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With a hazy sky due to wildfire smoke, a loaded CPKC grain train makes its way south along the Weyburn Sub towards the US border. Up front is Kansas City Southern de Mexico 4888, an odd sight along side the old pool grain elevators of Lang Saskatchewan.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 08/18/2023
Location: Lang
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 7 Favourites
A trio of matching GP9RMs makes for a fine sight in 2023. The set are seen rolling through the back alleys of downtown Regina with a train of interchange cars for CPKC. Although not notched up, the rumble of EMD 645s echoing against nearby buildings was quite enjoyable as well.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 08/05/2023
Location: Regina
Province: Saskatchewan
2 Comments | 12 Favourites
A loaded CPKC potash train rolls through the countryside of Albatross Saskatchewan. Clear skies to the west illuminate the scene nicely, however the weather to the northeast is a different story. In the background a supercell brings thunderstorms and lots of rain the areas around Southey and Cupar SK.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 07/31/2023
Location: Albatross
Province: Saskatchewan
2 Comments | 17 Favourites
A beautiful sunny day in Willows Saskatchewan see's JLCX 7586 sitting in the Elevator track. I'm not sure what the future holds for the 7586 as it had many components removed when I walked over too investigate, but it could be someones project unit. But who's? I shot the 7586 last September in North Dakota at NPR's shop. The unit was shipped by CP for NPR under JLCX reporting marks, billed to Red Coat Road and Rail which is operated by Great Western Railway. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for this GP10. As for it's past, it began as PRR 7238 later becoming CR 7586 from there it worked under the same number for OHCR, ADMX, and Prairie Grain Parters (who's paint it wears today).
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Other
Date: 06/10/2023
Location: Willows
Province: Saskatchewan
7 Comments | 12 Favourites
Boundary Trail Railway's exGTW 4625 looks sharp in the shortline's paint scheme. I'd really like to catch this thing moving one day, but no such luck... Yet.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Boundary Trail Rai…
Date: 05/17/2023
Location: Manitou
Province: Manitoba
3 Comments | 16 Favourites
While not the best lighting conditions, this pair of one-off hydrogen test units sitting at the diesel shop in Moose Jaw seemed worth a shot.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 06/13/2023
Location: Moose Jaw
Province: Saskatchewan
6 Comments | 20 Favourites
CP 7041,5018,4409,and NS 1033 make for an interesting consist on this day's train 411. After the usual bunch of work at Regina, Belle Plaine is the next stop and eventually on to Moose Jaw.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 03/31/2023
Location: Regina
Province: Saskatchewan
Comments | 9 Favourites
Last Mountain Railway in the process of repositioning it's supply of empties for the terminal at Condie after burying some CN storage cars at the very south end of the line. The pair of GMDD products look sharp on a perfect May afternoon.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Last Mountain Rail…
Date: 05/15/2023
Location: Condie
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 8 Favourites
exGTW 4620 is the only surviver of a group of five units delivered to the SSR in the summer of 2022, the rest all having been scrapped. Rumour has it that the unit has been resold, but as of 03/25/2023 it has yet to move an inch.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Other
Date: 12/03/2022
Location: Richardson
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 13 Favourites
As myself and fellow crew members waited on instructions for our work train (at right), the 1400 yard job from Fort St John showed up in Taylor making for this nice side by side scene.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 10/28/2010
Location: Taylor
Province: British Columbia
1 Comments | 17 Favourites
CN 385 swings onto the Dundas sub at Bayview with a lashup not likely to be seen again. CN 2425, DWP 5905, and GTW 5920 sport three very different paint schemes but are all essentially on home rails.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/08/2002
Location: Hamilton
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 11 Favourites
With a fresh Sutherland crew aboard, CP train 602 is seen departing the north end of Regina on the Lanigan Subdivision. A thunder storm brewing to the south and bright yellow canola in the forgoing make up for the all too standard power.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 07/17/2022
Location: Regina
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 8 Favourites
The jointed rails of CN's Glenavon Subdivision look freshly polished from the passage of train 508 moments before, as a crop duster is busy prepping the fields for harvest.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Other
Date: 09/10/2022
Location: Glenavon
Province: Saskatchewan
3 Comments | 14 Favourites
Stewart Southern's two leased CRLX units look mighty fine together as they haul a train of interchange cars from CP toward Richardson for the evening. This is a fairly routine Friday afternoon movement, which the train departing Richardson SK on Monday morning.
Name: Matt Watosn
Railway: Stewart Southern R…
Date: 09/10/2021
Location: Regina
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 11 Favourites
Southern Rails Cooperative navigates the streets of Moose Jaw as it returns from the CP interchange. Don't worry, the unit was stopped to let traffic through.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Southern Rails Coo…
Date: 08/16/2021
Location: Moose Jaw
Province: Saskatchewan
Comments | 19 Favourites
Working the 0400 Chetwynd roadswitcher normally meant a serious lack of sleep on my part, however there were some great photo opportunities that came along with the long days. Here, Dawson Creek bound train 579 with its three 2400s awaits a crew as the rising sun breaks through the low clouds at the north end of Chetwynd yard.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 08/31/2012
Location: Chetwynd
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 10 Favourites
What year is it again? CP #E44 is seen departing Regina for Moose Jaw with "multimark" SD40-2 5875 and "dual flags" GP38-2 4404 for power.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 02/20/2023
Location: Regina
Province: Saskatchewan
3 Comments | 11 Favourites
Keewatin Railway's signature mixed train is seen northbound at Root Lake Manitoba with GP40-2W HBRY 3005 and M-420W KRC 2401 up front. Behind the power are a pair of flat cars bracketed by a set of HBRY 40 foot box cars followed by the passenger portion of the train. I can't remember what led me up to this portion of the country in late November but I would certainly like to do it again in the summer.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Keewatin Railway
Date: 11/27/2008
Location: Root Lake
Province: Manitoba
2 Comments | 13 Favourites
CP# E07-14 departs an ice fog covered Regina with a trio of consecutively numbered SD40-2Fs up front, and 6600ft of grain in tow.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 01/15/2023
Location: Regina
Province: Saskatchewan
5 Comments | 17 Favourites
SD40-2F CMQ 9010 and Jordan Spreader CP 402998 are in the process of cutting away some soil and ballast on the north side of the main between Morse and Herbert SK on the Swift Current Sub. Perhaps prepping for winter and the subsequent spring runoff? I wont pretend to know.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 10/21/2021
Location: Morse
Province: Saskatchewan
6 Comments | 17 Favourites
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