A surprise on the high iron, recently overhauled and repainted GTW 5949 leads a heavy 4,900 ft Capreol originated freight to Mac Yard, 0.8HPT and only doing 13 MPH on the York Subdivision grade !
After finishing up on a L58031 06 out of Brantford, I looked into my magic 8 ball and saw CN A43531 06 with a pair of grey GTW SD40-3's as sole power, here they are beginning to throttle up throug... (more)
With foreign power quite rare east of Toronto, an unexpected and welcome sight rounds the bend as WC 6944 leads UP 9233 and CN train 149 at Lovekin, Ontario. Though the WC's are not uncommon, the ... (more)
On a typically frigid Ferbruary morning, WC 6935, BNSF 794 and WC 6936 lead CN train 148 eastbound under the block signals at Paris Jct., Ontario. In less than five hours, BNSF 794 would pass here... (more)
Train M399, with 3 old school SD40-series locomotives, has the throttle to the wall coming around the broad curve at Lynden on the South track
