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Odd ball unit STL&H 1001 began life as SW1200 MILW 2026 in 11/1954. It went on to become MILW 631, then MILW 706 until eventually becoming SOO 1211. In 1996 it was converted into a slug and numbered CP 1001 until being repainted and becoming STLH 1001 in 1998. In this June 2004 scene at Agincourt yard, 1001 still had another 8 years of life left in it before being retired in 2012. As much life as a slug can have in it that is.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 06/03/2004
Location: Scarborough
Province: Ontario
Comments | 15 Favourites
It's a perfect evening at mile 30 of Halton Sub as hotshot intermodal 143 drops downgrade with CN 2426 and IC 6111 up front. Both of these units are now off the roster.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/04/2003
Location: Scotch Block
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 13 Favourites
A trio of BCOL 4600s lead a short train of OSB boxcars from the LP mill in Fort St John toward Dawson Creek to be unloaded, then reloaded with the same material after a finishing process was applied. This was during one of several slide-film-relapses I went through and was shot on a medium format camera (note the unusual aspect ratio), even in 2010 it cost close to $2 every time that shutter button was pressed. But a matching set of BC Rails on a perfect November morning was worth it.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 11/10/2010
Location: Groundbirch
Province: British Columbia
4 Comments | 23 Favourites
Despite it not officially being Winter yet, Winter is here. A hefty 20+cm of snow fell this past weekend in Regina and much of Saskatchewan. I wonder how many harsh winters the lead unit on this 602, KCSM 4657 has dealt with over the years?
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 11/25/2024
Location: Regina
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 9 Favourites
CN 508 slowly trundles it's way along the Glenavon Subdivision with a sharp looking block of exGovernment grain cars up front.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/10/2022
Location: Glenavon
Province: Saskatchewan
Comments | 15 Favourites
Despite the thick ice-fog, a four-pack of SD40-2s leading a loaded grain train on the mainline is worth going out for. CP 9021, 9022, 9023, and 5875 do the honours of leading train E08 into Regina from the Last Mountain Elevator.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 01/15/2023
Location: Albatross
Province: Saskatchewan
3 Comments | 17 Favourites
A westbound CPKC grain train is seen stretching out into downtown Calgary as it makes a large double over.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 10/25/2024
Location: Calgary
Province: Alberta
1 Comments | 10 Favourites
A sharp looking set of recently rebuilt SD40-2s lead a GPS ballast train west along the Swift Current Sub at Rush Lake.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 10/28/2024
Location: Rush Lake
Province: Saskatchewan
Comments | 12 Favourites
It is a pleasant Fall afternoon in western Saskatchewan as the GSR dose some switching at the elevator track in Cabri SK.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Great Sandhills Ra…
Date: 09/19/2024
Location: Cabri
Province: Saskatchewan
3 Comments | 18 Favourites
CP 7019, 5766, and KCS 4685 make for an interesting set of power to find on a work train. The interesting trio is nosed into the old elevator track at Ernfold.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 09/24/2024
Location: Ernfold
Province: Saskatchewan
2 Comments | 13 Favourites
On my way home to Regina after a successful chase of 2816 from Moose Jaw to Dunmore, I stumbled upon this westbound leaving Swift Current. Needless to say that a little more chasing was in order. At 20:25 CP 7016 is seen on the approach to Antelope in some golden evening light. With just over 300km still to cover to get home, needless to say the next morning at work came all to soon. I regret nothing!
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 07/09/2024
Location: Antelope
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 11 Favourites
On the second last day of it's Calgary-Mexico City round trip, 2816 is seen about to duck under a wooden bridge just west of Waldeck on the Swift Current Sub.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 07/09/2024
Location: Waldeck
Province: Saskatchewan
3 Comments | 15 Favourites
The latest additions to the roster of Great Sandhills Railway slowly make their way toward Swift Current to interchange with CPKC. The sharp looking pair is seen just north of Success, Saskatchewan.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Great Sandhills Ra…
Date: 07/27/2024
Location: Success
Province: Saskatchewan
8 Comments | 22 Favourites
Northbound potash empties make their way up the Lanigan Sub past the old red elevator at Duval. Up front are KCS 5008 and 4825, with KCS 4124 on the tail end.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 06/11/2024
Location: Duval
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 16 Favourites
The first KCS unit to be repainted in CPKC colours, KCS 4805 is seen about to duck beneath a sided bridge just east of Mortlach SK. My thoughts on this new scheme (although completely irrelevant) would be to ditch the gold logo with the white background and just make the letters bigger. What are your thoughts ?
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 06/08/2024
Location: Mortlach
Province: Saskatchewan
4 Comments | 9 Favourites
The first unit to wear the new CPKC paint scheme, CP 9375 is seen leading train 243 past the elevator at Lang SK.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 06/04/2024
Location: Lang
Province: Saskatchewan
5 Comments | 13 Favourites
All is at rest on CPKC's Indian Head Sub, the same however cannot be said of the sky above. A rare G5 geomagnetic storm filled the night's sky in all directions.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 05/11/2024
Location: Grand Coulee
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 16 Favourites
On day two of it's lengthy journey from Calgary to Mexico City, CP 2816 East has just completed a quick service stop and crew change at Swift Current SK.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 04/27/2024
Location: Swift Current
Province: Saskatchewan
4 Comments | 20 Favourites
The Evraz steel mill at the north end of Regina Sk has a couple of true antiques in its small fleet of switchers. Case in point EMD NW2 #5 which started out as GN 156 in 1949. Seen here paused briefly between switching moves at Wheat City Metals, a scrap yard situated next to the main steel mill.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Industrial
Date: 06/30/2022
Location: Regina
Province: Saskatchewan
5 Comments | 11 Favourites
CP 8781 and KCSM 4748 hustle train 101 westward at Grande Coulee SK on a pleasant spring day.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 03/22/2024
Location: Grand Coulee
Province: Saskatchewan
Comments | 9 Favourites
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