awstott Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 Took this whilst out in Saskatchewan visiting family. Fiske Elevator by Andrew Stott, on Flickr 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) CP 5973 pulling ng a track maintenance crew Active buses.pdf Edited January 18, 2019 by Jaymaud0804 IGNORE ACTIVE BUSES.pdf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 https://globalnews.ca/news/4873508/canadian-railways-congestion/ Seems like record profits and lack of investment in infrastructure has bit the railways in the butt. In a way it's good to see that they are doing well but are there long term goals to increase capacity on their networks? I know CN is spending a bunch of cash to extend sidings and double track some areas. What is CP doing to alleviate this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbdb Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Dash-cam footage of the start of a train derailing at a grade crossing near Saskatoon: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/dashboard-video-captures-moment-52-car-train-derails-near-saskatoon-1.4264158 That's something you don't see everyday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Ex. CP boxcars 21712 and 80356 in the City of Medicine Hat's compound. They are used as extra storage. On 80356, you can still see the old logo (pre "Pac-Man") 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorover9001 Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 GWWD 202 (MLW RS23) in Winnipeg on March 21st, pushing some tank cars into their yard along Dawson Road. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Cant see it clearly but a Ferromex SD70ACe made it all the way to Vancouver Canada. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 Some railway photos, taken in Biggar, SK along the CN mainline. http://imgur.com/gallery/6V8WQZE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 CP Sightings from today (Medicine Hat, AB): FP7 1418 and 1424 on display at a park downtown Caboose, locomotive in front of the railway station in the downtown rail yard Not sure what this is, but it was also downtown Rail cars in the old paint just outside of downtown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 If these F units can be restored, would they run? Are the prime motors intact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 6 hours ago, Shaun said: If these F units can be restored, would they run? Are the prime motors intact? They are just shells, as far as I can tell. No propulsion systems inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 No photo due to SD card malfunction, but I just spotted CN 5607 (1995 SD70I) in the Medicine Hat CP yard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 CP 1201 sitting outside its new home in the new Ingenium Storage Facility beside Canada’s Science and Technology Museum, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cprted Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 9 hours ago, Enviro_1203 said: CP 1201 sitting outside its new home in the new Ingenium Storage Facility beside Canada’s Science and Technology Museum, Would be phenomenal to see the old girl run again ... dare to dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 27 minutes ago, cprted said: Would be phenomenal to see the old girl run again ... dare to dream. It was towed by this beauty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfil Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 It appears that Chemin de fer de la Gaspésie operates, along with 1819 and 1849, a third RS-18 that appears to be former or current LMCX 1821 (Chemin de fer Charlevoix). Picture by Gilles Gagné, Le Soleil. Article here, evocating a study ro bring back rail between Thetford Mines and Vallée-Jonction : https://www.lesoleil.com/actualite/sommet-sur-le-transport-ferroviaire-une-strategie-pour-le-prochain-quart-de-siecle-f15fde386e7da42977be09b84fee1b0a 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_the_traveller Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 Saw the Siemens prototype in Coteau on March 11 and again on the 12th. It says "Caltrans" and "Venture Cars" on the side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 https://railpictures.net/photo/642615/ Notice the Engineer in the locomotive, where these trains running with 3 person crews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfil Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 A lot of track work has been going on in the past week on the Québec Central. KLN has been replacing one out of three ties between Scott (current end of service) and Vallée junctions on behalf of the MTQ. There seems to be some work done on the Belair river bridge as well. Even though the return of a train to Lac-Frontière or Saint-Anselme is highly unlikely (on both subs, biking trail replaced rail), there seems to be something positive about the Sherbrooke/Québec City connection. Here are some scrap ties on a siding in front of the first Vachon bakery. Mmmmm... Cake and fresh new ties ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 10:03 PM, webfil said: A lot of track work has been going on in the past week on the Québec Central. KLN has been replacing one out of three ties between Scott (current end of service) and Vallée junctions on behalf of the MTQ. There seems to be some work done on the Belair river bridge as well. Even though the return of a train to Lac-Frontière or Saint-Anselme is highly unlikely (on both subs, biking trail replaced rail), there seems to be something positive about the Sherbrooke/Québec City connection. Here are some scrap ties on a siding in front of the first Vachon bakery. Mmmmm... Cake and fresh new ties ? How many trains per day does that line see now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfil Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 5/29/2020 at 8:04 PM, Shaun said: How many trains per day does that line see now? Some to none. The MTQ leases the line to Chemin de fer Sartigan, who, with its RS-18 and RS-23, hauls short (sometimes 1-car) convoys of grain, steel and wood cars between Joffre yard and Scott for its 2 main clients, Logibel (transhipment & logistics) and Breton (grain). Bunge used to be a large client, but with the sale of Saint-Lambert silos to Comagro in 2019, I wouldn't know. KLN rail maintenance also has a facility in Saint-Lambert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfil Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) A good ol' TM4500 hauling hopper cars full of ballast in Vallée-Jonction, fueling hopes for an eventual reopening of the line. Another contract was given for the reconstruction of the Morency river bridge, severly damaged during the 2017 and 2019 floods. Two major obstacles remain to full operations : Vallée bridge is deemed unfit for trafic, damaged by ice movements a while ago, and part of the railway slided onto the Black Lake mine. Edited June 3, 2020 by webfil reuploaded the photo; seemed to have a problem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 10:03 PM, webfil said: A lot of track work has been going on in the past week on the Québec Central. KLN has been replacing one out of three ties between Scott (current end of service) and Vallée junctions on behalf of the MTQ. There seems to be some work done on the Belair river bridge as well. Even though the return of a train to Lac-Frontière or Saint-Anselme is highly unlikely (on both subs, biking trail replaced rail), there seems to be something positive about the Sherbrooke/Québec City connection. Here are some scrap ties on a siding in front of the first Vachon bakery. Mmmmm... Cake I have a question about the loading of double stack cars. I'm sure that there is logic behind it, but why are they not loaded in order? I would think that by having empty light cars at the front of the train, would result in the heavy trains in the car to cause it to crash into the front of the train during an emergency braking situation or on a sharp curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted June 26, 2020 Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 Hi all, I was wondering if anybody could help me find out any information on this locomotive, seen in the Walkley Yard, Ottawa, June 1991. I have been trying to find some info online, but to no avail. Photo is my own. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 On 6/25/2020 at 9:48 PM, Charlie said: Hi all, I was wondering if anybody could help me find out any information on this locomotive, seen in the Walkley Yard, Ottawa, June 1991. I have been trying to find some info online, but to no avail. Photo is my own. I don't think that you're likely to find much historical information for such a small operation online, to be honest. Your best bet will be to find a Canadian Trackside Guide of that era. The more recent editions are not likely to have retained and carried over the information for that unit from issue-to-issue. Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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