Uglier even than a Sperry, this tie train is (appropriately?) tied down at Martins. I even caught a break in the clouds for this, not that helped its appearance any. Do not hump, you say? Well, no... (more)
CN 450 approaching the Old Muskoka Road crossing in Allensville, MP 138.07 CN Newmarket Sub on the first day of summer 2024 (well, it sure felt like it anyway!).
CN 9449 and a few cars from the past week's work sit in Huntsville Yard waiting to be lifted by CN 450 on its way from North Bay to MacMillan Yard in Vaughan. 9449 as the local (CN 595) power for ... (more)
CN 450 is back up to track speed since leaving Huntsville Yard after picking up 7 more cars to add to the 114 they left North Bay with. Note the steeply inclined track diverging to the left. That ... (more)
CN 450 has departed Huntsville Yard after dropping in to lift 7 more cars for transport south to MacMillan Yard in Vaughan.
CN 450 left North Bay with 114 cars this morning and here it is seen lifting 7 more from the south end of Huntsville Yard before continuing south to MacMillan (AKA Mac) Yard in Vaughan (essentiall... (more)
GTW 6420, this week's power for the local CN 595, sure brightens up a foggy morning in Huntsville Yard sitting pretty across from the old station. Well okay, it is a little beat-up looking, but a ... (more)
Lately old age and muscular dystrophy are making it hard to get out there and catch trains, so I've pretty much given up on it. However a parked train (or in this case a Jordan Spreader) is very e... (more)
CN 9639, the power for the Huntsville Roadswitcher CN 595, idles away in Huntsville Yard on an "off day". Historic Huntsville Station may soon no longer be all that historic, with the cu... (more)
CN 451 departs Huntsville after doing some switching in the yard. This year's fall colors were less than spectacular, some starting early, some late, some lasting for a couple of weeks (mostly jus... (more)
CN 451 rolls through the "S"curves a couple of miles south of Huntsville, along the south shore of Lake Vernon as the last of the fall colors cling desperately to a clump of birches beside the tra... (more)
CN 451 arriving at Huntsville just as the morning fog begins to lift. The weathering on CN 4762, the power for this week's CN 595 (the Huntsville Roadswitcher) might lead one to think it had sat t... (more)
CN 451 rolling up to Martins Siding at daybreak as flurries begin to fall.
A tiny Christmas tree still adorns the nose of CN 4732 as it takes a day off in Huntsville Yard.
Wait a minute! You were cancelled 10 years ago! Although Ontario Northland's "Northlander" which connected Cochrane (and by extension Moosonee) with Toronto was cancelled back in Sep... (more)
CN 451 approaches MP 138 of the CN Newmarket Sub on a perfect summer morning with a CN 100 stickered unit on point.
CN 595 dashes past MP 138 CN Newmarket Sub on its way to service the Stepan Chemical facility in Longford Mills. Stepan closed all Canadian operations in late 2016, leaving the facility empty and ... (more)
CN 451 passing MP 138 CN Newmarket Sub:
CN 595 heading south with one tank car for Stepan Chemical in Longford Mills. In late 2016 Stepan closed its Canadian operations and 595 no longer ventures south past Martins except for the odd Mo... (more)
With snowflurries gently falling, CN 595 shuffles cars in Huntsville Yard on an otherwise quiet morning.
A week ago today it was snowing pretty good before daybreak but as morning came around it changed to rain. CN 451 had encountered the snow down around Washago and Gravenhurst and enough of it stuc... (more)
Nice and shiny locomotive for CN 595 a.k.a. the Huntsville Roadswitcher this week, seen here switching the Panolam plant at Martins. I bet that AC was appreciated this past week!
CN's Budd Test Car heads down the Newmarket Sub at Parkersville after spending the day evaluating the track from Washago to North Bay.
After a bad day on the Bala Sub south of Washago CN 451 made it only about 40 miles up the Newmarket Sub before timing out, a bit over 80 miles from its destination of North Bay. Here it is seen ... (more)
CN 451 slows for a stop at Huntsville during a lull in the snow flurries.
The southbound Northlander flies around the big curve at Utterson approaching the Highway 141 crossing on it's Toronto-bound journey. Zoom-pan at 1/30th.
After setting out 9 cars for Huntsville the power for CN 451 returns to pick up the remainder of its train which had been left on the main about a mile south of town to avoid blocking crossings.
By now the phrase "social distancing" has got to be pretty much worn out so I apologize for bringing it up once again, but that is what's going on in this picture. "CN 595 is a full... (more)
Late-running CN 450 departing Huntsville on a nice mild (for now anyway) afternoon.
A daylight CN 450 accelerates through Martins after clearing a work crew installing crossing barriers a couple miles north.
Yet another detour Despite the blockades on the Kingston Sub being lifted CN is still running detours the long way around. Pure speculation on my part but my thinking is there's so much... (more)
CN 450 stopped at Martins to lift CN 4713, the power for the local roadswitcher CN 595 to take south for weekly servicing, but for some reason elected not to and continued on south without it. I h... (more)
Still Detouring the Blockades The second long southbound detour train through here today, CN 130 brakes hard into the curve at Parkersville after about 3 straight miles downgrade from U... (more)
With another blockade detour train CN X131 heading its way, CN 450 pulls ahead through south siding switch at Martins, doubling its train into the siding and back tracks so the stacks can get by.
With another blockade detour train CN X131 heading its way, CN 450 pulls ahead of the south siding switch at Martins to double its train into the siding and back tracks to let the stacks go by.
Day's EndA Brandt RTL (Road Transferable Locomotive) brings a few empty tie gons into Martins after sunset.
Blockade Detour After waiting a few hours for a couple of meets CN 577 is finally under way again, emerging from the woods and passing the Mile 139 Newmarket Sub milepost as shadows len... (more)
Blockade Running: With a First Nations protest blocking rail traffic between Southern Ontario and Quebec, CN has started detouring trains in the back way. The route includes the CN Newm... (more)
CN 451 at Allensville as the snow flurries thicken.
CN 451 approaching the south end of Martins Siding at Mile 141 of the Newmarket Sub.
CN 451 passes a snowy hobby farm at Mile 138 of the Newmarket Sub.
CN 595 switching at the south end of Martins.
CN 595 working at the south end of Huntsville Yard:
A trio of SD75Is lead CN 451 past Mile 138 of the Newmarket Sub while evidence of an ice storm a few days ago still clings to the trees.
CN 451 approaching South Siding Switch Martins just after daybreak.
CN 451 rolling through the wintery Muskoka landscape, Mile 138 CN Newmarket Sub
CN 451 busting a mini-snowbank as it leans into the curve crossing Old Muskoka Road in Allensville, Mile 138.17 CN Newmarket Sub.
Today's CN 451 hits the Domtar Road crossing at Mile 141 CN Newmarket Sub (Martins). The lighting wasn't anything to write home about, but when you see a rare matched set of cowls these days you t... (more)
CN 595 switching Panolam at Martins.
Out of the frosted woods CN 451 approaching Huntsville.
Frosty! With yesterday's 451 not getting ordered out of MacMillan Yard due to a minor derailment clogging up the Bala Sub down south, today's train was playing catch-up with a half-dozen lo... (more)
Having been delayed yesterday by operational problems, a daylight CN 450 rolls through Utterson on a wintry mid-November day
CN 451 at Allensville in an early-season snowfall on this day last year. This storm caught me by surprise. It's no surprise to have snowfall in October, rather it's expected, but I was counting o... (more)
CN 451 passing Mile 144 of the CN Newmarket Sub, one of the few locations around these parts where there are still some fall colors to shoot.
CN 451 comes out of the woods at Mile 138 of the Newmarket Sub as the rising sun burns off the morning fog.
One more thing off the bucket list! It took me 10 years to get this shot due to repeated wrong time/wrong place circumstances, so after missing it by 10 minutes again yesterday I was more ... (more)
Patriotic crew! CN 451 sails by Huntsville Station on its way to North Bay with a small Canadian flag zip-tied to 8892's handrail.
Today's CN 451 approaching the South Siding Switch at Martins, Mile 141 CN Newmarket Sub, with some goodies trailing a meh leader (an ES44DC) including a glistening SD60, a Dash 8-40CM cowl unit a... (more)
CN 451 passing appropriately-named Siding Lake at the south end of Martins Siding, Mile 141 CN Newmarket Sub.
CN 450 slides by the swamp at Mile 138 of the Newmarket Sub. Still plenty of water for reflections this late in the year due to the unusually cool, wet weather this spring.
Back when the Northlander still ran the rails.
The receding snow line signals the approach of spring as CN 451 rolls through Allensville on a crisp mid-April morning.
Held up last night by a glowing red axle bearing just 10 miles after departing North Bay and meeting today's 451 at Trout Creek CN 450 was able to get underway again by noon today. After another s... (more)
After arriving in North Bay many hours late due to striking a backhoe 40 miles north of here as CN 451 (causing fatal injuries to the backhoe operator) 450 departed North bay well into daylight to... (more)
CN 451 kicks up powder approaching Mile 138 CN Newmarket Sub.
CN 595 returning to Huntsville with one boxcar after switching the Panolam plant at Martins.
The CP Holiday Train steps out over the Seguin River in Parry Sound after a slight delay caused by a CN stack train running just ahead of it having an unplanned stop right on the bridge. Parry Sou... (more)
The CP Holiday Train makes its (slightly delayed) performance stop at the CP Parry Sound Station just after dark. With everyone on the far side watching the performance I was left with a clear sho... (more)
An SD75I and a Dash 8 cowl unit lead today's 451 approaching Martins. A few years ago this sort of power was typical on the Newmarket Sub. These days it's a rare treat and pleasant change from the... (more)
An "old gunboat" and a geep in Oakville Yard prepare to service the Ford plant's auto loading facility:
CN 595 heads home for Huntsville Yard after switching customers in Huntsville, South River and finally Martins.
CN 595 sit ready for the next day's work during a break in what passes for "April Showers" around these parts.
CN Work 908 makes its way south from Huntsville with work at Washago, Brechin and Pefferlaw through a bit of a snow squall.
Back on familiar rails! Since the closure of Stepan Chemical in Longford Mills south of Washago late 2016 CN 595 has not ventured south of Martins, Mile 141 CN Newmarket Sub. Any incidental... (more)
CN 451 out of the woods and into the morning sun, approaching Huntsville after meeting a late-running 450 at Martins a couple of miles back.
CN 451 pokes its nose out of the woods with a CREX leaser trailing.
CP's Canada 150 Train crosses Bala Falls on the Muskoka River after overnighting in MacTier. They had a performance in Sudbury the previous night and are on their way to Hamilton for another tonig... (more)
CN 451 emerges from the foggy woods as the sun begins to burn through after many days of rain and severe weather.
Panning a Classic! Normally nocturnal CN 451 today wasn't ordered out of Macmillan Yard until after daybreak, and it was just shortly after noon when it got to my neck of the woods. They mu... (more)
Its work at Martins completed just as CN 451 went by, CN 595 follows a few minutes behind along the shore of frozen Lake Vernon. The venerable old geep is the usual power for this job, but this we... (more)
A very late-running 451 approaches the south end of Huntsville in full daylight for a change on St. Paddy's Day. Me catching it must've been the Luck o' the Irish - guess the crew weren't Irish! ;... (more)
The last train of our morning spent in Paris Ontario last week was this eastbound manifest. Since it looked like the sky was starting to cloud over we decided to bug out for home and perhaps get a... (more)
Eastbound VIA 70 crossing the Grand River in Paris, ON.
A pair of Dash 9s totaling 8400 HP lead an eastbound stack train over the Grand River, above the curved dam and remnants of an old mill in Paris Ontario.
CN 3036, 2808 and 7071 lead their train across the Grand River in the pretty southern Ontario village of Paris on a sunny late-winter morning.
5 years ago - about a half year before the provincial government terminated the Northlander passenger rail service - the northbound train is captured rounding the shore of Siding Lake at Martins w... (more)
Snowfighter crew clearing the line from Falkenburg up to Huntsville stops in at Martins to clear the siding and back track. This will make life easier for tomorrow's 595 when it comes down to swit... (more)
CN 2860's paint is still clean and fresh enough to contrast nicely with the snow and blue skies!
A late-running CN 451 winds its way through Huntsville, past an empty set of tie gons on a chilly winter morning.
Yesterday's Jordan Spreader move was taking it relatively easy through this section compared to what it had faced further south. It was following a couple of hours behind a ballast regulator the l... (more)
