Preparing to load at Luscar
A Canadian National coal train prepares to load at Teck’s Luscar Mine near Cadomin, Alberta, on August 8, 2016. When arriving at the loader, the train pulls completely through it, allowing the loadout operator to fully inspect the empty cars for contaminates. The train then backs down and begins the loading process with the first car behind the power. This loadout and processing plant is part of Teck’s Cardinal River Operation and is located on a line operating out of Leyland called the Luscar Industrial Spur. This particular train is the third section of 50 cars (of a 150-car train) to load at Luscar, and the reason for this is the steep 3% grades on the 5.5-mile Luscar Industrial Spur out of Leyland.
Preparing to load at Luscar
A Canadian National coal train prepares to load at Teck’s Luscar Mine near Cadomin, Alberta, on August 8, 2016. When arriving at the loader, the train pulls completely through it, allowing the loadout operator to fully inspect the empty cars for contaminates. The train then backs down and begins the loading process with the first car behind the power. This loadout and processing plant is part of Teck’s Cardinal River Operation and is located on a line operating out of Leyland called the Luscar Industrial Spur. This particular train is the third section of 50 cars (of a 150-car train) to load at Luscar, and the reason for this is the steep 3% grades on the 5.5-mile Luscar Industrial Spur out of Leyland.