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This is a scene that I have not seen trackside in several years. One fellow pounding in spikes that have lifted, the other tightening the bolts on rail joints. Plus a little flat car in tow with a rail jack as a load. Same speeder as the one that I just posted a while back and I still cannot make out the number (for those who may inquire).

Name:	L. Parks
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/15/1985
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

9 Comments | 14 Favourites

The grain extra has just passed through Redwater and will make a quick stop in Gibbons to pickup a string of empty flats. This will be the last bit of work they will do, Edmonton is only a short distance away. By this late in the 1988 summer, having pure GP9's for power was becoming uncommon. The GP38's had become the goto unit for heading up trains.

Name:	L. Parks
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	08/27/1988
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

2 Comments | 15 Favourites

Looking through the collection today and I found this speeder to go with the other recent posts of these little track motor cars. This older style is the one that I am most familiar with. It is chasing behind a work train of sidedumps about a half mile ahead of it. The speaker on the cab top was real handy for listening to what, if any, rail traffic was in the area. It helped to plan where to go. Quite often, in downtown Redwater, as the section men brought the speeders out onto the track in the morning, you could do a little eavesdropping.

Name:	L. Parks
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/21/1985
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

7 Comments | 15 Favourites

The eastbound they were waiting for has now passed. Next is to have the route lined up plus a light to proceed and the 5277 with a train of open top hoppers will leave Clover Bar behind.

Name:	L. Parks
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	09/19/2018
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

3 Comments | 9 Favourites

On the way to tend the many industries located around Scotford. These trains are typically pretty long and this one is of considerable size. CP does a good business northeast of Edmonton. The work days are long and I would imagine the crews enjoy the bonus of overtime hours and the extra pay. The occurrence of foreign units has become somewhat rare in 2020. What was common in 2018 is not so this summer.

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	06/27/2018
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 7 Favourites

An elevator scene from the end of June, 1983. I took photos of all 3 elevators, with this being the best and of most interest. Every elevator has a single car spotted, with each one being different. Elevator 1, to the right in this photo, has a Trudeau hopper, elevator 3 has a grain box. The filling spout has been left in for the night on this CN hopper, with 2 more bays to fill tomorrow. The large elevators of today, with the long lines of cars being run through the loading dock, seem to have lost a little of the human and farm factor. In only a few years after this picture was taken, the lineups of farm trucks waiting to unload will be gone from Redwater. As well as the farmers and their families that would make a day of visiting and shopping at this busy time.

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	June 1983
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

2 Comments | 16 Favourites

Having finished switching on the south side of the yard, the 4512 has come over to the north track and is heading back to continue working. I had a look at CPRDIESELROSTER.COM and the 4512 in November 2011 was still in the Milwaukee Road paint scheme, although lettered for the SOO. I sure do enjoy the new shade of red the CP uses vs the shade on the 3105 and the older GE's. The dashed white line on the frame looks better too.

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	04/23/2020
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 8 Favourites

The Thursday grain extra is on the way to Edmonton and passing over the Redwater river trestle for this photograph. The 4345 is still wearing the Polar Bear from its time on the GSLR. I believe that the yellow showing on the dynamic brake grills is also the yellow paint scheme applied for a short time while working the GSLR. The great part of having a safety cab paired with an old GP9, you get 2 longhoods forward when the older unit leads. The 4345 was rebuilt to the 4126 in 1989. It did not enjoy a long second life as it was involved in an accident in 1997 and retired (info from CNRHA).

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	08/22/1985
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 15 Favourites

Of the numerous times that I have passed by Kinder Morgan, this is the one instance where their switcher was off the shop track and in a place where taking a photo had no obstructions in the way. The fence being the worst for getting in the picture. Only a handful of times have I seen the 9022 started up and making a move. On this day it is pulling a small string of tanks, 10 or so, and working hard at the task. I cannot imagine when or how extra cars become available. The unit trains sure do seem to remain intact during their stay at the loading facility. RSSX 9022 is a former SW9, it appears that it went for rebuilding sometime in 2014. There are several internet pictures from 2015 showing it in transit to Edmonton. As already mentioned, it has spent most of those 5 years sitting out in the back 40, not the best second life scenario.

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Industrial
Date:	05/26/2019
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

4 Comments | 8 Favourites

I was looking through fellow contributor Kevin Floods photos and found a good match for a 'then and now' comparison. The subject is the 4704. In my picture, taken during the last week of August, 1986 in downtown Redwater, the 4704 is wearing its original number 5504 and the black CN noodle scheme. It is working the grain train and will be peddling cars from between Gibbons to end of track at Lindbergh. Its companion is the 5500. Both units at this time are 14 years old, having been built in 1972. They show typical signs of wear and tear, rust under the battery box, droopy double 00's in the rear numberboard, paint chips on the longhood etc. A plain set of GP38-2's. I love the early covered hoppers just behind the 5500. In the near future, the 5504 will go for repainting into zebra stripes as I will it photo it in Feb./87 with a new paint job and will be re-numbered 4704 in 1988. In Kevin's photo, taken on March 12th, 2019 (see the comment column for a link to his picture), it appears the 4704 has seen a paint job not to long ago in the past. A number of changes through the 34 years from the Redwater picture are evident. Bell and horns have been moved, flashing light in former bell location, remote control antennas on cab roof, vent on the top of shorthood nose, plus many other smaller changes. The 4704 will be turning 48 this year and should easily make it to the half century mark in 2022. This is quite an accomplishment, it feels like there is a message in there somewhere. It must be a difficult engineering task to build something so it lasts just long enough, but, not to long. Otherwise, build things that last forever and railroad companies don't come back to buy more. I think we have a Pink Energizer Bunny in the GP38, they just keep going and going . . . .

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	08/??/1986
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

4 Comments | 12 Favourites

The summer of fun and variety, 2 years ago was truly a great time. The 4614 and 2126 are on the way to Mirror with a mixed bag of freight. Even AltaSteel (the billowing dust behind the units) was a going concern, which by no surprise, in the last few weeks is a very quiet building. If rumors prove true, the red, white and blue will be gone in the near future. I will miss all of the paint schemes that were worn by the PGE and BCR.

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/28/2018
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

11 Comments | 21 Favourites

Another solid train of these new hoppers, all empty and returning east to be re-loaded. In the background, to the right, the tracks of the CPR Scotford Sub. can be seen. They interlock at Clover Bar with the CN and their signal to the diamond is just to the right of the pole.

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/16/2020
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 5 Favourites

The 5706 and 5731 came off of the Camrose Sub. and took the west leg of the wye at Bretville Jct. After clearing the west switch, they stopped and waited for a signal to shove east through the Jct. and down the Wainwright Sub. In this photo, they are shoving the 25+ empty tanks around the curve that will lead to Clover Bar and a holding track. Shortly, a yard crew will finish the task of delivery to the waiting customer. It was a treat catching these 2 SD75's in good sun.

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/08/2020
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

9 Comments | 9 Favourites

The 4444 and 3095 have just finished spotting some cars and are returning to CP Clover Bar yard for the next item of work to be done on this nice morning. The paint on the 4444 looks pretty snappy, yet, only a couple of weeks later her diesel engine had quite a nasty bark. For a short time last summer, you always knew where this unit was just by the sound of the engine revving up.

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	06/09/2019
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

3 Comments | 8 Favourites

I took advantage of no auto traffic, great sun and close approach to catch a roster shot of the 1438. It was nice finding it out at the CN-CP exchange yard, located by Suncor. The last several times, I have only seen it working the yard at Clover Bar. I have my fingers crossed that at some point it will be freed of the middle unit position.

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/08/2020
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

6 Comments | 10 Favourites

Savage SVGX 7402 is 1 of 3 units sitting it out during this idle time at AltaSteel. With the stacks capped, it may be on its way to somewhere else, going for repair/maintenance or not expected to be needed for some length of time. I have little knowledge on this SW1500. A quick internet look indicates this unit has worked at a number of different industries. It does have a simple and attractive paint job.

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Industrial
Date:	05/01/2020
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

1 Comments | 8 Favourites

GMTX 335 and CANAC 1330 are 2 of 3 units sitting out front of the AltaSteel Mill. It was very tempting to pass through the open gate and get all 3 units in one photo. Best not to trespass and there is a large tree immediately in front of the 7402, which will have presented a photo angle problem. The SW1500 335 certainly appears to be a sister unit to the 333 that is photo'd in southern Ontario occasionally. There is no mistaking the heritage of the CANAC engine. It is still wearing the 1330 unit number assigned by CN. The most obvious change is the removal of the spark arrestors.

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Industrial
Date:	05/01/2020
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

1 Comments | 7 Favourites

CP 8058, 7006 and 8873 are coming up to the Akenside siding as they make their way to Fort Saskatchewan for a day of switching the many industries located in that area.

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	05/02/2020
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

4 Comments | 8 Favourites

It is into the siding and roll down to the eastend of Clover Bar yard to stop and cutoff from the train. They will make a lift and 356 will then continue on to Wainwright. There has been a lot of the new GE's here lately, it was nice to see a pair of 70's powering this train.

Name:	L. Priest
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/25/2020
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 5 Favourites

After a morning of CN Clover Bar, I made a stop in at the East Edmonton diamond to see if CP was making a move. As luck would have it, an oil train of empties for Kinder Morgan was approaching with the IOL crew also doing some work. The oil cans were headed up with 4 units, the 8111, 8778, 8784 and 8029. The 8776 was on the tailend. The 4507 and 4419 sat parked for the moment as the IOL crew, on the far left, stood and inspected. The 8111 is just a few car lengths from the diamond, the pink rail joints being on CN's Camrose Sub. The curving track in the immediate foreground is CP's lead into Kinder Morgan.

Name:	L. Parks
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	04/21/2020
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

1 Comments | 7 Favourites

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