BC Rail C40-8M 11"x17" Matted Print by Andy Fletcher

This BC Rail C40-8M hauls lumber to North Vancouver, British Columbia.  The air is crisp on this fall morning as we hear the train making its way down the line.  BC Rail played a key role in serving the forest products industry of British Columbia and is part of today's Canadian National Railway.

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A Tribute To BC Rail's Dash 8-40CMs

I always liked the Dash 8-40CM's of BC Rail.  For years, as a railroad artist in California, I only got to see BC Rail's Dash 8-40CM's in magazine photos.  Dash 8-40CM #4611 was the first locomotive I drew for BC Rail.  

Years later and after the CN merger, while visiting Decatur, Illinois, It was exciting to see a CN coal train waiting in a siding.  There, for the first time, I got to see Dash 8-40CM.

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BC Rail Lumber Train at North Vancouver, British Columbia

This BC Rail train carries lumber and wood chips at North Vancouver, British Columbia.  

Through the years in my hometown of Davis, I have often seen BC Rail center beam flatcars carrying carloads of lumber from mills such as Tolko and Canfor.  Lumber carried by our railroads is important for building our homes, schools and offices.

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BC Rail Dash 8-40CM and B36-7 Pull Lumber Train At North Vancouver, British Columbia

This BC Rail train carries lumber to North Vancouver, British Columbia.  Today's train has a Dash 8-40CM and B36-7 as power.  Gone from the consists of today are the big M630s that ruled the rails of yesterday.

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British Columbia Railway Poster by Andy Fletcher

BC Rail connected the forest industries and communities of British Columbia.  BC Rail is part of today's Canadian National.

A Pair of BC Rail SD40-2's Head to Prince George From North Vancouver

Today, we see a pair of SD40-2's among the locomotives at the North Vancouver Yard.  One of the SD40-2's is still dressed in BC Rail's two-tone green paint scheme.  These SD40-2's will lead a train of empty center beam lumber cars to Prince George.
BC Rail played a key role in serving the forest industry of British Columbia.  BC Rail is part of today's Canadian National.

A BC Rail Lumber Train at North Vancouver, British Columbia

This BC Rail train carries lumber to North Vancouver, British Columbia.  BC Rail served much of the  Province of British Columbia and provided key transportation to British Columbia's timber industry.  BC Rail is a part of today's Canadian National.

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BC Rail Locomotives 11"x17" signed Poster by Andy Fletcher

Today's new poster features the locomotives of BC Rail.  This poster features the locomotives from the many eras of British Columbia Railway, from the 1970s two-tone green, to the 1980s era Red, White and Blue, to the final solid blue scheme from BC Rail's Dash-9 locomotives.

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BC Rail Dash 9-44CW #4645-Andy Fletcher Drawing January 1, 2018

New Drawing January 1, 2018

BC Rail Dash 9-44CW #4645

Today's new Drawing is a BC Rail Dash 9-44CW #4645.  BC Rail served the Province of British Columbia, connecting North Vancouver and Fort Nelson.

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