Perched high above the Crowsnest Highway, which can be seen deep in the valley below, CPKC's Cranbrook Subdivision takes the upper road through the mountains as it clings narrowly to the dramatic rock walls of Loop Peak before meandering down the McGillivray Loop into Sparwood. Here, at Fabro, BC., just 4 miles across the border of Alberta and British Columbia, a pocket of golden evening light illuminates the rugged landscape as CPKC train no. 419 charges into the setting sun on their descent of the continental divide.
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The sound of Fraser River echoes through the canyon walls as a Canadian Pacific coal train meanders across CN’s famous truss bridge at Cisco, British Columbia. Rocks, rivers and bridges — this is my kind of spot!
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Seemingly defying gravity beneath the towering cliffs of Mount Stephen, Tier-4 ET44AC 7433 powers skyward toward Cathedral on CPKC's Laggan Subdivision, hauling a lengthy Vancouver-to-Montreal train no. 112 up the arduous 2.4% grade out of Field, British Columbia. A heavy overnight snowfall has blanketed the massive pines, creating a picturesque scene while simultaneously challenging maintenance crews, who would later contend with three slides closer to Field.
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With a unit grain train looking like something out of a company photo, Canadian National Vancouver-Edmonton train G834 rolls east along CP's Thompson Subdivision near Spences Bridge, British Columbia. The Skoona tunnels / rock sheds on CN's Ashcroft Subdivision can be seen on the other side of the Thompson River along the infamous White Canyon.
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Ascending the McGillivray Loop beneath the imposing rock walls of Loop Peak and dodging ever-growing shadows on the longest day of the year, a trio of Kansas City Southern locomotives lug CPKC train no. 318 over the Crowsnest Pass at Fabro, British Columbia on June 21st, 2024.
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