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CP 7019, 5766, and KCS 4685 make for an interesting set of power to find on a work train. The interesting trio is nosed into the old elevator track at Ernfold.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 09/24/2024
Location: Ernfold
Province: Saskatchewan
2 Comments | 13 Favourites
On my way home to Regina after a successful chase of 2816 from Moose Jaw to Dunmore, I stumbled upon this westbound leaving Swift Current. Needless to say that a little more chasing was in order. At 20:25 CP 7016 is seen on the approach to Antelope in some golden evening light. With just over 300km still to cover to get home, needless to say the next morning at work came all to soon. I regret nothing!
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 07/09/2024
Location: Antelope
Province: Saskatchewan
Comments | 11 Favourites
On the second last day of it's Calgary-Mexico City round trip, 2816 is seen about to duck under a wooden bridge just west of Waldeck on the Swift Current Sub.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 07/09/2024
Location: Waldeck
Province: Saskatchewan
3 Comments | 15 Favourites
The latest additions to the roster of Great Sandhills Railway slowly make their way toward Swift Current to interchange with CPKC. The sharp looking pair is seen just north of Success, Saskatchewan.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Great Sandhills Ra…
Date: 07/27/2024
Location: Success
Province: Saskatchewan
8 Comments | 22 Favourites
Northbound potash empties make their way up the Lanigan Sub past the old red elevator at Duval. Up front are KCS 5008 and 4825, with KCS 4124 on the tail end.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 06/11/2024
Location: Duval
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 16 Favourites
The first KCS unit to be repainted in CPKC colours, KCS 4805 is seen about to duck beneath a sided bridge just east of Mortlach SK. My thoughts on this new scheme (although completely irrelevant) would be to ditch the gold logo with the white background and just make the letters bigger. What are your thoughts ?
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 06/08/2024
Location: Mortlach
Province: Saskatchewan
4 Comments | 9 Favourites
The first unit to wear the new CPKC paint scheme, CP 9375 is seen leading train 243 past the elevator at Lang SK.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 06/04/2024
Location: Lang
Province: Saskatchewan
5 Comments | 13 Favourites
All is at rest on CPKC's Indian Head Sub, the same however cannot be said of the sky above. A rare G5 geomagnetic storm filled the night's sky in all directions.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 05/11/2024
Location: Grand Coulee
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 16 Favourites
On day two of it's lengthy journey from Calgary to Mexico City, CP 2816 East has just completed a quick service stop and crew change at Swift Current SK.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 04/27/2024
Location: Swift Current
Province: Saskatchewan
4 Comments | 20 Favourites
The Evraz steel mill at the north end of Regina Sk has a couple of true antiques in its small fleet of switchers. Case in point EMD NW2 #5 which started out as GN 156 in 1949. Seen here paused briefly between switching moves at Wheat City Metals, a scrap yard situated next to the main steel mill.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Industrial
Date: 06/30/2022
Location: Regina
Province: Saskatchewan
5 Comments | 11 Favourites
CP 8781 and KCSM 4748 hustle train 101 westward at Grande Coulee SK on a pleasant spring day.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 03/22/2024
Location: Grand Coulee
Province: Saskatchewan
Comments | 9 Favourites
The latest arrivals to Stewart Southern Railway are seen here in the elevator track at Sedley SK, along with long term SSR vereran SSS 4255. The CRLX GP20 & GP20slug set have a lengthy history with the "mother" CRLX 2000 starting out as SP 7216 and the "slug" CRLX 2001 beginning as ATSF 1149. Hopefully this pair will stick around on SSR for a while.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Stewart Southern R…
Date: 03/17/2024
Location: Sedley
Province: Saskatchewan
3 Comments | 14 Favourites
JLCX 2886 has been a long term resident on the Long Creek Railroad and in this photo, is spotted nicely outside the shop building. This unit has a VERY interesting history. It was built for the original Norfolk Southern (NSRR) in 7/67 with a low short hood, no DB, was short hood forward, and had a much smaller fuel tank. It went on to be acquired by the SOU and was rebuilt with a high short hood, was set up long hood forward, and was given an extended fuel tank. It went on to wear NS paint and was eventually sold to the Chattahoochee & Gulf RR where it received a low short hood (again). It seemingly wasn't till the unit was acquired by JLCX that it received dynamic brakes! At 56+ years old, 2886 is still toughing out winters in southern Saskatchewan.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Long Creek Railroa…
Date: 12/14/2023
Location: Estevan
Province: Saskatchewan
2 Comments | 10 Favourites
Sharp looking SD40-2F #9023 is seen making it's way to the shop track at Wilkie SK, having just been set off by westbound oil train #577.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 02/21/2024
Location: Wilke
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 14 Favourites
This CPKC eastbound rolls off the last mile of the Hardisty Sub as it arrives in Wilkie SK. It sure is interesting to see all these KCS units leading in Saskatchewan.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 02/21/2024
Location: Wilke
Province: Saskatchewan
4 Comments | 13 Favourites
KCSM 4085 leads CPKC train E08 north on the Lanigan Sub with grain empties for Nokomis SK.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific K…
Date: 02/16/2024
Location: Craven
Province: Saskatchewan
1 Comments | 6 Favourites
ADM's large facility on the west side of Lloydminster is home to a fleet of not less than four locomotives. Two units are visible here as a tired looking GP10 ADMX 8316 looks on as clean "LEAF" RSSX 2255 pulls empties through the building to spot on the next track over.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Industrial
Date: 11/25/2023
Location: Lloydminster
Province: Alberta
1 Comments | 12 Favourites
Despite forest fire smoke and a garbage lead locomotive, I think this shot still dose justice to this amazing area of the CN system. Uno Manitoba is certainly on me return list though.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/22/2023
Location: Uno
Province: Manitoba
4 Comments | 17 Favourites
A fair bit has changed since this photo was taken just a couple of months ago. The G3 logo on the side of the EFCX 1003 has been removed and painted over. After over a year on the SSR's property, the exGTW 4620 has finally moved on, (dose anyone know where to?). The pesky steel structure straddling the track that was once used to allow an excavator to unload gondolas has been removed. Change is constant.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Other
Date: 09/17/2023
Location: Richardson
Province: Saskatchewan
5 Comments | 8 Favourites
Having originated at the mine just south of Guernsey SK, CPKC train 601's journey to the west coast has only just begun. The southbound potash loads are seen passing the former Pool elevator at Duval on the Lanigan Subdivision.
Name: Matt Watson
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 09/15/2023
Location: Duval
Province: Saskatchewan
3 Comments | 22 Favourites
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