Cab Ride VIA F40PH-2D 6421 shunting VIA #6 "Skeena" Jasper AB 28 February 2008

View from cab of 6421 as it shunts VIA #6 "Skeena" while VIA #1 "Canadian" shunts on the adjacent track. Detailed radio conversations between the crews of both trains, an eastbound freight arrives with a BC Rail Dash 8-40CMu. There is a light dusting of snow over the yards at Jasper AB and plenty of snow on the mountain peaks. A group of Elk is eating grain that has spilled from the freight cars.
I suggest viewing • Cab ride VIA F40PH-2D ... first for an explanation of the controls. This engineer uses the red train brake exclusively while shunting whereas the other engineer uses the black loco brake.