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Sorry guys, its coal, not grain  
The birds are swarming the arrival of a westbound coal drag as it eases to a stop close to the CN Operations building in Jasper, AB for a crew change. 
The ever-present winged warriors are looking for grain on the rooftops of hoppers cars but there is none to be found on these open top aluminum coal cars. 
Once they realize there is no food to be had here, they will swoop down to track level and chomp on the plentiful piles of grain spill throughout the yard.
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Caption: Sorry guys, its coal, not grain
The birds are swarming the arrival of a westbound coal drag as it eases to a stop close to the CN Operations building in Jasper, AB for a crew change.
The ever-present winged warriors are looking for grain on the rooftops of hoppers cars but there is none to be found on these open top aluminum coal cars.
Once they realize there is no food to be had here, they will swoop down to track level and chomp on the plentiful piles of grain spill throughout the yard.

Photographer:
Paul O'Shell [583] (more) (contact)
Date: 09/06/2026 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 8834, CN 2280 (search)
Train Symbol: unknown (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Jasper, Edson Sub., Mile 235.7 (search)
City/Town: Jasper (search)
Province: Alberta (search)
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3 Comments
  1. Nice backdrop.

  2. Even better, it’s a sulphur train. I bet those little yellow pellets taste even worse than coal……

  3. DOH! Right you are.
    I labelled a number of photos simultaneously from the same shoot location/date showing grain, coal, sulphur, oil trains, but failed to change this one. :-(
    Thanks for the correction.

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