A Manitoba Sojourn Part 1
Recently my family and I traveled to Manitoba for a summer vacation. Beyond visiting family and friends, I managed to squeeze in some railfanning while in the Keystone province. Beyond the majors (CN and CPKC) there are a number of smaller regional railways that operate in Winnipeg and area. I managed to see a few of these smaller operations around the city. I didn't manage to catch the GWWD this go around but hopefully will on another trip. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (Manitoba) The BNSF operates the former Midland Railway of Manitoba in Winnipeg. Historically they ran to the Canada/US border but now they operate a switching and transfer operation between CN and CP on the central/western part of the city. Midland #2 was a GP9 that was used for decades in this operation. It was retired and donated to the Prairie Dog Central. Now a variety of BNSF 4 axle units hold down the assignment. Currently a GP38-2 is working the BNSF trackage. Westview Park, more commo