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This video shows Canadian Pacific Hudson type steam engine 2816 on a Breakfast for Learning special from Calgary to Banff and return on 25 May 2005. The train is seen at several locations including Alyth yards, Calgary, Keith, Canmore, Ghost Reservoir (across the water), running alongside the Bow River near Exshaw, Cochrane and Banff. On the return trip we pace the Hudson at about 70 kph as it parallels the Trans-Canada Highway through Banff National Park and again see and hear the train running alongside the Bow River – the echoes off the mountains are incredible!

CEFX108 CP9141 BNSF1438 1370 1373 nb CP Viaduct Lethbridge 26 May 2005.jpgThe diesel section shows SD40-2, SD40-2F, SD90MAC, AC4400, & GP9 models owned by CP, CEFX and BNSF all on CP freights. There are grain trains, sulphur trains and general freights including several trains with robot pushers. The trains are all over a mile in length (some about two miles long) and are seen at various parts of Southern Alberta including the Lethbridge area, near Medicine Hat and in the area around Red Deer. Two trains to and from the United States are seen crossing the 314 foot high Lethbridge Viaduct built in 1908-9. One of these trains has three BNSF GP9s (in BN and ATSF liveries) en route to Calgary to be converted into cabless Green Goats.