Crowsnest and Kootenays

The Canadian Pacific line from Lethbridge, Alberta over Crowsnest Pass to Fort Steele and up the scenic Windermere Sub to Golden, BC also included are the lines west from Fort Steele. UP Power is common on runthrough trains on the southern portion.Idaho to Lethbridge. Coal is the main use of the line from Crowsnest to Golden with up to 8 unit coal trains each way per day going to Roberts Bank for export.

UP 5533 is seen crossing the Oldman River just east of Cowley, Ab on a eastbound manifest - 16/09/2013	CP 9369 and UP 5501 are seen leading a manifest #469 South Edmonton-Eastport west near Cowley, Ab - 16/09/2013	UP 8266 is seen leading a Eastport, Idaho to Alyth, Alberta Manifest down the east side of Crowsnest Pass in southern Alberta - 20/09/2010	UP 5518 and 5529 are seen leading a loaded grain up the east side of Crowsnest Pass towrards Kingsgate near Burmis, Ab- 16/09/2013
UP 5533 is seen leading a manifest east at Burmis, Ab - 16/09/2013	UP 5533 is seen leading a manifest east at Franks Slide, Ab - 16/09/2013	CP 8634 is seen on a grain train at Franks Slide, Ab - 16/09/2013	The crew of UP 5533 on a eastbound manifest give UP 5518 east a runby at Blairmore, Ab - 16/09/2013
CP 9369 and UP 5501 are seen leading a manifest #469 South Edmonton-Eastport west at Coleman, Ab - 16/09/2013	CP 9369 and UP 5501 are seen leading a manifest #469 South Edmonton-Eastport west at the Summit of Crowsnest Pass - 16/09/2013	CP ES44AC 8799 is seen leading loaded coal train east at Corbin, BC - 16/07/2015	CP AC4400 8608 is seen leading an eastbound empty coal near Caithness, BC - 12/07/2015
CP 8861 is seen leading an empty coal train to the Crowsnest area betweenn Fort Steele and Elko - 08/09/2010	CP 8861 is seen again leading an empty coal train to the Crowsnest area betweenn Fort Steele and Elko - 08/09/2010	CP SD40-2 5915 and SD40F 9008 are seen leading local #566 Golden-Cranbrook south at Winderemere, BC - 17/09/2013	CP 5981 is seen leading the twice weekly Golden Cranbook local #566 south near Castledale, BC - 02/09/2009
CP 5981 is seen leading the twice weekly Golden Cranbook local #566 south near Harrogate, BC - 02/09/2009	CP SD40-2 5915 is seen at Cranbrook awaiting time to leave #509 to Trail - 05/09/2013	CP SD40-2s 5759 and 5866 are seen at Cranbrook awaiting time to leave #509 to Trail - 16/09/2013	CP SD30ECO 5006 is seen leading train #409 (Cranbrook-)Nelson-Trail west over the Kootenay River west at Nelson, BC - 17/07/2015
CP SD30ECO 5006 is seen leading train #409 (Cranbrook-)Nelson-Trail west at Brilliant, BC - 17/07/2015	CP SD30ECO 5006 is seen leading train #409 (Cranbrook-)Nelson-Trail on the Trail branch south of Castlegar, BC - 17/07/2015	CP SD30ECO 5006 is seen leading train #409 (Cranbrook-)Nelson-Trail on the Trail branch at Genelle, BC - 17/07/2015

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