?), since then SOO's proud name has been labelled on hundreds, if not thousands of rent-a-wreck obscure Lessor/Co-op/Shortline hoppers, most on their last leggs with former owner's names still showing. Looks like they finally got a good deal this time as...
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    • beand cp hopper new ps-2 saskatoon soo sutherland used
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  4. Flatcar with sides

    Flatcar with sides

    Not sure what it's loaded with, but this flat is in good company, a spreader to the right and a 1940's 40' box to the left. The over-patched hopper in the back makes a good modern background. This flat can easily be modelled from a 40' Athearn flat car.
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    • cp flat flatcar mow platform saskatoon sutherland
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  5. Ancient CPR 40'

    Ancient CPR 40'

    One can only guess how old this boxcar really is. The original paint dates prior to script, so 1940's? Hard to believe it's still roadworthy in 2008, even if it is used as a rolling shed. How odd he looks next to a modern IMS double-stack. No such thing when he originally rolled the country...
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    • 40' ancient boxcar cp cpr old saskatoon sutherland
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  6. Saskatchewan?

    Saskatchewan?

    With the right framing, Saskatchewan sure looks like remote Northern Ontario. Those steep hills, I mean flat Prarie, doesn't help. The last of this year's snow is melting away in the shadow, as freshly painted CP 5943 heads an Intermodal west to Calgary. 2:55pm CP 457 on waterbridge (MP...
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    • 457 5775 5943 6079 bridge cp saskatoon sd40-2
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    • Category: Canada
  7. CP Saskatoon

    CP Saskatoon

    Perhaps I can talk my dad into making this his new fishing spot. There were fisherman and pelican's all over. With intermodal up front, 457 looks like a mainline train from the good-old-days (pre-1995/AC4400CW era), not the regional manifest he is. 2:55pm CP 457 on waterbridge (MP 111.5...
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    • 457 5775 5943 6079 bridge cp saskatoon sd40-2 wier
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    • Category: Canada
  8. CP 1251 (SW1200RSu)

    CP 1251 (SW1200RSu)

    Before I came to Saskatoon, I did my best to research the local Railway scene. I managed to find a website with "real" train photos by local modelers. 8100 pairs (SW1200's) were prominently present @ Sutherland in those dated photos. Needless to say I've seen no such engine until now...
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    • 1251 cp roster saskatoon sutherland sw1200rsu
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    • Category: Canadian Pacific
  9. CP 40' box in 2008

    CP 40' box in 2008

    Although they won't admit it, CP loves their old 40's, as they're all over MOW service refusing to die! Surely a number of 'newer' 50's are making it onto the MOW circut, but the 40's fleet remains strong. I really like this one since it looks stock, particularly if you don't notice the newly...
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    • 40' boxcar cp mow saskatoon sutherland
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  10. CN Warman sub

    CN Warman sub

    At one time CN's Warman sub was a vital part of CN's system, providing the main link to Prince Albert. Although it still serves this purpose today, most of the line has been sold to a shortline, meaning its a lot less vital then it used to be. Due to "strategic downtown...
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    • 1405 1438 caboose cn gmd1u industrial local saskatoon sub tramp warman
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    • Category: Canadian National
  11. CP 104

    CP 104

    CP 9630 and an un-indentified ES44AC lead 104 into the city. The train was parked actually. Not a particularly good idea, since the bridge over the river in the background is shared with pedestrians and they like climbing onto the tracks. PS. You can see an elevator in the background! That's...
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    • 104 9630 ac4400cw cp es44ac ims intermodal saskatoon
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    • Category: Canada
  12. Snowplow South

    Snowplow South

    Every winter I try to catch a snow plow in action, but have yet to suceed, since I don't live by the tracks and when the plow runs, the roads are still largely snowed in, particularly those obscure routes that lead to rail lines. Thus I got very exited when I heard that a snowplow was coming...
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    • action broom cn plow saskatoon snow snowplow warman
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    • Category: Track Equipment and M.O.W. Work
  13. DPU boys

    DPU boys

    Although it's very said to see old units retired, you must admit the new ones look good! With CN getting serious about DPU and getting more ES44AC's, they're no longer restricted to the East Coast, starting to show up all over. Saskatoon's garbage hill is in the background. If you look...
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    • 115 8814 8843 cn new saskatoon sd70m-2 units
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    • Category: Canadian National
  14. Sperry van

    Sperry van

    Who decided to show up to my favorite railfan spot in the middle of nowhere? Why the friendly forman of course. The crew (2 regular hi-railers as well) soon took off W/B fixing the CN TRANSCON.
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    • bus cn hi-rail hirail mainline mow saskatoon sperry srs truck
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    • Category: Track Equipment and M.O.W. Work
  15. Spot the critter!

    Spot the critter!

    Most people don't enjoy the smell of cement in the morning - neither do I, but it sure looks great! An elderly GE 50T switches cars around the plant as the first light breaks in. You know you're a railfan if you can spot half a dozen PS-2 hoppers in the background (above the switch). That's...
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    • 3 50t canada cement cp floral ge lafarge plant saskatoon
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    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  16. Them bones

    Them bones

    I couldn't come up with a name for this shot, so just went by the song I was listening. The name fits well though: It seems like your stereotypical Prarie shot, something that could have been taken 20 years ago - A pair of SD40-2's leading a manifest. These engines however have been...
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    • 5912 5927 cp floral line local milk multimark n41 north pnl prarie run saskatoon sd40-2 turn wayfreight
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    • Category: Canada
  17. Floral's finest

    Floral's finest

    Once upon a time Floral was your typical Prairie town. Today the elevator is gone, people are nowhere to be seen and its no longer present on many maps On the bright side its home to LaFarge Cement, who have their own GE 50T switcher! The plant is switched by CP, being only a couple miles from...
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    • 3 50t canada cement cp floral ge lafarge saskatoon
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    • Category: Industrial and critters
  18. Another BCOL tanker

    Another BCOL tanker

    Last summer I caught two BCOL tankers on the same train. I haven't seen one before or since then, until today when I spotted another one. At first it looked like BCOL 1962: http://tinyurl.com/2k2e44 But a closer expection reveals that yet another paint sheme. Did every tanker on BCOL look...
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    • bc bcol cn rail saskatoon tanker
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  19. CP Molten Sulphur

    CP Molten Sulphur

    CN doesn't like to run molten Sulphur unit trains, preferring to stick a cut of 30-40 tankers on a manifest such as 346. Then again I have seen it once last year. The train was almost always parked @ CN's Fort Route yard (Winnipeg) when I railfanned there in 2003-05. This however is either...
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    • 344 454 5987 9541 ac4400cw cp earth fire grain grass grassfire manifest molten saskatoon scorthed sd40-2 sulphur
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    • Category: Canada
  20. CN DPU!

    CN DPU!

    CN 346 and a number of other 300 series manifests have been running with DPU lately, just like CP with their potash trains. I'm not 100% sure this is 346 though, since that train showed up later, so perhaps this is 304? Either way a very impressive consist. Not sure if this is better then a...
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    • 2242 2266 304 346 4610 bcol cn dpu manifest saskatoon
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    • Category: Canada


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