Railpictures.ca - John Eull Photo: “Behind the blue Rockies, the sun is declinin’. The stars they come stealin’ at the close of the day…” Those words, from Gordon Lightfoot’s masterpiece Canadian Railroad Trilogy, sum up this photo of CPKC 149 speeding through Banff with 7492 up front and mid-train DPU 8061. Even though January days in the mountains are short, it’s still been a good one with eight daylight trains. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

"Behind the blue Rockies, the sun is declinin'. The stars they come stealin' at the close of the day..." Those words, from Gordon Lightfoot's masterpiece Canadian Railroad Trilogy, sum up this photo of CPKC 149 speeding through Banff with 7492 up front and mid-train DPU 8061. Even though January days in the mountains are short, it's still been a good one with eight daylight trains.

Caption: "Behind the blue Rockies, the sun is declinin'. The stars they come stealin' at the close of the day..." Those words, from Gordon Lightfoot's masterpiece Canadian Railroad Trilogy, sum up this photo of CPKC 149 speeding through Banff with 7492 up front and mid-train DPU 8061. Even though January days in the mountains are short, it's still been a good one with eight daylight trains.

Photographer:	John Eull [425] (more) (contact)
Date:	1/25/2026 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific Kansas City (search)
Reporting Marks:	CPKC 7492 (search)
Train Symbol:	149 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Banff (search)
City/Town:	Banff (search)
Province:	Alberta (search)
Share Link:	http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=58683

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