As a rancher cuts hay inside the Canadian Pacific’s horseshoe curve between Carlin and Notch Hill, British Columbia, a westbound freight (mostly grain loads) climbs the grade through the big cur... (more)
Canadian Pacific SD90MAC No. 9127 and an AC4400CW slowly drifting down the east slope of Notch Hill on the steeper south track with a 124 car unit train of empty Canpotex (PTEX) hoppers.
Notch Hill, BC once presented a mighty challenge to westbound bulk trains on CP Rail's mainline. The 1.8% grade required helpers and was a hectic bottleneck. The new line eliminated the use of he... (more)