Assembling "The Ocean". CN #1774 has completed assembling the consist for the outbound "Ocean" at Halifax. In a few hours, the train will depart for Montreal.

Intercity RDC runs of two railroads that originated at opposite ends of the province of Nova Scotia meet in the middle beneath the trainshed of their Halifax terminal. CN car 6100 arrived from Sy... (more)

Pulling long hood forward, a rare IC GP40 still in deathstar paint traverses from Ceres to Rockingham Yard with a cut of containers to go out on the evening's Q121.

CN GP40-2L(W)s 9486 and 9450 work along the shore of Bedford Basin as they prepare to depart from the west end of Rockingham yard.

Having just received orders, 120 is back on the move again, where the crew will set out the 'junk' on the headpin of the train, and then head to deliver a cut to the HIT. CN 2944 & 3020 are up fr... (more)

The westbound Ocean, VIA train 15, departs Halifax with a trio of F40PH-2Ds up front followed by 18 Renaissance cars and one stainless steel Park Car.

The westbound Ocean, VIA train 15, departs Halifax with a trio of units up front followed by 18 Renaissance cars and one stainless steel Park Car.

A rare sight sees an AC Gevo powering Local 507 in downtown Halifax, (as opposed to the usual Geep power) with the train hauling gons of mine tailings to Rockingham.

The TEST Train is seen sitting in Rockingham Yard shortly before heading west.

VIA's train number 15, The Ocean, prepares to depart Halifax for Montreal after an overnight layover. VIA 6439 and 6433 with 13 HEP1 Budd cars make up the extra Ocean set which is running o... (more)

CN caboose 78107 on the servicing track at Halifax, Nova Scotia.

VIA Rail's 17-car 'Ocean Limited' after arrival at Halifax Union Station, led by F40PH #6437 & with both Renaissance equipment & a stainless steel "Park" car at the end. The day before, the consis... (more)

A pair of RS-18s leaves Rockingham with a van hop heading west.

VIA Rail Train 12, Atlantic, with F40 6433 has arrived Halifax after crossing through Maine. The Park series Obs car is on the consist of Train 15, Ocean, awaiting its departure time.

VIA's Ocean (the longest continuously operated named train in North America) is departing Halifax on a sunny fall day with a solid train of Renaissance cars puncuated by a Budd-built Park car brin... (more)