At the time I shot this the Northlander was running about 1 hour behind schedule. When I checked the Northlander status page about an hour later, it had made up 30 minutes of that. It was really s... (more)

Returning to Huntsville with a couple of boxcars from the Panolam plant down by Martins Siding.

The frigid waters of Lake Vernon have yet to freeze over, but it won't be long before ice-fishing huts start springing up and those folks who own the cottage on that little island will be able to ... (more)

The Northlander swings around the east end of Hunter's Bay approaching Huntsville Station, where Judy and I await for our ride south. A big shout out to Roger and the rest of the crew for an enjoy... (more)

With the arrival of standard time the sun is starting to set over Hunter's Bay behind me, casting a warm glow on the southbound Northlander as it pulls into Huntsville Station.

4136 stands guard in the setting sun at Huntsvile Station while a bus waits in the background for the Northlander, which will be arriving in a few minutes.

The colors of November are mostly limited to the greens of the evergreens and the browns of the dead stuff. Thankfully there's always the Northlander to brighten things up . Pretty soon thi... (more)

The fall colors have all gone, but fortunately we have the glowing orange face of ONR 1809 to brighten up the scene on this clear and crisp fall day as the Northlander approaches the South Lancelo... (more)

The falling leaves are being kicked up by the passage of 451 operating under an "eco-restriction" of not in excess of notch six unless absolutely necessary. The engineer is opening the window to g... (more)

698 screams around the bend past the site of the former Utterson Station. Coincidentally, about 20 minutes earlier we had been talking to a CN foreman while waiting for the train at Novar, who tol... (more)

The southbound Northlander blasts around the big curve at Utterson.

After meeting the late-runniing Northlander near Huntsville CN A45031 03 leans into the big curve at Utterson, passing a nice mix of fall colors.

ONR 1809, aka the "Tangerine Machine" because of it's off-color nose paint when compared to the rest of the fleet, coasts into the south end of Huntsville.

I was surprised to see a VIA baggage car tacked on to the end of today's northbound Northlander until I got into Huntsville Station shortly after the train arrived to see the mayor greeting a swar... (more)

4136 at work in Huntsville Yard.