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First place I set up, clouds. Drove for a second try and got lucky. They have 35 loaded sulphur hoppers behind the units and it won't be much longer till Calder and on the shop track. Photo taken just west of Redwater.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/10/1985
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

6 Comments | 23 Favourites

I was watching the CN crew pick up the blue gon out of AltaSteel (rusty red building in the background) and then get a light to come north towards me. Just as they head north this CP truck drives up and becomes part of the scene. You just cannot believe how things work out sometimes.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/14/2018
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

7 Comments | 20 Favourites

The early morning sun is pouring into the cab and it is time for the 7518's crew to head for the shop track. I saw them working in the Scona area as I drove down the Sherwood Park Fwy. I knew it would not be long until they came puttering home.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/21/2018
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

11 Comments | 11 Favourites

The 1343 and 1347 are making a long reach into the Sherritt Gordon fertilizer plant, located directly east of the City. The 1347 is one of the very few 1300's I have seen where the bottom cab windows have been filled in and painted. It also has the unusual cylindrical stacks on the arrestor, rather than the inverted cones, as on the 1343. The green of the John Deere combine is almost exactly the same as the BN flat car it rides on. The flat will be heading to the team tracks downtown by the elevators perhaps. Photo taken at 11:30 on a crisp January day.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	01/22/1985
Location:	Fort Saskatchewan
Province:	Alberta

6 Comments | 22 Favourites

Went for an outing at the A.P.R.A. museum and took a few photos. This old caboose was of particular interest as it appears to be in CN applied paint. If this cab is still there, it will have just had its 90th birthday in 2019, having been built in 1929. That is my best guess for a date, no notes for museum pictures.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Preservation
Date:	mid 80's?
Location:	Edmonton
Province:	Alberta

5 Comments | 10 Favourites

I mentioned in a previous post that the regular crew had the Coronado Sub. mostly to themselves. On Thursday's, as in this photo, a spare crew was called for the fuel run to the Cold Lake airforce base. The base required 2 trains a week to keep the planes topped up. Typically, a meet was set up close to Edmonton, Redwater often being chosen, between the returning regular crew and the spare crew heading out. In this photo, 836 is a solid train of 16 tanks, headed up by a single unit, the 5578. The grain extra can be seen in the siding at Redwater with the headlight dimmed and waiting. These meets usually happened around 11:00 with the spare crew returning late Thursday night or early Friday morning. The little siding into the culvert plant in the foreground did not have much time left. Frog and switch will be removed in the near future. Of interest, film used is Konica 100asa print film, it does look a little different than Kodak. Why the interest? If you bought 3 rolls from London Drugs, you got a little free Konica clock for your desk. It's been flipping numbers on my desk all this time (with an occasional battery change). :-)

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	Spring 1987
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 12 Favourites

Roster shot of the 9194 taken on the fly north of Egremont. The complete lineup included the 5590, 9194, 9107 and 9159. For some reason the 9194 received a unique paint job (9194 in black letters) when compared to the other re-built F unit B's. More on this can be found in Vol.20, No.1 of the CNRHA magazine CN Lines, plus there is another photo of the 9194 showing the right side and how the zebra stripes are reversed (but with 9194 in white letters). Vol.20, No.2 of CN Lines has info for those that interested in modelling F units.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/27/1985
Location:	Egremont
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 15 Favourites

For the crew that works this run 6 days a week, they are headed home this Saturday morning at 10:30. They will enjoy a Sunday off and be back Monday morning with 836, the jet fuel train. Not a large train today, 32 loads and 3 empty gons. Their work week looked like this, Monday 836-jet fuel loads, Tuesday return home with empties. Wednesday 584-grain peddling, Thursday return home. Friday 584-grain peddling, Saturday return home. Sunday off. On their return home days, on average, they would have most of the afternoon off. Also, the caboose 79836 was stamped with "Assigned to 584" on the side. For the years I was trackside, this run was a favourite of the men with high seniority. You're not going to stack up the miles real fast but it was predictable with some time off during the week. And really, except for the odd work train in the summer, you had the subdivision pretty much to yourself. Shucks. :-)

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	01/11/1986
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 17 Favourites

Thank goodness for the skimpiest shred of notes, a date and some info is better than zip and for wives who have kept negatives in some whatever box in the back 40 of the basement. Spare time created by viral measures allowed for these things to come together in the last few weeks. With the north end of Egremont as a backdrop, the 4607, 9175, 9194 and 9164 are taking 40 empty hoppers to Waterways. Cab 79772 is tagging along at the end. Of interest is the 9194 having black numbers on a white background, the only re-built F stenciled this way and only on this one side. Photo taken at 8:30 using Kodak 100asa film. I honestly thought these negs were goners, glad they weathered sitting in a box all this time. :-)

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/09/1985
Location:	Egremont
Province:	Alberta

4 Comments | 18 Favourites

Keeping the 4713 theme going, here it is bringing empty jet fuel tanks and a few loads of grain back to Edmonton. This thirty plus years earlier photo shows it looking pretty filthy and in need of the wash rack. Rob Smith's much earlier photo of it got me to scan a slide from the only instance I shot of it (lots of 5513's though), but never posted. Kevin Flood's post got me scratching my head, with Jason's post today I couldn't resist. Picture location is at a farm crossing by mile 39.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	02/21/1989
Location:	Radway
Province:	Alberta

3 Comments | 10 Favourites

A cab hop headed due north here, destination will be Waterways to pickup 50 loads of sulphur and return to Edmonton. The 5533 in the black noodle paint was a rare visitor, this being my only time taking photos of it. To connect to my last post of the 1082 in 1985 on the abandoned Lac La Biche Sub. Behind the 5579, you can see ammonia tanks now stored on the old abandoned track. In 1985 they stored cars here twice, springtime with flats (the 1082) and covered hoppers in the fall, which returned from storage in October back to Edmonton (an older previous post of mine with the 1069). The ammonia tanks will return in the fall of 86 and I believe they never stored cars here again. I will not be much longer until the old 60lb rail was removed. My photo of the 1082 is approx. 2km west of this spot, down the track with the tanks on it. I added GPS as you can still see where the old tracks ran in the aerial photos. Time of this photo, 8:30 on the north end of the connecting track, shot with Kodak 100ASA film.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/21/1986
Location:	Egremont
Province:	Alberta

1 Comments | 16 Favourites

I heard this train pass through Redwater and it is into the car and head for Kerensky. When the 1082 arrives at Kerensky, they hold up at the south connecting track switch, getting further orders to proceed I assumed. While waiting, I notice the work train coming from the north and taking the siding at Egremont. It had been working in the area the last few days. This was making sense now, the 1082 was waiting for the work extra. I zip over to photo the work extra and end up talking with the brakeman. He tells me the 1082 is here to take empty flats stored on the abandoned portion of the Lac La Biche Sub. The army needs 40 to move equipment. A huge string of flats had already taken out a few weeks earlier, which would mean 1000's to reach the remaining cars on the light 60lb. rail. Well, it is off to catch up with the 1082, a rare opportunity has presented itself, to photo ex-NAR 1000's back on home rails. Here they are about 2km west of the north connecting track switch. The flanger clearance sign is for range road 221, which is just behind me. Not much further to go to couple on. In short time they had their cars and were headed back for Edmonton.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/08/1985
Location:	Egremont
Province:	Alberta

1 Comments | 19 Favourites

This photo goes with the one I posted earlier of the 9179. Having gathered up the loads, they are now headed out of the elevator track and will tie back onto the train. The total lack of a stripe along the bottom gives this unit a very distinctive look.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	Spring 83?
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

4 Comments | 21 Favourites

With less than a year until they close the track through the Fort, on this sunny day I brought the camera when we went shopping. Unlike my other earlier post of the station from Sept. 87 (Last train through the Fort day), the semaphore has arms here. Set at caution for a westward train. Picking up a 19Y order maybe? This is certainly the style of station I am used to seeing here in western Canada. Glad I brought the camera, for being situated in a busy area (wires etc.), I'm happy with the moment I captured of this station in its final days. Shot with Kodak 100 ASA print film.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	Winter 86/87
Location:	Fort Saskatchewan
Province:	Alberta

2 Comments | 15 Favourites

The 5166 and 5143 have just come out of a hole in the wall onto a short bridge. There is only 5.5 miles left to Boston Bar and the crew will enjoy a break waiting for their return ride to Kamloops. The mile board at the tunnel exit reads 120. Pretty certain of the year, month could be June or July.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	July? 1984
Location:	Boston Bar
Province:	British Columbia

8 Comments | 28 Favourites

I was well prepared for this day, just wish there could have been brighter illumination. This will be the "Last Run" of No. 91 from Edmonton to Waterways. I thought it was a nice touch by CN to have the 5587 as leader. Following behind is Baggage 7856, Coach's 5099 & 5095, Cab 79881 at the rear. It was a great little train while it lasted, I feel very fortunate to have had it pass through our town. Photo taken a few miles west of Redwater, just after lunch.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	04/27/1987
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

2 Comments | 23 Favourites

A tribute to my co-pilot who rode with me for a few years (or at least until he was old enough for grade 1). He likes trains as much as his Dad. Holding a squirt gun joke camera, converted into easier working toy camera. Always kept in the car ready for action (that's the chase VW). Thanks for making those waits on the side of the road more enjoyable by throwing rocks, flying kites, catching snakes, etc. :-)

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	August 1988
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

7 Comments | 23 Favourites

Early morning photo of the Redwater river trestle from a different angle. The sulphur unit trains for years ran there and back with just open top hoppers. Starting around 88, they would also occasionally bring a short string of grain hoppers on the headend. With it being the middle of August the river is down to a trickle. Just enough for a small reflection. You can sure tell the 4782 just had its re-numbering done.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	2nd wk of Aug 1988
Location:	Redwater
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 16 Favourites

The shortest day of the year was just over a week away and you can sure tell. Only 15:00 and already it was low sun time in the western sky. The 4214, 4285, and 4232 have 40 empty hoppers and cab 79213 for a train today. They will return tomorrow night at 23:00, giving the town of Redwater a rumbling aural display of 3 GP9's climbing the hill on a cold winters night. Photo taken at a farm crossing about 3.5 miles north of Egremont.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	12/12/1985
Location:	Egremont
Province:	Alberta

Comments | 14 Favourites

This is the promised baggage car from the auxiliary train I posted a short while back. Checking my 1989 CTG, it is reported to have been built in 1950 by NSC. Here, 38 years later, it is looking immaculate. I don't know when it was converted to Aux. Gen/Comm car 57958, it was obviously enjoying life in its new role, as it is very well cared for (nice yellow trim). Checking my other posted photo and the roof line in this picture, that seems to be the diesel with generator at this end (flapper on exhaust). The other various vents and chimneys??? All the equipment, minus a coach, is on the way back home to Calder yard. Photo taken south of Gibbons at 9:15.

Name:	Seth B.
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	07/21/1988
Location:	Gibbons
Province:	Alberta

4 Comments | 11 Favourites

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