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  1. BCOL B39-8E

    BCOL B39-8E

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    • 2297 5284 831 b39-8e bc bcol chappelle cn es44dc ex-lmx grain jct mainline rail saskatoon sd40-2w transcon watrous
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  2. Nutana Tramp job

    Nutana Tramp job

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    • 1441 630 cn gmd1u mainline nutana saskatoon tramp transcon watrous
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    • Category: Human Interest Photos
  3. CN coal?

    CN coal?

    Ex-Southern & Burlington Northern (both fallen flags) coal hoppers roll under CNs banner. Theres also a large chunk of ex-CP ones in the fleet on unit trains. Note the bent structure on the CNA (ex-SOU) hopper.
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    • bn cn coal hopper mainline pnl saskatoon sou transcon warman watrous wc
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  4. Lifting CN Watrous sub

    Lifting CN Watrous sub

    Its early morning - crews work hard to replace the switch off the Watrous sub onto the Warman sub (PNL route). As you can see clearly in the photo, the mainline is split. I think they installed an automatic turnout, so that CN 303/314 dont need to bother the yard and take a good half hour away...
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    • 303 314 cn jct lift mainline mow pnl saskaton switch transcon turnout warman watrous
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    • Category: Track
  5. CN 402 = Big power

    CN 402 = Big power

    June 13th, 2008 From MP 189.40 Watrous sub 12:25pm CN 402, 88 cars CN 2307-8008-5610-5257-2616-5511 ES44DC/SD70M-2/SD70I/SD40-2W/Dash 9-44CW/SD60F Except for the SD50F, Dash 8-40CM & GP40-2LW, all of whom have fallen out of favour, nearly 35 years of CN mainline units are present...
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    • 2307 2616 402 5257 5511 5610 8008 9-44cw cn dash es44dc mainline riverview road saskatoon sd40-2w sd60f sd70i sd70m-2 transcon turn watrous wayfreight
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    • Category: Canada
  6. CN 4765 GP38-2W

    CN 4765 GP38-2W

    Not long ago 4765 looked like 4784 behind him. Interestingly hes missing the CN sub-lettering & web address. Ive seen an ES44DC missing the web address as well looks like CN puts them in service ASAP, with the decaling arriving later.
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    • 4765 4784 582 cn fresh gp38-2w mainline paint roadswitcher transcon turn watrous wayfreight
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    • Category: Canadian National
  7. CN 313 Special

    CN 313 Special

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    • 313 buldozer cn construction deer flat john mainline platform saskatoon special transcon watrous
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    • Category: Unusual Loads
  8. WC GP38-2

    WC GP38-2

    Ever since CN took over BC Rail and retired their RS18CAT fleet, WC GP38-2s had been heading west to feel the void. This one is heading back east however! I was suppose to catch it last winter on 357, but caught a blue-bird GT GP38-2 instead An ACR Geep ain't bad either - hard to believe they...
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    • 2003 302 cn gp38-2 mainline saskatoon transcon watrous wc
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    • Category: Canadian National
  9. Newcross grind

    Newcross grind

    Early morning, a Loram Rail grinder grinds CN Newcross. Is it me, or does the back look like an old subway body?
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    • cn craik grinder loram mainline newcross rail railgrinder saskatoon transcon watrous
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  10. Best friends?

    Best friends?

    Two long-time competitors, CN & CP ride together on CN Q102. Where are you competition bvureau? LOL.
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    • 102 cn container cp ims intermodal mainline saskatoon tanscon watrous
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  11. Passing the torch

    Passing the torch

    Once again 520 is short on power, hence the tramp power leading. Still no ditchlights, three zebras look right though. The GP38-2s trailing have the dubious distinction of wiping the GMD1 herd off the roster, as the preferred power of choice on the branchline. Nearly every Prairie branchline is...
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    • 1410 4703 4782 520 cn gmd1u gp38-2 gp38-2w mainline saskatoon tramp transcon watrous zebra
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Canada
  12. Reading & Northern

    Reading & Northern

    These coal hoppers have been showing up on CN through town since at least June 14th, 2008. Odd, since they have an interchange with CP. Clearly they didnt think the slogan through, as Reading & Northern is a US shortline, while I keep seeing them in Canada. Although hard to see in the...
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    • & 313 cn coal hopper mainline northern open rbmn reading saskatoon transcon watrous www.rbmnrr.com
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  13. CN Rail carrier

    CN Rail carrier

    CN 079792 hi-rail truck performs maintenance on the mainline. Interestingly he was following a Sperry hi-rail that was on the tracks.
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    • cn harvester hi-rail hirail hy-rail hyrail ih international mainline mow saskatoon transcon truck watrous
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    • Category: Track Equipment and M.O.W. Work
  14. CN GP38-2 Quad

    CN GP38-2 Quad

    A common sight on CP (Ive seen 5 together) much rarer on CN. The lash-up will likely be cut in half @ shops to form two roadswitcher pairs. 4794 was in North Battleford working solo two weeks ago, no doubt brought in so the crews dont need to use the GMD1u yard power. Note that 4794 is in...
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    • 4703 4782 4794 4796 560 561 cn fresh gp38-2 gp38-2(w) gp38-2w grain local paint roadswitcher saskatoon watrous wayreight zebra
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    • Category: Canada
  15. CN Rainbow

    CN Rainbow

    CN Rainbow Two Dash 9-44CWs, including a Canadian cab, still unpatched by CNs web address, lead Q107 through a rainstorm.
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    • 107 2516 2628 9-44cw 9-44cwl cn dash ims intermodal rain rainbow rainstorm saskatoon storm thunder thunderstorm watrous
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    • Category: Canada
  16. CN's #1 fan

    CN's #1 fan

    Always trackside keeping tabs on all the trains. He's a brave fellow too - lots of foxes & goshawk's in the area. I have even seen him out in the rain & thunder - a sign of stupidity for both of us.
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    • cn dog mainline prarie saskatoon watrous
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    • Category: Track
  17. Hostile railfan

    Hostile railfan

    It is not unusual for the Clavet wayfreight to bring the resident railfan out. No its not me, Elijah or the visiting fan reading Branchline in his car. Last winter one of these guys tripped the Derailment Alarm ~MP 190 Watrous sub, causing at least half an hour worth of delays on the mainline...
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    • 4798 520 clavet cn fox gp38-2(w) gp38-2w mainline saskatoon watrous wayfreight zebra
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    • Category: Detail Photos
  18. The Watrous Turn

    The Watrous Turn

    CN 560 departs to work the Poatsh mines with GP38 units 4782, 4798, and 4703. 3 Geeps is alot for 23 cars, so they will probably be lifting alot of Potash. But before they can get underway, they will have to hold for the westbound CN 303. The paint on 4782 looks to be in better condition then...
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    • 560 cn potash turn watrous
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    • Category: Canada
  19. Rock Train

    Rock Train

    CN "Work 903" is the special guest at Riverview tonight. CN 2533 and 6019 headed up a collection of Herzog ballast gondolas to Watrous in failing light.
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    • 903 ballast c44-9w herzog riverview rock sd40u train watrous
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  20. CN 4796

    CN 4796

    Freshly painted GP38-2W leads a trio of GP38-2's home on a wayfreight. Don't be fooled by the rosy picture, I've cropped out 4703's primer color cab for a reason. 4:09pm CN 520 (W/B) 1 minute CN 4796-4782-4703 9 hoppers/11 tankers/34 hoppers
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    • 4703 4782 4796 520 cn fresh gp38-2 gp38-2w local mainline paint saskatoon sub transcon turn watrous wayfreight zebra
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Canadian National



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