Comments on: 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.

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 19:40:58 +0000

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.

By: SD70Dude

SD70Dude — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:25:17 +0000

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

By: terry.oshell

terry.oshell — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:35:21 +0000

Nice backdrop.