1543 results for Edmonton; refer to date index:
2020-06-14June 14th, 2020
We went to Bretville Junction at the east end of Edmonton to see what we could find for a couple of hours. It did not disappoint.
2020-10-03October 3rd, 2020
We traveled from Edmonton via the south side of Walker Yard, exploring toward Tofield and then Camrose, catching CN 142, 111, 347, 199, and 142 a second time on the Wainwright sub, and 114 coming up the Camrose sub.
2020-10-23October 23rd, 2020
Word got out about CN heritage GP40-3 on CN 356. I checked for it at Bretville Jct and worked west, finding it stopped at the 147th St crossing in Edmonton.
2021-04-13April 13th, 2021
We ran across a rail train working on the bridge at Bretville Jct while working on some errands.
2021-04-24April 24th, 2021
We went off to find a caboose I had spotted south of Bretville Jct a few days earlier while on errands, catching CN 189 and some four-axle power betwen Bretville and Clover Bar before lunch. After lunch, we returned to Bretville, finding CN 818 heading down the Camrose sub, CN 242 grain train heading east out of the city, CN 119 crossing the bridge, and CN 443 crossing off of the Camrose.
2021-07-17July 17th, 2021
Out for a long bike ride, I happened upon an eastbound heading up the Vegreville sub followed by a couple of LRTs on the 129th Ave crossing.
2021-08-21August 21st, 2021
We took the Edmonton Radial Railway street car across the high level bridge ahead of a rare wedding charter following us for our trip back north.
2021-09-07September 7th, 2021
We explored the Westlock sub, catching 419 crossing under the Henday leaving Edmonton, CP crossing the diamond between Bruderheim and Fort Saskatchewan, and CP 186 at Clover Bar, as well as seeing the caboose on the bridge and Cando's power near the Camrose sub.
2021-09-12September 12th, 2021
CN 304 was reported to have the GTW heritage unit leading, and so we waded out in strong rain to catch them leaving Clover Bar after a lift.
2021-09-13September 13th, 2021
CN 416 had the WC heritage leader coming into Edmonton. We went to 149th St to catch it coming into town, where it met 303. We then went over to Bissel yard to see if we could find the IC heritage GP40-Slug set, CN 7601/601, and then caught 735 and 114 at Bretville Junction. After, we chased 522 to Fort Saskatchewan, catching an industrial Genset at a facility near the Vegreville sub, CN 538 waiting on the Beamer Industrial Spur waiting for CN 808, chasing 538 back toward Edmonton after the meet before calling it a day.
2021-09-14September 14th, 2021
I caught CN 591, 418, and 848 coming down the Westlock sub over the course of the day.
2022-01-12January 12th, 2022
I caught CN 418 heading into Edmonton on the Westlock sub under the Henday while in the area for errands.
2023-04-08April 8th, 2023
An old friend rode the Canadian from Toronto to Vancouver and so I went to visit him at the station in Edmonton as he went through, catching two locals and 347 before VIA 1 came in.