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Viewing Album:  CN Alberta
 
By:James Gamble
Dates:8/1/2003 - 8/1/2003
Album Info:CN pictures from Alberta
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CN 552
Title:  CN 552
Description:  552 curves south from Ulin Jct. and is about to cross the North Saskatchewan river on the Ram River Sub.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 9:49:49 PM
Location:  Rocky Mountain House, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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CN 552 at Strachan
Title:  CN 552 at Strachan
Description:  CN 552 rounds the last curve headed into Strachan
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 9:51:56 PM
Location:  Strachan, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  177   Comments: 0
CN 552 at Strachan
Title:  CN 552 at Strachan
Description:  CN 552 headed south into Strachan.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 9:52:59 PM
Location:  Strachan, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  176   Comments: 1
Uphill battle
Title:  Uphill battle
Description:  CN 552 has left the Ram River Sub at Strachan Spur and is now headed up to the Keyera gas plant southwest of Strachan with a handful of sulphur empties in tow.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 9:54:56 PM
Location:  Strachan, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  205   Comments: 1
Spring switch
Title:  Spring switch
Description:  A spring switch at Strachan Spur.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 9:56:04 PM
Location:  Strachan, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  221   Comments: 0
Its all downhill...
Title:  Its all downhill...
Description:  CN 552 has run through the loop at the Keyera gas plant, dropped off the empties and picked up 25 liquid sulphur loads.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 9:57:30 PM
Location:  Strachan, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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CN 552 at Strachan
Title:  CN 552 at Strachan
Description:  The Strachan Spur was built c.1970-1972 to tap into the sour gas fields of Alberta.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:00:06 PM
Location:  Strachan, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  158   Comments: 1
Downhill into Strachan
Title:  Downhill into Strachan
Description:  552 decends the last hill on the Strachan Spur prior to re-entering the Ram River Sub.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:01:20 PM
Location:  Strachan, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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CN 552 at Strachan
Title:  CN 552 at Strachan
Description:  CN 552 has just entered the Ram River Sub, built by CN in the early 1970s to tap into the sour gas fields of Alberta. From Strachan Spur to Ram River, the line only sees service in the form of U700-series unit trains.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:07:10 PM
Location:  Strachan, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Weeds!
Title:  Weeds!
Description:  CN L55251-20 heads east along the Brazeau Sub, about halfway between Ulin Jct. and Rocky Mountain House. The line between Rocky Mtn. House and Ulin Jct. was once joint track shared by both CN and CP.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:09:50 PM
Location:  Rocky Mountain House, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  585   Comments: 8
North Saskatchewan Bridge
Title:  North Saskatchewan Bridge
Description:  CN 552 is seen headed east crossing the North Saskatchewan River. The bridge was built by CP subsidiary Alberta Central. The CP and Canadian Northern shared track between Rocky Mountain House and Ulin Jct. CP service ended there while the CNoR continued west to Nordegg. Just east of here the two railroads each constructed a line to Red Deer.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:17:35 PM
Location:  Rocky Mountain House, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  533   Comments: 3
Wood trestle
Title:  Wood trestle
Description:  CN 552 is headed east, crossing an original Canadian Northern wood trestle.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:19:47 PM
Location:  Rocky Mountain House, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  323   Comments: 1
Canola fields
Title:  Canola fields
Description:  CN 552 is east of Leslieville on the Brazeau Sub.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:21:46 PM
Location:  Leslieville, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  251   Comments: 2
Eckville trestle
Title:  Eckville trestle
Description:  CN 552 heads east across a wood/steel trestle just east of Eckville.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:24:11 PM
Location:  Eckville, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  246   Comments: 0
Crossing CPs Red Deer Sub
Title:  Crossing CPs Red Deer Sub
Description:  CN 552 crosses over CPs Red Deer Sub just northeast of Red Deer, Alberta.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:25:14 PM
Location:  Red Deer, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  297   Comments: 0
Switching at Red Deer
Title:  Switching at Red Deer
Description:  CN 552 has arrived back at Red Deer and has just become 555. Leaving the 25 liquid sulphur loads on the Brazeau Sub main, the power ducks into the small CN yard to grab east traffic.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:27:00 PM
Location:  Red Deer, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  223   Comments: 0
Brazeau Sub bridge
Title:  Brazeau Sub bridge
Description:  CN 555 has just departed Red Deer eastward and is seen crossing a nice bridge.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:29:07 PM
Location:  Red Deer, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  443   Comments: 0
Teeny Tiny Trestle
Title:  Teeny Tiny Trestle
Description:  The title says it all.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:30:01 PM
Location:  Red Deer, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  251   Comments: 1
Canola fields at Prentiss
Title:  Canola fields at Prentiss
Description:  CN 555 heads east into Prentiss.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:34:25 PM
Location:  Prentiss, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  204   Comments: 0
The end of the day
Title:  The end of the day
Description:  Having set off their sulphur loads at Prentiss and the remainder of their train at Joffre, 555 returns west to Red Deer with just light power.
Photo Date:  7/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:35:45 PM
Location:  Prentiss, AB
Author:  James Gamble
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Views:  213   Comments: 0

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