After almost a week of rain and bad weather, the clouds finally spread out and let the sun shine for a few hours this afternoon.

VIA 6205 leads as the Budd car runs on the North track through the double track territory towards Sudbury.

VIA 6250 trails VIA 6205, as they run through the S-curve at Sprecher.

3 Red Barns pulling up the 1.0% grade through the S-curve at Sprecher.

The conductor checks his watch as the final few passengers prepare to board.

Passengers unload their baggage from the only remaining RDC-4 left in service. VIA 6250, Ex VIA 6450 nee CN 6450, built in September 1955.

After being out on their sister road (Quebec Gatineau), mother and slug 3802 and 802 return to their home rail.

The morning after their stop at Sudbury the CP 2010 Winter Olympic Spirit Train pulls out of the yard to begin its journey south. The building at the far right background is the Days Inn where we ... (more)

The morning after their stop at Sudbury the CP 2010 Winter Olympic Spirit Train pulls out of the yard as the yard job waits on another lead.

A pair of GP9s duck into the new yard lead to allow the Spirit Train to depart Sudbury the morning after it's performance there.

The station agent assists the train crew in loading luggage and items onto VIA #2. The item contained in the large box is actually a bicycle!

Sporting one of the ugliest patch jobs I've seen, CP 4652 was born in 1977 as B&M 310. Sold at some point to Helm it became HATX 506. In 1999 it was traded to CP. Since they've had 9 years to do s... (more)

A wave from above as the Budd cars head to Capreol for servicing after returning from White River.

Olympic painted 8864 leads a westbound alongside, then across Beatty Street on a sunny evening as we wait for VIA 186 to make it's appearance.

6250 is now in the lead as 186 returns from Sudbury Station along the spur track to connect to the CN track to Capreol (on the trestle above) for servicing before the next day's run to White River... (more)