Canadian Railroads > Sailing Through the Mountains

Last week freshly scrubbed CP SD70ACU military tribute unit 7022 was on the point of train 113 from Montreal to Vancouver (Coquitlam). I caught up to it in the Rocky Mountains on November 15, 2020. Painted as a tribute to the Royal Canadian and US Navy in “Shipside Grey” with a black “Boot Top” stripe and Oxide Red underframe it presented a striking appearance against the fresh early winter snow in the Canadian Rockies.
 
1. Approaching Canmore Alberta on the Laggan Sub
 
2. West of Canmore skirting the imposing Three Sisters
 
3. Iconic shot passing Banff Station.
 
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4. Climbing to the Continental Divide west of Lake Louise.

5. Dropping down the Big Hill through Yoho between the Spiral Tunnels.

6. Arriving in Field for a crew change.


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7. Meeting counterpart train 112 at Field.

8. Crossing Ottertail River now on the Mountain Sub

9. Climbing up through Leancoil with imposing Chancellor Peak as a backdrop.
 
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Awesome series!

First-rate set of beautiful images.
Bob

Hope you were able to stop in Field or Golden on the way home to warm your toes of all that snow! Excellent chase and thank you. Some of us Montanans would like to do that sometime, but alas, covid.
Dave in MT

Fantastic bunch.
JB

All great shots, thanks!

Superb shots. May/June 2017 when we last got to this area from UK. Just hoping we can make it back next year if we are allowed to travel (and it's safe)

The "oxide red" is supposed to represent the red Anti-fouling paint used on ships. 

Very nice set of shots!

RC Lundgren
Elgin, TX

Great job, any one of those locations would be a prize for most folks.
t4p.

stunning....calendar shots all.   thank you for the effort and posting!!!!       Arlen 

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> stunning....calendar shots all.   thank you for
> the effort and posting!!!!       Arlen 

I Agree with all that's Said above. Great all the way.. Many thanks for Posting them.

Cheers Brian in New Zealand..

AWESOME!

Tremendous. So  this is  whee I  go  to  find  WINTER!!

Really appreciate the effort in going out and getting these pictures. Makes my work week much less stressful ending it on a note with quality such as these pictures. Love the scenery as well. Again thank you for your effort

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Spectacular photos! Must have been a lot of fun that day.

Awesome shots, just gorgeous.

Outstanding series in every respect
And congratulations on a well-deserved IOTD!  In a group as good as this one, there were a bunch of candidates. Todd has his work cut out for him picking the one that got the recognition.

MC