4615 speeds along the Skeena in the Dark

Former BC rail 4615 is the lead of a West bound container drag as it speeds toward the Port city of Prince Rupert on the end of the CN Northern line. The clip shot by my Twelve year old son, Garrett, while returning from Terrace.

The Big Bad Wolf

Saturday on my way up country I managed to capture a few quality images of a Timber wolf by the Salvis siding along the Skeena river.

Bound for Smithers......

This past weekend I made a trip to Smither and managed to get a few photos along the way. The first is of empty grain train headed East between Antigonish creek and the Kyex river.

Derailment on the mainline

CN rail had a small derailment today between the downtown rail yard and J.S.McMillian fisheries plant. Half a dozen twin stack car went on the ground when the rail apparently laid over. A various assortment of equipment was brought in to help with the clean up. Cranes, excavators, loaders, container trucks and trailers were just some of the machinery at the site.

The whatsit files!

Just thought I' d post a picture of this unusual ZPMC 20' container spotted by the Mayer terminals Fairview mechanical shop. The container was used to load test and commission the 3 gantry cranes lifting capacity. The marks on the side indicate the units weight (long tonnes / 2200lbs) when water is add to the container.

Cold and Clear on the Northcoast

Mid afternoon yesterday with the mercury @ -5 celcius, I made my way to the waterfront to see if I could catch something in the rail yard. As luck would have it the afternoon switch crew, Art Ferguson (engineer) and JT Sparkes (switchman), were about to run a set on locomotives into the wye.

CN SD70M-2, Road number 8011

CN 8011 was in town early December 8th as head end power on the mixed freight along with BC Rail 762. This locomotive is one of 50 that were ordered for container service out of Rupert. The SD40-2 looks pretty small coupled to this big third gen monster.

BC Rail 762 on the waterfront

Early December 8th BC Rail SD40-2 was parked in front of the old passenger station waiting for the in coming tide before unloading the Foss marine rail barge service.

Maher Terminals 1st Anniversary

Well a year has past since Maher Terminals of Canada opened the Fairview container port. Since the first ship off loaded, business has continued to grow. Currently the facility handles two scheduled sailings a week with rail service operating daily in and out of the port. To celebrate the 1st anniversary Maher held a BBQ for the workers and staff.

Train in the Rain

CN 5721 / EMD SD75I, serial no. 956616-92, built 11/1996 in the Rupert rail yard early this morning in the rain.