CN 2246 GE ES44DC

Canadian Nation 2246 ES44DC along with 5736 SD75I pulling a sting of loaded well cars into the Maher container terminal in the Port of Prince Rupert. The next shot is of 2246 at Pillsbury point on its way into town.

My assistant Rain the pug

I thought I'd include a photo of my pug who is usually along with me when I go out taking photos. Unlike my wife, he doesn't say much when I pull the car over to take a picture! And no, he doesn't talk like Frank from Men in Black!

Off loading twinstack rail cars

Sunday, October 12th. ILWU local 505 members work the day shift, off loading inbound rail cars at Maher Terminals Fairview facility in the Port of Prince Rupert. The Kalmar reach stacker is lifting a 40' container out of a well car and placing it on to a truck to be moved into cells for back loading on to a ship.

Fairview Container Port - Phase 1

Cranes & Trains

CN 2246 is in the foreground at Pillsbury Point with Mahers ZPMC cranes in the background at Fairview Terminals

Fairview Terminals container train

Early Sunday, October 12th ILWU local 505 members at the controls of CN locos pull a loaded container train into Maher Terminals, Fairview Port to be unloaded.

Fall from Glory

CN 5334 seen here in Prince Rupert September 28, 2008. This weather beat iron horse was once a rolling billboard for Expo 86 in Vancouver, BC. It was sitting on the waterfront in the rain this morning awaiting the arrival of the rail barge out of Alaska. I thought I'd try a snap a few shot of it in the rain......after giving it a looking over I noticed through the faded worn paint what appeared to be green and yellow paint, so I started to think about the colours and rememberd CN had painted a locomotive to promote the 1986 worlds fair. After doing a little digging online I discovered that this was indeed the former Expo unit. 1 paint job and 22 years have past and this is how it looks today!

Mayer Terminals ZPMC Cranes

Mayer Terminals ZPMC cranes with their booms raised. These are 2 of the 3 cranes used at the fairview terminal container port here in Prince Rupert.

Departing East for Terrace

The video clip show CN 2304/7210/1444 departing Rupert this morning on its way to drop their railcars before dead heading on to Terrace. 7210 will be dropped in Terrace while 1444 is going to Prince George for servicing.

Something old, something new........

Road number 2304 / GE ES44DC and road number 1444 / GMD 1 coupled together at the south end of the Prince Rupert railyard.