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  1. What the?

    What the?

    CN 357 has a hidden payload of Intermodal traffic tacked on the end. Too many baretables on 111, I guess.
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    • 357 cn intermodal manifest on riverview saskatoon
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  2. Looks are decieving

    Looks are decieving

    What we see here is CN 111, Hotest of the hot. But today, the train plays host to sevral bare table well cars. The second unit is an SD40U, which may not be around much longer.
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    • 111 beartable cn empty saskatoon sd40u
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    • Category: Canada
  3. Almost the last...

    Almost the last...

    CN 2452 is the second-last Dash-8 for the CN, the last being 2454. Built most likley in December of 1992, this locomotive is practially the exact same age as myself. Here we see it hulking the 357.
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    • 2452 357 almost c40-8m cn dash-840cm last riverview saskatoon the
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    • Category: Canada
  4. NREX 2009

    NREX 2009

    My first Green Goat - NREX 2009, 3GS21B, trailing CN 2549-5534 on 346. It's twin brother, NREX 2011 is the only Green Goat to have demonstrated on CN so far (Dec 06 CRO). Perhaps this unit is joining them? Either way, better then a GT GP38 I though I was seing again.
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    • 2009 2549 346 3gs12b 5534 9-44cw cn dash goat green nrex saskatoon sd60f
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    • Category: Industrial and critters
  5. HEP power

    HEP power

    CP's AC4400CW fleet is not HEP equipped, thus this flat is used to provide power to the Holiday train. It has to be the best looking in the fleet - ironic since its one of the oldest, of '72 heritage. Lots of them still around in regular IMS service, probably the oldest IMS cars on any Class I...
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    • box container cp flat hep holiday ims old reefer saskatoon stack sutherland train
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  6. Holiday Lumber train

    Holiday Lumber train

    Back in Nova Scotia, I used to see long cuts of 60' paper boxcars all the time on CBNS. They're virtually absent on CP through town (maybe 10 per year!), except for the Holiday train, where this cut of four can be seen.
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    • 60' boxcar cp high-cube holiday lumber saskatoon sutherland
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  7. CP stage car

    CP stage car

    Do any other Railways have such a car? Essentially a stage on wheels, idle for 11/12 months of the year. CP has two of them, one per each Holiday train. Note the covered up Christmas trees on the roof.
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    • car cp holiday saskatoon stage sutherland train
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  8. CP 9815 US side

    CP 9815 US side

    You can clearly see the covered Christmas tree from this angle. Note the baby carriadge and its occupant treespassing on RR property. LOL Interstingly the two bells on the side are mounted differently. The first one appears to be a tradional design, whereas the 2nd is on a frame, like most...
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    • 9815 cp holiday saskatoon sutherland train
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    • Category: Canadian Pacific
  9. CN 840 Nov 25 '07

    CN 840 Nov 25 '07

    CN Riverview 2:20pm CN 840, 83 hoppers CN 5773-BCOL 752 Normally I'm not too exited about unit grain trains, as long as they're not hauling junk up front. But add a BCOL SD40-2 and it makes all the difference.
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    • 5773 752 840 cn grain saskatoon sd40-2 sd75i train unit
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    • Category: Canada
  10. Holiday crowd

    Holiday crowd

    The stage car can speak for itself, but note the car next to it! I believe its the only 50' boxcar to have CP's rodent decal attached. They are very common on 60' high-cubes. Note the covered Christmas tress on the roof.
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    • boxcar cp holiday saskatoon special sutherland train
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    • Category: Human Interest Photos
  11. Follow the bird

    Follow the bird

    December 18th, 2007 MP 189 CN Watrous sub 12:24pm CN 357, 122 cars CN 2447-GT 6227 107 center-beams/13 tankers/2 autoracks When I turned on the scanner this morning, 357 was the first train I heard. Naturally I was sure I'd miss it, but a couple hours later he was still sitting in the...
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    • 2447 357 6227 8-40cm blue cn dash dti ex-dti gt gtw saskatoon sd40-2
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Canada
  12. Rainbow in the dark

    Rainbow in the dark

    CP 9815 shines on. You can clearly see the Holiday decor attached via sheeting, for easy removal and storage. Every boxcar was covered with it!
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    • 9815 ac4400cw boxcar cp decor holiday saskatoon sutherland train
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  13. Welcome aboard

    Welcome aboard

    Lots of visitors in and around the AC4400CW. Note the Tim Hortons cup under next to the right ditchlight.
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    • 9815 ac4400cw cp holiday kids saskatoon sutherland train
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    • Category: Human Interest Photos
  14. Operation Lifesaver RV

    Operation Lifesaver RV

    I've seen this bus every time CP's Holiday train comes through. If they follow each other, why not just put it on the train? You can see the Saskatoon Food Bank truck loading in the background.
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    • bank bus charity cp food lifesaver operation rv safety saskatoon sutherland van
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    • Category: Track Equipment and M.O.W. Work
  15. Instead of the CP Christmas train...

    Instead of the CP Christmas train...

    Shortly after Russian was out looking at the CP holiday set up, I found myself out in a different part of the county.
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    • 2621 5633 clavet cn cp holiday instead replace saskatoon train
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    • Category: Canada
  16. Retro Canadiana

    Retro Canadiana

    Once upon a time such trains ran all over the country. Today they've been 'downgraded' to running on a mixed, complete with an AC4400CW for power, IMS and paper boxcars. Ouch! The Holiday train sure looks nice. Don't let the pretty looks fool you, this car is as Canadian as... an ex-UP...
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    • banffshire cp dominion holiday horne killarney saskatoon sutherland train van
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  17. Sutherland plow

    Sutherland plow

    To date I've only been able to make rosters of the Wilkie and Brendenburry plow, since our own, Sutherland plow just sits at the shops with his back turned to the public. I finally got lucky today, while shooting the Holiday train - look over the couplers and whom do I see? This looks like a...
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    • 400764 cp plow saskatoon snow snowplow sutherland
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  18. No Christmas tree?

    No Christmas tree?

    CP 9815 is about to head back East to Montreal with the Holiday train. Sorry Calgary, Vancouver and others down the line - you didn't make it! In classic RR dusplication, 9815 will repeat the Saskatoon-Lanigan, SK portion, before heading south to Regina and continuing westward. This...
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    • 9815 ac4400cw christmas cone cp holiday saskatoon sutherland train tree
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    • Category: Editors Choice Gallery
  19. Jaws...

    Jaws...

    He looks scarry, until you take a look at those weeds - not exactly going anywhere... With the busy shops nearby you'd think all the vegetaion be dead by now. CP 401021 is in town for a visit - he visits often, a couple times per year. Although hard to see from this angle, the Sutherland snow...
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    • 401021 cp jaws plow saskatoon snow sutherland wilkie
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  20. Wipe out

    Wipe out

    I knew a train was coming thanks to radio chatter, but all I could see were the three lights (headlight+2 ditchlights) until it got close enough. Then he kicked up snow on the bridge and visibility went back to zero... Don't let the looks fool you, with falling snow it was pretty warm...
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    • 0 346 8011 cn out saskatoon sd70m-2 snow visiblity wipe zero
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Canada


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