Comments on: For the first time, one of CP’s brand new SD70ACUs was put in the lead position on a coal train. As luck would have it (for me anyway!) it happened to be on a train destined for Prince Rupert, handed off from CP to CN at Kamloops. Here we see CP SD70ACU 7002 leading train C741 east at Mile 103 of CN’s Albreda Sub between Lempriere and Clemina West. The train will eventually turn west at Harvey, east (north) of Valemount, BC for the remainder of the run to Prince Rupert.

By: robin lowrie

robin lowrie — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:58:04 +0000

I can’t wait to see the 10 that will be painted in a maroon & grey “Heritage” scheme. Word out here is that 5 will have script lettering and 5 will have block lettering.

By: mberry

mberry — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 01:28:00 +0000

Awesome indeed!

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 00:10:40 +0000

Awesome Tim!

By: Mike Lockwood

Mike Lockwood — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 00:04:30 +0000

Better.

By: PacificPaul

PacificPaul — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 20:14:43 +0000

Awesome!!

By: rsmith

rsmith — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 19:50:49 +0000

Very nice Tim!

By: Doug Page

Doug Page — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 19:42:06 +0000

Looks like a publicity shot, Tim!

By: jfriedrich

jfriedrich — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 15:39:20 +0000

Beautiful shot! Fingers crossed some of these eventually make it into Ontario.

By: Tim Stevens

Tim Stevens — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 14:11:17 +0000

This train originated at Line Creek, BC just outside of Sparwood. The port at Roberts Bank is at and has been at capacity for quite some time so CP sends a half dozen or so of their loaded coal trains to Prince Rupert for unloading each month. The 7000s are to be tested in coal service for the time being so hopefully this is the sign of things to come!

By: Joseph Bishop

Joseph Bishop — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:28:32 +0000

Kick ass!