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The 5580, 5503 and 5589 are going to tie into 50 loads of sulphur as soon as they clear the trestle. By the time they reach main street in Redwater (2.5 miles from here), progress will be down to less than 15mph. It will be another couple of miles until the units have the train back up to speed. Caboose 79392 was at the rear. Also, what looks to be brake smoke is dust from freshly applied and spread ballast. This photo was taken with Kodachrome 25 at 1/500th. I made no entry for aperture, which must have been close to wide open (50mm, f/1.4). Imagine being track side using iso25, could present challenges.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/17/1985
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

5 Comments | 22 Favourites

One of the more unusual cars that went up north to Waterways. According to the 1986 CTG, combine 7210 was built in 1919 by CC&F. I saw it twice the summer before and this once in 1986. The 1987 CTG shows it being retired/stored. The only VIA car that I recall or can find in my notes that was part of the Muskeg Mixed consist. Looking through the windows, it appears it is only being used to move large objects in its final days. The complete train consisted of the 4236 and 4345 up front, various freight cars, with CN baggage's 7855 and 7856, CN caboose 79101, VIA combine 7210 and CN coach 4977 at the rear. A piece of the 4977 can be seen, it is of 1924 vintage and spent time in Montreal commuter service. Photo taken with Kodak 100asa print film in the evening.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	End of July, 1986.
Location:	Egremont
Province:	Alberta

1 Comments | 13 Favourites

Could not resist taking a picture of this pair. The 9151 is parked for whatever reason. The 1508 has its stacks capped, I believe it has just arrived. Possibly waiting to be setup to go to work. It did work the City yard downtown for awhile. The 5362 has just been started and is about to go into the shop. Taken on the east side of the shops, using Ektachrome film.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	May 1983
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

2 Comments | 18 Favourites

At the very northeast corner of Redwater, the tail end cars of the Muskeg Mixed are leaving town and heading down to the river. That is CN coach 5095 and baggage 7857. After conversion, I came to term it a bagboose. :-) You can see mile post 30 up on the pole. It is 20:00 and in less than 15 minutes I will be at Egremont for a photo of the head end. Please see neighbouring thumbnail.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	08/03/1988
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

5 Comments | 14 Favourites

Standing at the north end of the connecting track, the units for the Muskeg Mixed are about to enter the Lac La Biche Sub. and will continue to Waterways. Having just crossed Hwy. 28, the engineer has widened the throttle a little and soon will be up to speed. Egremont is less than a mile north down the track. A few minutes earlier I was in Redwater taking photos of the tail end cars. Please see neighbouring thumbnail.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	08/03/1988
Location:	Egremont
Province:	Alberta

1 Comments | 16 Favourites

The 4330, 4350 and 4351 have 40 loaded hoppers traveling at a good clip as they return to Edmonton on a -25°C morning. This is the regular crew, they headed out Friday, March 7th, as 584 with 24 hoppers and 4 grain boxes, all empty. Returning as an extra on Saturday, passing through just before lunch typically. This photo is at 11:00 as the train approaches Coronado. Assigned caboose 79836 spent many years going 3 times a week to eastern Alberta and back.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	03/08/1986
Location:	Coronado
Province:	Alberta

4 Comments | 18 Favourites

CN 5517 is approaching mile 24.4 with several loads of grain on top of the 30+ sulphur loads further back. Cab 79841 is at the rear. I posted a photo recently of the 5517 from May/85 still in the old CN noodle and black paint. Just over a year later, the new paint is spot on for the sun and blue sky. Taken at approx. 16:00.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	End of September, 1986
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 18 Favourites

No. 91 is just leaving the Coronado Sub. and entering the south end of the connecting track which will take it to the grade crossing with Hwy. 28 and then connect with the Lac La Biche Sub. Very few 91's ran with 2 units and for some reason they have all the equipment out today too. Baggage cars 7856, 7855 and coaches 4977, 5099 with cab 79101 bringing up the rear. Hiding behind baggage 7856 is a black CN call box and the Kerensky siding sign, the actual siding is out of sight to the left of the train. The switch with the broom will be changed in the next little while to a spring switch so that traffic returning home from the Coronado Sub. can trail through.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/14/1986
Location:	Kerensky
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 18 Favourites

836 heading to the Cold Lake air force base with a solid train of jet fuel tanks. Taken at a farm crossing West of Radway using Konica print film.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	March 1987
Location:	Radway
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 16 Favourites

Grain loads on the way home to Edmonton on a sunny Saturday afternoon. These 3 units worked together for several trips, which was great. Every number board has my favourite character used for the numerals. Photo taken at mile 24.4.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/25/1987
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

4 Comments | 15 Favourites

Long story to this one of a kind photo. I did not like to bring my regular camera with me when shopping. I found a nice second hand German made 110 camera that would easily fit in a cubby hole of the car dashboard. Which lead to this one photo I have of a freight passing through downtown Fort Saskatchewan. Right in front of the Fort Mall :-). It has just finished honking for the first 4 crossings and is getting ready for the 5th. No doubt, residents gave a huge sigh of relief when the line was moved out of town in 1987. The 4302 is followed by the 9177 and 9176 as they slowly head east on the way to Vermilion. I'm happy that little strip of film sat nice in the film holder for the scanner. Wow, just drove down here on Google, this whole area has changed considerably. Pretty sure this is 1985 or possibly summer of 86.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	Mid 1980's
Location:	Fort Saskatchewan
Province:	Alberta

3 Comments | 15 Favourites

Mild February weather has brought out the work train to continue with track re-hab. In the usual position next to the caboose is Jordan Spreader 50971. Could not resist a roster shot with the sun shining in clear sky. Photo taken at Kerensky, the siding is in the foreground, 9:00 in the morning.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	02/24/1988
Location:	Kerensky
Province:	Alberta

5 Comments | 16 Favourites

The 9156 only passed through town a few times that I saw. Of the few pictures taken, this trailing photo should do the trick for those that like to model them. Still early in the year for 1987. The 9156, and a few weeks later, the 9169 are the last of the other F units that will drive by. As spring ended the 9167 started a long monotonous run as the only remaining A unit. Taken at a farm crossing West of Radway using Konica print film.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	March 1987
Location:	Radway
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 18 Favourites

The headend crew has just finished spotting some hoppers at the elevators and has returned back to their train. In minutes they were on the way eastward, with many more similar stops to be made before days end. Kodak 100asa print film and a 50mm lens.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/07/1985
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 19 Favourites

584 heading out at 11:15, passing a farm crossing near mile 37. Cab 79425 on the tailend today, which is unusual as they typically use assigned Cab 79836.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	10/23/1985
Location:	Radway
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 11 Favourites

A late return of the Mixed train in daytime (about 8 hours late here) produced a grand opportunity to catch these elephants in sunshine. The tailend cars consisted of Baggage 7855, Coach 5099 and the old NAR Comboose 78966. Photo taken at mile 27.7 at 9:30.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/24/1985
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

7 Comments | 22 Favourites

Photo of No.91 at mile 26.6 as it heads north to Fort McMurray. The known facts are that it is a Monday and just after lunch, the actual week is the question. Beginning of March will be close. Konica 100asa print film and a 50mm lens.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	Feb./March 1987
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 14 Favourites

With a controlled glide the 5584 descends the hill from Kerensky with a loaded train and in just a few more car lengths, the valley will roar as the units pass over the Redwater river trestle and start to climb up the other side. Sure looks to be April and pretty confident it is 1987. Shot with a Canon f/4 200mm and 100asa print film.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	Spring 1987
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 11 Favourites

A photo taken by my Dad while working on a box car that was left BO'd in a siding somewhere in the Edmonton area. Now that the wheel has been rolled down the ramp onto the track, how did they get it over to the track with the truck? :-)

Name:	S. Priest
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	Late 1950's
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

5 Comments | 14 Favourites

In addition to grain loads picked up, a long string of ballast empties are headed home with the grain extra on a sunny end of the week evening. The train is coming around the bend which leads to Coronado, a couple of miles further west. This being a print negative, which I generally kept poor records of, and from other sightings of the 4603 & 9167 as a pair in Sept. 1988, I'm sure this photo is from the same time frame. (GP38 renumbering happened over the summer of 1988 too.)

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	Sept. 1988
Location:	Coronado
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 22 Favourites

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