The third section of a 150-car Canadian National coal train travels up the Luscar Industrial Spur near Cadomin, Alberta, on August 8, 2016. The train will soon be loading at the Luscar Mine loadout that is part of Teck’s Cardinal River Operation and is reached by this branch line operated out of Leyland with steep 3% grades. This loadout is located at the highest elevation on the Canadian National system. Much of the past mining activity has now been reclaimed in the area, with green grasses now covering the rolling hillsides attracting a lot of grazing wildlife, and in turn, grizzly bears
