A very road weary RS-18 is outside the Diesel Shop and about to lead another train. The RS-18 was arguably MLW's best diesel locomotive. CPR acquired 72 of them in 1957-58. Beginning in 1980 CP... (more)

The operator's view of the morning rush from the Montreal West tower. Two E-8's power a very short overnight D&H Montreal Limited up the South Junction Lead while a CP Lakeshore commuter train pow... (more)

CN's premier non-stop Montreal to Toronto train, "The Rapido" races up Vaudreuil Hill on a hot summer afternoon. The FPA-2/FPB-2/F9B/FPA-2 lashup should have no trouble getting the 15 c... (more)

The entire roster of the Napierville Junction Railway powers Train 101 across the St. Lawrence River toward CP's St. Luc Yard.

The NJ ran twice daily from Rouses Point, NY to CP's St. Luc Yard in Montreal. A significant portion of the interchange was newsprint from Quebec paper mills. This job has just left St. Luc and ... (more)

I am aboard CN's crack passenger train No. 61, The Rapido, from Montreal to Toronto. Due to a derailment on the mainline in Dorval (suburban Montreal) all trains coming from and heading to the wes... (more)

The crew of the Burlington yard engine takes a break as an inbound freight from Rutland appears in the distance. VTR 5 started out on the DL&W and was part of the start-up fleet of locomotives on... (more)

The daily freight from Wilkes Barre, PA to Rouses Point, NY, powered by a U33C-C628-U30C lashup is about to pass beneath the EL's famous Starrucca Viaduct.

The engineer has the throttle in notch 8 as the train headed for St. Johnsbury VT grinds up the 1.6% grade on Newport Hill.

An RS-23 charges up the grade at North Jct. on its way to St. Luc Yard with a dead RS-23 in tow on a transfer from Lasalle. The RS-23 was a Montreal Locomotive Works, 1,000 H.P. branchline road s... (more)

An eastbound freight drifts downgrade at Lachine and soon will enter Montreal Yard. This RS-18/GP-9/RS-18 lashup was typical of the era on CN freights despite there being many second generation u... (more)

The daily freight from Montreal to St. Albans, VT is exiting CN's Montreal Yard.