Railpictures.ca - Ken Perry Photo: With less than a year left before CP shutdown most CLC/FMs, four of them, 8714 + 8724 + 8549 + 4104, are hustling a freight westward by the freight shed at Fernie, with Mount Hosmer in the background on the right and Three Sisters on the left. The fourth unit, C-Liner 4104, is happily preserved today outside the former CP depot at Nelson. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

With less than a year left before CP shutdown most CLC/FMs, four of them, 8714 + 8724 + 8549 + 4104, are hustling a freight westward by the freight shed at Fernie, with Mount Hosmer in the background on the right and Three Sisters on the left. The fourth unit, C-Liner 4104, is happily preserved today outside the former CP depot at Nelson.

Caption: With less than a year left before CP shutdown most CLC/FMs, four of them, 8714 + 8724 + 8549 + 4104, are hustling a freight westward by the freight shed at Fernie, with Mount Hosmer in the background on the right and Three Sisters on the left. The fourth unit, C-Liner 4104, is happily preserved today outside the former CP depot at Nelson.

Photographer:	Ken Perry [199] (more) (contact)
Date:	1974-09-29 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP 8714 (search)
Train Symbol:	Westward freight (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Cranbrook (36.0) (search)
City/Town:	Fernie (search)
Province:	British Columbia (search)
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2 Comments

Klaucker

October 2, 2022 at 6:32 pm

That is one for the ages….amazing,,!!
shamal

April 3, 2024 at 5:31 pm

Agreed this is the classic western canadian scene:
Perfect day, perfect light, perfect exposure and framing.
Beautiful ,,,

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