Idle yard power in Thunder Bay.

A Westfort yard set heads to the west end of the yard with CP 5492 - CP 5493. Beside them is an empty coal train with 2 GE's waiting to go once a crew is available.

CP 5492 - CP 5493 are heading to the west end of Westfort yard. The 5492 was built as C&O SD40 #7531 later becoming CSX 8389, then NRE 8389 and finally MKCX 9418 before going to the CP.

CP 5492 puts on a smoke show as pulls its train of empty potash hoppers over the Jacknife bridge and into CP's Westfort Yard

After putting on quite a smoke show CP 5492+CP 1629 lead a string of empty potash hoppers off Mission Island over the Jacknife bridge and into CP's Westfort Yard.

CP 5492+CP 1629 pull a string of empty potash hoppers off Mission Island and over the Jacknife bridge after behind dumped at TBTL.

CP 5492+CP 1629 pull a string of empty potash hoppers off Mission Island and over this lift bridge after behind dumped at TBTL.

Dave Young gets his shot of CP 5492 leading a short U22 (Thunder Bay-Raith Turn) through the beautiful Matawin River Valley.

Light power comes out of the yard. In the background CP 1576 can be seen on the shop track, and standing tall in the background is the only elavator in Westfort that remains in operation.

Yard power idles while power off a coal train is seen approaching in the background.

A very rare leader and a very rare train. CP 5492 leads the Savanne/Raith turn. There 4 hoppers will act as buffer cars for a spreader to be lifted further down the line. The turn is seen here pas... (more)

Yard power between jobs in Thunder Bay.

UE15 lifts some intermodal cars from Thunder Bay IMS