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Busy times at the Evraz steel mill in the north end of Regina see a variety of equipment moving about including SW1500 GMTX 196. The 196 is the latest addition to the small fleet of SW locomotives that switch the mill and adjacent scrap yard. The unit was recently taken off site by CP only to be spun ("wyed") and returned the following day, indicating it might be staying around for a while.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Industrial
Date: 05/27/2022
Location: Regina
Province: Saskatchewan
Comments | 14 Favourites
Spring is finally beginning to show it's self in Saskatchewan as CP N60 splits a set of intermediates just east of Belle Plaine.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 05/24/2022
Location: Belle Plaine
Province: Saskatchewan
Comments | 13 Favourites
CN 507's power is seen tied down at the west end of the yard in Lloydminster Alberta. The exNAR SD38-2s were regulars on the 507 at this time. Viewed from the the second unit on the daily A411 out of North Battleford.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/29/2009
Location: Lloydminster
Province: Alberta
Comments | 11 Favourites
Generations of CP locomotives rub shoulders as crews swap trains at the east end of Belle Plaine. The 6011 was built in 1981 while the 8959 was built in 2011.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 05/21/2022
Location: Belle Plaine
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 18 Favourites
There is no work at Verwood on this picture perfect September day as GWRS 2000 slowly makes it's way home to Assiniboia with grain loads from Ogema in tow.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Great Western Rail…
Date: 09/11/2013
Location: Verwood
Province: Saskatchewan
2 Comments | 17 Favourites
CP 602 rolls into the cautionary limits at Foot on the Indian Head Sub with 8055 and 6300 on the point. At left is a CWR train waiting for a crew to taxi in from Moose Jaw with 5856 and 3712 for power. I like scenes where the EMDs outnumber the GEs.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 09/24/2021
Location: Regina
Province: Saskatchewan
Comments | 8 Favourites
GMTX 196 is a recent addition to the small fleet of end cab switchers at the Evraz steel mill in Regina. The KCS heritage of the unit is still quite prevalent as it shuffles some battered mill gons between the furnace and the many piles of scrap in the yard.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Industrial
Date: 05/15/2022
Location: Regina
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 18 Favourites
CN train 508 is seen leaving Regina at the CP controlled location called Creecy. The train is on CN's Ross Industrial Lead which extends from CN's Quappelle Subdivision to Creecy, in a hundred or so feet it will join the track in the foreground which is CP's Indian Head Subdivision. From there it will almost immediately branch off onto CP's Tyvan Subdivision for 2.6 mile before entering CN's Glenavon Subdivision where it will travel another 70 miles (mostly at 10mph) to spot it's 25 empties at Kegworth SK. Up front are CN 5373 and 5351. The 5373 was originally built as MP 806 in 1973, while the 5351 was built in 1980. Also worth noting is the large white dome in the distance at left. This is Mosaic Stadium, home of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and it is a little over 9km from where I stood to take this photo.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/01/2022
Location: Regina
Province: Saskatchewan
2 Comments | 19 Favourites
A foggy late September morning in Englehart sees ONT 2105 and 2100 sitting on the shop track. At the time this was taken the rumours of an impending CN takeover of ONR were quite heavy. Luckily none came to fruition.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Ontario Northland
Date: 09/26/2003
Location: Englehart
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 18 Favourites
Two ex Algoma Central GP38s still wearing their previous owner (Wisconsin Central)'s colours await the next call to action at the north end of CN's ex BC Rail (originally PGE) yard in Fort St John. Some ACR paint can still be seen around 2005's side window. The exACR units were quite normal on this end of the former BCR due to CN's near absence of DB equipped four axle units on the roster, and the combination of mountain grades and four axle only territory in the area. But in this image, the time is 01:34 and both units enjoy some down time.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/13/2012
Location: Fort St John
Province: British Columbia
2 Comments | 22 Favourites
CP 5911, 5767, and 5863 were the last active SD40-2s to wear the large multi-mark, 5863 is seen here between tasks at Sutherland yard. I'd rank this paint scheme pretty high in my books, definitely worthy of a rear shot.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 07/12/2007
Location: Saskatoon
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 14 Favourites
Westbound Expressway train #121 is crossing the Credit River on the east side of Streetsville Ontario with it's typical three-pac of SD40-2s.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 05/13/2004
Location: Streetsville
Province: Ontario
Comments | 13 Favourites
Train 234 is seen rolling eastward past mile 20 of the Galt Subdivision with it's typically large consist.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/24/2004
Location: Streetsville
Province: Ontario
Comments | 11 Favourites
Looking back at our work train as we descend north Taylor hill in the southward direction, one can see caboose BCOL 1871 tacked on the tail end. Not much work was performed this day though as at was found that the ballast was the wrong type for the job.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 10/28/2010
Location: Taylor
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 14 Favourites
The time is 00:23 and things are pretty quiet around the shop tracks at Sutherland as two distant generations of locomotives rub shoulders. 2003 built AC440CW 9767 and 1989 rebuilt GP9u 8232 await their next call to action. The 8232 was assigned to the TEC train at the time and was touring much of the west.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 07/08/2007
Location: Saskatoon
Province: Saskatchewan
Comments | 12 Favourites
CP 7021 and 7051 are screaming along in the eighth notch as they drag train 499 upgrade toward Secretan Saskatchewan and into the setting sun on Canada Day.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 07/01/2021
Location: Secretan
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 15 Favourites
CN 8809 West passes the small village of Kinley Saskatchewan. While Kinley is no longer an identifiable location on the CN time table, it's name beginning with a K is no coincidence as it is situated between sidings Juniata and Leney on the former "alphabet railroad" better known as the GTP.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/04/2009
Location: Kinley
Province: Saskatchewan
2 Comments | 12 Favourites
ES44AH CSXT 3226 brings up the rear of a southbound CP grain train nearing the end of it's trip on the Lanigan sub. If you really squint, you can see the exhaust from the 9802 on the head end, about 130 cars away.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 04/17/2022
Location: Tregarva
Province: Saskatchewan
2 Comments | 6 Favourites
This scene has certainly changed over the rears since this slide was exposed. A trio of same old same old CP SD40-2s exercise trackage rights on the CN Oakville Sub beneath the foot bridge at Bayview on a march afternoon. Oddly enough, the sun decided to pot out just as the power passed by.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 03/24/2001
Location: Burlington
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 13 Favourites
Some of the locals don't seem too interested in the CANDO power that switches the Mosaic potash mine just north of Belle Plaine Saskatchewan. Oh well, I guess when you just see the same units every day anything can become boring.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Cando
Date: 01/02/2021
Location: Belle Plaine
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 9 Favourites
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