Canadian Railroads > Lonely

Indian Cabins AB, on CN's Meander River Sub, about 10 miles south of the Alberta / Northwest Territories border.  It's a cold lonely place in the middle of winter, with not much to offer the railfan.  I spent two winters in this area working on oil rigs - never saw or heard a single train.  All I have is this one picture from February 1981.

Cheers,
Dwayne



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/24/20 20:15 by Blackfoot.

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Thanks for the photo!  

Not sure what the operations are like now, but in 2013 I believe trains ran north from Roma Junction and south from Hay River 2-3 times a week, and both tied up in High Level for the night.  Next day, they would return to their home terminal.  Only saw the Hay River - High Level train (the section where Indian Cabins is) a couple of times, but seemed to be a pair of four-axle engines and a train of 20-25 cars length, mostly northbound fuel oil and southbound empties.  

"Somewhere" in my archives I have a picture at the northernmost contiguous rail in North America - the trackage into the shipyard at Hay River NT.  If I ever find it I will post it on here.

Magellan