A quartet of SD40-2 resting before being sent out from Montreal again. Oh the sound these make while idling together!

Parked and burbling in the frigid night while 4 axle MMA 2002 is doing the switching on the tight switches in the small 3 track St-Jean yard.

At the end of the spur, switching one of the many grain transload facility of the region.

Bankrupt MMA will be history in a few weeks. Meanwhile, some of its motive power is sitting dead, with rusty wheels and covered in snow... Sad.

Bankrupt MMA will be history in a few weeks. Meanwhile these two dissimilar twins are doing the local switching in the Farnham region.

Stranded and abandonned train! Sunset on the Stanbridge sub. as it was declared unfit for traffic by Transport Canada after one too many grain car derailed last July @ Ste-Sabine, stopping traffic... (more)

The aftermath of the runaway crude oil train that derailed and exploded in the middle of the village, burning down 30 buildings and killing many on the 6th of July 2013. The blaze was so intense, ... (more)

Direct delivery! CN 324 uncoupled its train and moved forward so MMA 810 can pull it up to the interchange. This one's for my good friend Lorence T, "chef de train" on board this very CN 324...

Hugging trees while running LHF, MMA 2005 is coming back from Bedford and heading to the Farnham yard. This track is not used much. It has 80 lbs rails and joints the whole lenght.

This is the same type of crude oil train that derailed and exploded at Lac-Megantic in July 2013. How long before these tired workhorses are withdrawn from service. Meanwhile, I'm enjoying the smo... (more)

Only on the MMA you'll find SOO, DME and ex-BN pulling together. Bonus points for the RC caboose! MMA #2 is waiting for a crew for it's voyage to Maine.

Gotta love MMA's rainbow colors!. Switching the Farnham yard. To my dismay, a few minutes afterwards, SOO engine failed and had to be put aside... Notice the snow flying on the left, from compress... (more)

CABOOSE IS GONE! On the right was standing a yellow CP caboose; it was torched last fall as it was litarally destroyed by vandalism... I was informed by the city that they had no plans to do so wi... (more)

5018 being hooked up for the run back to Maine.

My daughter's first steps in night railroad photography as 525 is backing up to pick up the MMA-CN interchange. ©Sandrine Caya