After a brief station (shack if you will) stop at Hinton, VIA's Canadian is back on the move with a couple of freshly painted Rocky Mountaineer coaches along for the ride.
A ratty looking GP40-2L runs around it's train at Hinton.
CN A458 glides across the frozen Berland River on the Grande Cache sub. Nikon D3s and four Alien Bees for lighting. This was my first ever attempt at a night shot.
Winnipeg bound M304 crosses the Prairie Creek, a few miles west of Hinton.
An ex UP/CNW C40-8 leads it's first ever train onto the Prairie Creek trestle, west of Hinton.
CN C40-8 2114 leads train Q102 across the Prairie Creek, west of Hinton.
The power for Hinton's Yard job and Swan Landing transfer idles away in the Hinton Valley awaiting a crew.
A pair of SD60s lead M304's train out of the shadows onto a well lit Prairie Creek trestle.
The fall colours around Hinton are starting to show as CN 2241 heads westward with Q111's train.
CN 8840 is on the point of Toronto to Roberts Bank train Q101 on this day, heading towards Jasper for a crew change.
CN 2248 leads an 180 car G874 eastwards.
A pair of GE's lead Q106's Montreal bound stacks over the Prairie Creek trestle.
CN 2259 and CN 2415 race westward for Jasper with Q199's freight.
CN 2241 and CN 8802 lead Q111's train over the Prairie Creek.
CN 2205 leads M301's train down the main at Hinton. They've got an advance clear to stop at the west switch, preparing them to stop in two more signals at Entrance West to meet VIA #2.
