Enveloped in remote Northern Ontario forest, an ONR ballast extra makes it's presence known with the venerable GMD SD40-2 putting on quite the performance. Just like when the '40 was fresh out of ... (more)

With millions of miles down in a previous life CP 2816 "The Empress" ran on tours up until '08 when it was pulled from service. After being put in storage for years the Canadian Pacific ... (more)

There's something about sitting by the tranquil fields outside Calgary at sunrise after a long week of work. Hearing a horn eching in the distance and patiently waiting longer than you'd expect.

It was a warmer March earlier this year and I found myself out near Merrickville watching the start to set over the forest behind me. With no sign of 143 (now 133) I was starting to get disappoint... (more)

One thing I did not expect to see was a report of Illinois Central "Death Star" leading CN train Q123 from Nova Scotia to the states. However that's exactly what I saw on my lunch break ... (more)

CP 133 gains speed as it departs Smiths Falls with an interesting backdrop, a storm. Somehow it skirted "The Falls" (Smiths Falls) and ended up east and provided a nice photo with sun co... (more)

CP G22 lead by a freshly refurbished GP38-2 passes by Spruce as it heads for Megantic, QC along the Sherbrooke sub. Although I would've preferred dual CMQ's on the former line I would take a fres... (more)