Railpictures.ca - Ken Perry Photo: Westward from Cranbrook, CP had a wayfreight to Creston, typically with a single GP9 for power. Here it is on Saturday 1974-09-28 on its homeward journey with 8494 and a sizeable train at the station name sign for McConnel, 12 miles east of Creston and 55 miles to go, with Mount Thompson standing firmly on guard on the left. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Westward from Cranbrook, CP had a wayfreight to Creston, typically with a single GP9 for power. Here it is on Saturday 1974-09-28 on its homeward journey with 8494 and a sizeable train at the station name sign for McConnel, 12 miles east of Creston and 55 miles to go, with Mount Thompson standing firmly on guard on the left.

Caption: Westward from Cranbrook, CP had a wayfreight to Creston, typically with a single GP9 for power. Here it is on Saturday 1974-09-28 on its homeward journey with 8494 and a sizeable train at the station name sign for McConnel, 12 miles east of Creston and 55 miles to go, with Mount Thompson standing firmly on guard on the left.

Photographer:	Ken Perry [199] (more) (contact)
Date:	1974-09-28 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP 8494 (search)
Train Symbol:	Eastward Wayfreight (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Nelson (55.4) (search)
City/Town:	McConnel (search)
Province:	British Columbia (search)
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NiagaraMike11

September 26, 2022 at 8:48 pm

Very cool shot of a remote area!

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