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Passing through a long “tree tunnel” approaching milepost 120 between Sommer/Hollis and Kolbe, Illinois, is a westbound Keokuk Junction Railway freight on April 7, 2016. Two EMD FP9s (Nos. 1750 and 1752) and GP20 No. 2003 power the train of “hot cars” picked up at an interchange yard at Bartonville and are returning to Kolbe station (located near Mapleton) on this former TP&W line.
CP OCS taking one of many sharp curves in between St. Paul and Davenport as they traverse the Marquette Sub. Here they are crossing the "Turkey River" in..... Turkey River.
A westbound Canadian Pacific Office Car Special crosses the Thompson River at Lytton, British Columbia, running over Canadian National’s Ashcroft Subdivision on September 2, 2007. Powering nearly all-heavyweight passenger train is CP EMD (GMD) FP9 No. 4106 and GP38-2 No. 3084.
Rounding the big curve at Ottertail, British Columbia, is Canadian Pacific’s Royal Canadian Pacific luxury train on September 13, 2002. The dapper train is pulled by a A-B-A set of covered wagons led by FP7 No. 1400, F9B No. 1900, and a former CN FP9 now numbered No. 1401.
Seen crossing the Penobscot River, Canadian Pacific's executive train is running on Irving trackage as they approach the ESS Kirby. FP9 1401 is a fitting leader for the train as they cross the "wagon-top" bridge, a uniquely styled bridge here in Maine.
Glowing in a rising sun, Canadian Pacific’s Royal Canadian Pacific luxury passenger train leaves Crowsnest Pass as the moon sets over the mountains between Lundbreck and Cowley, Alberta, early in the morning of September 22, 2002. Powering the train is CP FP7 No. 1400, FP9 No. 1401 and GP38-2 No. 3084.
KCS’s office car train heads east over the Mexico Subdivision, passing through the small town of Alma, Missouri.
Canadian Pacific’s OCS heads north along Willsboro Bay with FP9 1401 in charge.
I had a gut feeling they were gonna leave north from Saratoga before the supposed 0800, and that was confirmed when I pulled up to the station at 0645 and they were getting ready to depart. I got a crappy wedge shot at Fort Edward, then hauled ass up to Willsboro with hopes of not getting arrested for trespassing, and hopefully having enough time to get out here.
After the long hike into this spot, I had a few minutes to spare before they could be heard blowing for the town of Willsboro. I’ve wanted this shot for a while, this made the long drive up from Connecticut worth it.
Willsboro, NY
October 1, 2021
The CP OCS passing by a loaded rail train with a fresh crew about to head South and dump some rail. If it wasn't for this being the OCS I would've been ending my chase here to chase the rail train consist Southbound. It made for a nice meet at least.
It’s well below 0°F in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on the frigid eve of January 18, 1997. The sun is lowering almost as fast as the the temperature when eastbound Wisconsin Central freight LO35 whisks its way through Corinne, led by Algoma Central EMD FP9 No. 1754. In this era during the winter, when the ACRY’s Agawa Canyon tour train isn’t operating, the F units assigned to the train were frequently put to work on Wisconsin Central freights in the region.
Pan Am's OCS is seen crossing Belgrade Stream in Belgrade with the usual train, both FP9s and ST 100-103 in tow. As one can see from the dark clouds in the left side of the picture, the nice sunny weather didn't last much longer after this shot.
KCS BRUDY heading through Grannis, Arkansas towards Mena so Santa can deliver presents to the local children from his sharp looking ride of the KCS OCS set.
In some of the first sunrays of the day CP 40B makes its way out of Minnesota City on the River Sub. This was a great chase that began up by Kellogg, MN and ended at Nahant Yard in Davenport, Iowa for about a total of 300 miles.
Passing the remnants of several old customers from years past, Pan Am's OCS is seen approaching CPF114, about to pass under North Street in Waterville. I don't remember the particular circumstances of PAR 2 leading westbound instead of PAR 1, but it was nice to shoot that a few times.
Sunday October third I headed north to await the eastbound run of CP's business train en route to St. John. Unfortunately the SD70acu was leading this portion, but Tuesday we had better luck with a full chase of 1401 up front. Given the amount of spectators on a Sunday I opted to just shoot Onawa and anything east that would work. I showed up at Onawa not long after two others, and we awaited the train's arrival together. It was nice to make new acquaintances. The sky was back and forth between total clouds and sun all morning, but luckily the sun shined through when it mattered most. Borestone juts well out of the earth in the background mostly covered in clouds.
Getting a brief blast of sunshine in a long “tree tunnel” at milepost 120 between Sommer/Hollis and Kolbe, Illinois, is a westbound Keokuk Junction Railway freight on April 7, 2016. Two EMD FP9s (Nos. 1750 and 1752) and GP20 No. 2003 power the train of “hot cars” picked up at an interchange yard at Bartonville and are returning to Kolbe station (located near Mapleton) on this former TP&W line.
Looking back on this day in 2021 following the CP OCS I'm really glad I didn't fly home to Connecticut for the weekend as I had originally planned. The chase across Minnesota ended up being an experience of a lifetime and I met some great friends along the way. Seen here is Canada Pacific train 41B on its way back to Canada approaching 210th Ave outside of Barret, MN on the CP Elbow Lake Sub. This without a doubt is the best looking train in North America at present and it was an absolute pleasure spending a day photographing it.
Another morning after getting off BODO I stuck around Dover, knowing the OCS was coming east as well. It's seen here just after sunrise (but before the sun rose over the treeline), cruising under the signal bridge at CPF243, with greens lighting the way for their trip back to Waterville.
Thanks to CP fooling around for a long period in St. Paul, business train 41B was delayed long enough to allow a gang of fans to capture it running west over the Mississippi River Bridge in Minneapolis in perfect fall light.
Many other photographers were present at Camden to view the Royal Canadian Pacific passing over the Mississippi River on this beautiful October afternoon. Leaves are still clinging onto the trees well here, but I imagine not for much longer. With the train originally supposed to pass through the area the night before at around 11 PM, we all truly lucked out.
The Kansas City Southern business train has just left Meridian, MS and catches the first rays of the day as they begin their trip to Atlanta, GA running as NS train #088.
The Canadian Pacific OCS heads west on the CP Elbow Lake Subdivision approaching a private crossing in Elk Lake, MN
Replacement power for VIA's tired FP9 and FPA-4's is running second as the 6540 prepares to depart with the Windsor-Toronto train 74.
And it was a fun day. Keokuk Junction Railway's FP9's lead the westbound train from Peoria across the rebuilt Spoon River bridge near Seville, IL. with the sale of the KJRY to new owners, the F's departed the roster and the main power for this job is a set of much less interesting GP20D's.
Canadian Pacific’s Royal Canadian Pacific luxury train exits Kicking Horse River Canyon and arrives at Golden, British Columbia, on a pretty September 13, 2002. The classy train is pulled by a A-B-A set of covered wagons led by FP7 No. 1400, F9B No. 1900, and a former CN FP9 now numbered No. 1401.
Wisconsin Central freight LO35, powered by two Algoma Central EMD FP9s and a WC EMD SDL39, crosses the Manistique River at Manistique, Michigan, on January 18, 1997. The two F units are helping out with freight duties during the winter months since their usual passenger train assignment of powering Agawa Canyon tourist trains in Ontario, Canada, don’t operate during the winter months.
Trips to Brockville, Ontario were always fueled by the desire to shoot the last active Alco/MLW cab units in service. Getting an FP9 on an eastbound train was not a bad second prize.
CP OCS heading South along the River Sub. It was a great day chasing this train from Weaver, MN to Davenport, IA. It was nice meeting some people in person for the first time and seeing others for the first time in a while.
Wisconsin Central LO35 rumbles through the snow east of Rapid River, Michigan, on a bitterly cold January 18, 1997. The train is powered by Algoma Central EMD FP9 Nos. 1754 and 1751, along with WC SDL39 No. 587. In this era during the winter, when the ACRY’s Agawa Canyon tour train isn’t operating, the F units assigned to the train were frequently put to work on Wisconsin Central freights in the region.
Can’t really complain about this one. Nothing better than classic F units pulling a passenger train past some nice fall foliage. Here FP9 PAR 1 leads the OCS East at CPF-335 in Westminster on a beautiful October day.
Fall colors are coming in nicely as PAR 1 (ex-CN FP9) leads the Pan Am Railways Office Car Special eastbound at Zoar, MA on the District 3 Mainline.
Making another annual spring run, Pan Am's OCS is seen passing the west yard limit for Leeds Junction, Greene. Unusually, the train is running in reverse, with the whole trainset running backwards from normal, with PAR 2 leading instead of the PAR 1. The old searchlight to the right of the train is part of the now deactivated signal system at Leeds Junction, which was pulled from service a few years back after a car crashed into one of the relay boxes.
The beautiful FP9's and F9B make their way past Milwaukee Road Searchlights on the CP Kansas City Sub. with the Royal Canadian Pacific equipment heading for the subdivision's namesake. They're on an inspection trip running as CP Train 40B-20 to visit their Joint Agency facilities at Knoche Yard with CPKC merger partner Kansas City Southern. On the right is a freshly rebuilt SD40-2 on a ballast train tucked away in the siding.
Some of the equipment also made a side trip to KC Union Station for display and meetings this week before heading back to Canada.
Locomotives: CP 1401, CP 4106, CP 1900, CP 6017
10-21-22
Braymer, MO
While chasing the Pan Am business train was not in our plan when word circulated that it was indeed running from Portland to Ayer, Massachusetts Brian and I made our plans to chase with little experience of the area. During the end of the chase while the train worked through several 10mph slow orders we came across this interlocking by pure accident. As a big signal fan getting this train here near Willows was one of the bigger highlights of our trip.
The morning fog is still lingering around the Tombigbee River in western Alabama as Kansas City Southern Railways office car train steps over a flood area along Norfolk Southern's AGS South District on a special trip between Meridian, MS to Atlanta, GA.
The northbound Algoma Central "snow train" is rolling through the northern limits of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario behnd sparkling clean FP9's and a GP7 on March 10, 1986.
Westbound "Dominion" CP train no.7 approaches the highway 83 crossing at MP 50.1 on the Broadview Subdivision just west of Virden. With decliing passenger traffic head end mail & Express make up majority of train
Pan Am's OCS rolls west into the interlocking at CPF363 in Athol, Massachusetts, also known as Tyters. This interlocking is one of a few that still has an equilateral switch, a feature that used to be much more common on the old B&M, but most have been replaced over the years. The light rain falling at the time of this photo will have given way to a downpour and nightfall by the time the OCS reaches East Deerfield, and yards the train.
Returning to Shreveport after Friday's merger celebrations in Kansas City, the CPKC Southern Belle FP9s cruise across a bridge just south of Watts, OK a little after midnight on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Having taken seven cars to Kansas City a couple of days prior, the three F units had just four cars in tow on the return trip. I do not know the fate of these engines, but I am very grateful to have had several opportunities to photograph them.
Southern Railway, SOU B23-7 #3995 -GP38-2 #5175 -GP30 #2624 -FP9 #3496 -#3497 at New Albany, Indiana. September 22, 1984. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo
This was an ecursion out of Louisville Kentucky to Huntingburg Indiana. It was supposed to feature SOU #4501, but the FP's where placed in service for some reason or another. The three units pulled the excursion to the top of the grade, and came back light several hours later.
With the Barnum and Bailey circus train on its last few stops before closing out 146 years of service, Pan Am sent down their two executive FP9s on WAAY a couple days before, so they could lead the train into Manchester, NH. That WAAY (Waterville - Ayer) is seen rolling under one of the old B&M signal bridges at Westford, just a few miles from Ayer, with a pair of rebuilt SD45-2s, both FP9s, and an ex-Canadian National GP40-2W leading the train. Right now, WAAY is probably the best train to shoot on Pan Am's District 2, with a good combination of non-Dash 8 power (most of the time), and running west out of Rigby early in the morning, allowing for a good chase all the way to Ayer. Incidentally, it's also the best train to shoot coming under this signal bridge this time of year, as it's usually the only one to come through with good light in this tree-lined spot.
My efforts spending a night last year cutting down a couple trees here made it all worth it when I finally shot the train I always wanted to at this spot. The Royal Canadian Pacific heads west on the Paynesville Sub on a perfect fall evening, rounding the curve into Maple Lake. The amount of effort people put into this hobby is crazy, but at this moment, it was, and is, all worth it.