Canadian Railroads > Vancouver, Squamish, and Beyond

Here are some photos from CN's Squamish Sub., taken over the last month or so.
1, 2. Train 570 is southbound beside the slide fence at mile 52.18 in Cheakamus Canyon.
3. Power sits in the yard at Squamish.

Loleta Fernbridge

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4. Train 570 works uphill about a mile north of Cheakamus siding.
5. Train 546 is returning to North Vancouver from Squamish near mile 7.

- L.F.

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Great stuff-thanks for sharing!

Mike Bannon
St Catharines, ON

LF..as always...
Nice images!
Have a safe 2017 out there!

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Enjoyed the photos.  Thanks for posting!
What are the current CN operations on the former BCR from Vancouver to Prince Rupert?
I had the pleasure of riding the Caribou Prospector that distance in 2002.  Superb!
Also drove the back roads from Lillooet via Carpenter, Seton and Anderson Lakes to Vancouver on another BC adventure.
I'm in the early stages of building a freelance HO scale model railroad that will showcase BCR, CPR & CN motive power.
BC and Alberta feed my soul on many levels.  The railways there are the ultimate in North American mountain railroading!

Thanks,
Eric
Sacramento, CA





 

Ciscomac Wrote:
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> Enjoyed the photos.  Thanks for posting!
> What are the current CN operations on the former
> BCR from Vancouver to Prince Rupert?
> I had the pleasure of riding the Caribou
> Prospector that distance in 2002.  Superb!
> Also drove the back roads from Lillooet via
> Carpenter, Seton and Anderson Lakes to Vancouver
> on another BC adventure.
> I'm in the early stages of building a freelance HO
> scale model railroad that will showcase BCR, CPR &
> CN motive power.
> BC and Alberta feed my soul on many levels.  The
> railways there are the ultimate in North American
> mountain railroading!
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
> Sacramento, CA
>

North Vancouver to Squamish: one round-trip per day out of Squamish, lately leaving around 10pm and returning well before dawn.
Squamish to Prince George: Train 570 south, train 571 north daily. Sometimes an extra 568 from Williams Lake or Exeter to Squamish. Times vary greatly, though lately 570 has been getting into Squamish early afternoon with 571 leaving a couple of hours later.
I don't know about Prince George to Prince Rupert, but it's certainly busier than the former BCR.

- LF

Thank you for the operations update – much appreciated!
Look forward to another visit in that region sometime in the future.
Best, Eric

Looks like CN also came to their senses and started running DPUs? Are they present on all trains?

loleta Wrote:
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> Ciscomac Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Enjoyed the photos.  Thanks for posting!
> > What are the current CN operations on the
> former
> > BCR from Vancouver to Prince Rupert?
> > I had the pleasure of riding the Caribou
> > Prospector that distance in 2002.  Superb!
> > Also drove the back roads from Lillooet via
> > Carpenter, Seton and Anderson Lakes to
> Vancouver
> > on another BC adventure.
> > I'm in the early stages of building a freelance
> HO
> > scale model railroad that will showcase BCR, CPR
> &
> > CN motive power.
> > BC and Alberta feed my soul on many levels.
>  The
> > railways there are the ultimate in North
> American
> > mountain railroading!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Eric
> > Sacramento, CA
> >
>
> North Vancouver to Squamish: one round-trip per
> day out of Squamish, lately leaving around 10pm
> and returning well before dawn.
> Squamish to Prince George: Train 570 south, train
> 571 north daily. Sometimes an extra 568 from
> Williams Lake or Exeter to Squamish. Times vary
> greatly, though lately 570 has been getting into
> Squamish early afternoon with 571 leaving a couple
> of hours later.
> I don't know about Prince George to Prince Rupert,
> but it's certainly busier than the former BCR.
>
> - LF