The Mount Stephen Route An eastbound stack train negoiates the last of the 2.2% on the climb thru Partridge above the Upper Spiral Tunnel. Mount Stephen pierces the blue sky at a lo... (more)

The Big Hill CPKC manifest with a mix of the the new merged railroads power climbs the mountain out of Field, BC. 7/24 The name originally given the "Big Hill" was the orig... (more)

Canadian Pacific's Kicking Horse Pass There were several passes considered for Canadian Pacific's railroad across the Rockies. At least 2 passes to the north and the Corwsnest to the s... (more)

Kicking Horse Canyon From high above the new highway and the old, an eastbound stack train roars up the 2.2% grade out of Glenogle, BC. The original road closely followed the original ali... (more)

Entering the Canyon A CP stack train starts into the depths of Kicking Horse Canyon. The grade will soon increase from 1% up to 2.3%, on the climb towards the crew change point of Field, ... (more)

Rock Sheds White Canyon, what might be the most treacherous section of railroad in North America. Rock Sheds protect the CN railroad from this crumbling mountain. All night long there is ... (more)

A Canadian Pacific stack train is westbound aproaching the Black Canyon. This long double stack train of mostly marine containers is set up with power 3x1x1....

A CP potash train curls along the bluffs of the Thompson River. This section of railroad is a mixture of agriculture and the Wild West. A truly fantastic area to railfan!

A CP coal load climbs the short grade towards the tunnel thru Black Canyon.. Canadian Pacific line thru the Thompson and Fraser Canyons is a series of up and down moderate grade requiring big co... (more)

Most people do not think desert, when they think Canada. However, near Ashcroft, BC it is cactus, rattlesnakes and HEAT. On this day the thermometer hovered around 100 degrees as this CP Potash lo... (more)

A Canadian Pacific coal load drifts down grade along the Fraser River. This location in White Canyon is scenic and treacherous. Unstable rock from the vertical cliffs makes rockslides here a near ... (more)

A eastbound manifest/stack train claws up Kicking Horse Pass. The train has just exited the Lower Spiral Tunnel. The extremely slow speed of the train allowed me to shoot a vertical and horizontal... (more)

A very heavy Canadian Pacific manifest/stack train charges up the 2.2% Kicking Horse Pass. The train has just exited the Lower Spiral Tunnel. The CP mainline is passing thru YOHO National Park. I... (more)

It's Labor Day weekend in the states and up here it's already very chilly as this chunky little Canada-only switcher has little to do but siit and idle with that delightful Alco wheeze.

It's Labor Day weekend in the states and up here it's already very chilly as this chunky little Canada-only switcher has little to do but siit and idle with that delightful Alco wheeze.