North Country Ribbons
Last Light in Caledon
Northbound stacker CPKC 113 rolls through the Caledon countryside with freshly painted ET44AC #7433 gleaming in late winter light, only minutes before sunset on one of the shortest days of the year. This unit was originally numbered #414, one of four ex-Baffinland Tier 4 units built as ET44ACATs (the AT denoting arctic modifications that were removed) from the railway that hasn’t got off the ground. Baffinland Iron Mines Corp based on Baffin Island in Nunavut, currently ships iron ore north from Mary River to the Milne Inlet via a "tote" road, but rail expansion to the port was rejected. The company then pivoted to reviving a plan to ship the ore south to the port of Steensby, which unsurprisingly faced a long regulatory process and financing challenges as well. Even though rail may eventually be approved, the decision was made to sell the assets that wouldn't turn a wheel anytime soon and they were scooped up by CPKC - MP 24 MacTier Subdivision.
Last Light in Caledon
Northbound stacker CPKC 113 rolls through the Caledon countryside with freshly painted ET44AC #7433 gleaming in late winter light, only minutes before sunset on one of the shortest days of the year. This unit was originally numbered #414, one of four ex-Baffinland Tier 4 units built as ET44ACATs (the AT denoting arctic modifications that were removed) from the railway that hasn’t got off the ground. Baffinland Iron Mines Corp based on Baffin Island in Nunavut, currently ships iron ore north from Mary River to the Milne Inlet via a "tote" road, but rail expansion to the port was rejected. The company then pivoted to reviving a plan to ship the ore south to the port of Steensby, which unsurprisingly faced a long regulatory process and financing challenges as well. Even though rail may eventually be approved, the decision was made to sell the assets that wouldn't turn a wheel anytime soon and they were scooped up by CPKC - MP 24 MacTier Subdivision.