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The Malahat many times and The Canadian.

KVR Mileboards by Joe Smuin is another great book. It covers all the KVR trackage by mile and subdivision.

I noticed some questions about railfanning in the White Rock, BC area. Most people are aware of the line running along the beach at White Rock. Other interesting points are Peace Arch Park where you'll see trains passing along the beach, from the US into Canada. Lots of space to set up your tripod ...

Nathan P5.

Off the top of my head 1002, 1008, and 1039 are painted in the CN paint.

It's not paint, it's 3M reflective striping. FRA and Transport Canada require all equipment, locomotives and rolling stock be equipped with reflective striping on the sides to be better seen in crossings at night. CN standard is the yellow. All CN power got the stripe, BCOL, IC, WC, etc.

New Westminster Quay is the best for not having a vehicle. 4 railways go through there and it's easily accessible from the Skytrain.

It's a federal rule, train crews MUST be familiar with the territory they are operating on. Train crews operating on unfamiliar territory in the case of a detour MUST have an employee on board who is familiar with the territory to act as a pilot.

Do Canadian regulations require the use of buffer cars for Haz-mats such as crude and ethanol like those required by the FRA in the US? I realize any train running on both sides of the border will have a buffer by default for the entire trip. I was just curious if the requirement was the same in Ca...

Just a guess, but PMB could be the dispatcher's initials.

An update of sorts. CN has a contract with Energy Conversions Systems of Tacoma Washington to convert 2 SD 40-2's as dual fuel locomotives similar to the units they did for BN over 20 years ago. As of now the first unit has been tested and is being coupled to the LPG fuel tender and the second unit...

In the Vancouver area sets of 2 or 3 SD40-2W's are being used as transfer power, we also get a double set of SD40's on the Squamish yard. Great units for switching in Squamish. Perfect for shoving 50 pulp loads down to the Squamish Terminals. The GP40-2W's are being used more as road switchers now a...

They're not equipped for Distributed Power like the SD70M-2's, some C44-9W's, the BCOL units, the IC SD70's and the ES44DCs and were built after the class light rules were written out of the rule book unlike the 2400 series Dash 8's.

The blue Dash 8's are ex-LMS built to Conrail specifications.

New Westminster Dock yard by the New Westminster Quay is also a good place. You get CN, CP, BNSF, and SRY action.

CP runs 27 lb brk cyl pressure on their four axle units. They use a composition brake shoe about the same length as the old passenger car shoe. It gives decent stopping power and one has to work at sliding wheels. D&H runs 72 lb brk cyl on their (single shoe) four axle units. Soo runs 38 lbs on...