Local hero

With a short five-car train, Canadian National’s local out of Dubuque, Iowa, has just crossed the Mississippi River and pops out of the short tunnel in East Dubuque, IL. The train will travel down the BNSF Railway using trackage to an industry that CN switches before calling it a day and returning home after dark. Photo […]

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Canadian National repaints E9 in heritage colors NEWSWIRE

CN 102

No. 102 in transit to Winnipeg. Jonathan Lee CHICAGO – Canadian National has repainted E9A No. 102 in a variation of its classic green-and-black 1950s paint scheme. The unit, which was repainted at CN’s Woodcrest Shop in Homewood, is making its debut on a business train inspecting the Winnipeg–Chicago corridor April 16-18, although ES44DCs Nos. 2297 […]

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Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 13 – Byron Hill, Wisconsin

Two red-black-and-white Canadian National locomotives meet in a snow-covered scene.

In this polar vortex edition of Drew’s Trackside Adventure for March 2014, host Drew Halverson and the MRVP crew make their way along Canadian National’s Waukesha subdivision in eastern Wisconsin. They capture the railroad battling the elements and gravity over a 1-percent grade known as Byron Hill. In addition to the railroad action, the guys […]

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Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 13 – Byron Hill, Wisconsin

Two red-black-and-white Canadian National locomotives meet in a snow-covered scene.

In this polar vortex edition of Drew’s Trackside Adventure for March 2014, host Drew Halverson and the MRVP crew make their way along Canadian National’s Waukesha subdivision in eastern Wisconsin. They capture the railroad battling the elements and gravity over a 1-percent grade known as Byron Hill. In addition to the railroad action, the guys […]

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Canadian National Fenelon Falls, Ontario depot drawings

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During a family vacation several years ago, I photographed the former Canadian National Ry. Fenelon Falls, Ont., station. This building stands on a now abandoned 55-mile-long rural branch line that once connected the town of Lindsay to Haliburton. The station houses an art gallery and now has board-and-batten sheathing. However, I’ve found several old pictures […]

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Drew’s Trackside Adventures, Episode 1 – Chasing the Canadian National in Waukesha

Host Drew Halverson appears in front of a metallic orange Pontiac Aztec on a clear blue-sky day.

Drew Halverson is a graphic designer for Model Railroader and Trains magazines, and he is also an excellent railroad photographer. On Drew’s Trackside Adventures, associate editor Ben Lake follows Drew to some of his favorite train watching spots to see some great railroading action. Along the way, Drew shares tips for being a good railfan, […]

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Drew’s Trackside Adventures, Episode 1 – Chasing the Canadian National in Waukesha

Host Drew Halverson appears in front of a metallic orange Pontiac Aztec on a clear blue-sky day.

Drew Halverson is a graphic designer for Model Railroader and Trains magazines, and he is also an excellent railroad photographer. On Drew’s Trackside Adventures, associate editor Ben Lake follows Drew to some of his favorite train watching spots to see some great railroading action. Along the way, Drew shares tips for being a good railfan, […]

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