Cartier
My trip to the wilderness of far eastern Quebec in the Spring of 2000 ranks as one of my Top Five railfan vacations of all time. We had decent traffic on the Quebec Cartier Mining and lots of sunshine, along with some great help from some friends who'd been there before and a few contacts on the railway itself. On this fine morning we are perched on the hillside that MacDonald Tunnel bores through between Baker and Charles sidings. The rush of the Spring run-off in the river below all but drowns out the whining of dynamic brakes as QCM 71 brings yet another trainload of iron concentrate from Mont Wright to Port Cartier. The MLWs were cool, but the scenery was almost better!
Cartier
My trip to the wilderness of far eastern Quebec in the Spring of 2000 ranks as one of my Top Five railfan vacations of all time. We had decent traffic on the Quebec Cartier Mining and lots of sunshine, along with some great help from some friends who'd been there before and a few contacts on the railway itself. On this fine morning we are perched on the hillside that MacDonald Tunnel bores through between Baker and Charles sidings. The rush of the Spring run-off in the river below all but drowns out the whining of dynamic brakes as QCM 71 brings yet another trainload of iron concentrate from Mont Wright to Port Cartier. The MLWs were cool, but the scenery was almost better!