The 4.5-mile Luscar Industrial Spur has a mundane name, but this short piece of railroad is quite remarkable. In this view, a third, 50-car section of a Canadian National empty coal train climbs the Luscar Industrial Spur near Cadomin, Alberta, on August 8, 2016. These 150-car trains operate in three sections to load on this spur due to the steep 3% grades. The strange jog in the track about eight cars back is where a switch was once located for a track operating to the Gregg River loadout, which was torn out quite a few years ago. Soon, the train will be loading at the Luscar Mine loadout that is part of Teck’s Cardinal River Operation, and is reportedly at the highest elevation on the Canadian National system.
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