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)
In the midst of a snow squall ON 697's engineman Wayne re-aligns the south switch at Martins for the main and conductor Phil looks on from the back door of the cafe car as the Northlander takes th... (more)
Southbound on the Hamilton Sub at Milborough Line.
CP 5833, ICE 6426 and SOO 6031 come off the Hamilton Sub and head east on the Galt Sub at Guelph Junction.
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.
CN 632 glides into Canyon on its southbound journey from Hearst to Sault Ste. Marie, the day after dropping us off here. Shot from the back porch of our caboose home for the week.
Although renumbered from 5525 to 4725 in 1988 evidence of its former identity can still be seen on the leader of this geep sandwich. 4728 in the rear was also renumbered, but has been fortunate en... (more)
Eastbound approaching the CN Oakville Sub Mile 21 marker, having just departed Oakville Station.
553 is framed by the mile 20.8 signal bridge as it gains some headroom on the yard lead.
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 rising sun over Lake Ontario and Burlington Bay has just kissed the treetops in the background, but the elevated topography of the land to our left will keep the foreground in the shadows for ... (more)
4701 gets some headroom on the west Aldershot Yard lead.
Switching cars in Oakville Yard.
553 shuffles tankers from the Clarkson PetroCanada refinery in the yard while a commuter, oblivious to the work going on behind her, heads to stake out her place on the GO Station platform to wait... (more)
1800 pulls the southbound Northlander past the CN Newmarket Sub Mile 141 marker at Martins.
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)
The southbound Northlander blasts around the big curve at Utterson.
"Tangerine Machine" hurries the southbound Northlander across Boundary Road in Novar as a CN work crew and another railfan, barely visible behind the crossing signals look on. Note the difference ... (more)
Returning home from the Soo after our week in Agawa Canyon we lucked across HCRY 3802 and her slug 802 tied down on the wye at McKerrow.
My very first shot of our 2010 trip to Agawa Canyon. We got to Steelton Yard in plenty of time to toss our gear and grub on the baggage car and then take some shots of our train before departure. ... (more)
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.
The northbound Northlander accelerates around the curve crossing Muskoka Road 35 and a bit of a swamp, just north of Falkenburg.
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.
5743 leads CN Q10531 22 northbound across the CP Trestle over the Sequin River in Parry Sound. On rare occasions when directional running is shut down for trackwork on the CN Bala Sub you can catc... (more)
IC 2701 and BCOL 4618 lead CN M30251 southbound across the CN bridge above the dam on the Sequin River.
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)
An artistic representation of an SD70I adorns the side of CN 2115, along with sister 2113 one of two ex-UP C40-8s to wear this scheme which celebrates CN's 15 years of privatization. The text in e... (more)
After trading 3 loads for these 4 empties with Railserve for the PetroCanada Lubricants Refinery in Clarkson, 553 kicks up dust and smoke as it passes by the #3 platform construction at Clarkson G... (more)
435 waits for GO traffic to pass before leaving Oakville. The 2nd unit with the fresh paint shining in the sun is one of the rebuilt UP C40-8s, number 2115 to be exact, wearing the "15 Years of Pr... (more)
4136 at work in Huntsville Yard.
After waiting just shy of the North Lancelot Road crossing for about 15 minutes trying to obtain clearance to proceed through 595's work limits, 451 is on the move again with a clear shot to South... (more)
Huntsville's resident geep hauls a short 595 south at Old Muskoka Rd. The top set of signals warn mortorists turning left at the intersection just to the photographer's right that a train is appro... (more)
2202 is still pulling Northlander duties - albeit a bit dirtier than when Judy caught it 2 weeks ago (photo id 334594) - seen here crossing Old Muskoka Road in Allensville.
422 pulls into Aldershot to swap some cars and drop off the 2 trailing GP9s.
VIA 6413 leads train 70 eastbound approaching Kerr Street in Oakville.
The swans don't care that VIA 90 passing overhead on the Credit River Bridge is led by one of the new F40 rebuilds, en route from Niagara Falls to Toronto.
The Schnabel is loaded and just about ready to roll.
451 pulls into Huntsville to drop off a few cars for local industries before continuing north.
The former site of Utterson Station (a humble structure as I recall), you can still see where there used to be a passing track in the foreground.
2579 leads a short 450 across Old Muskoka Road in Allensville.
Well into her second life, GP40-2 9424 was retired in August of 2001 only to be recalled to service in January 2003. She is seen here leading GP38-2 4729 and train L 55131-17 eastbound through Oak... (more)
Somebody forgot to flush! Led by the infamous Lotto Quebec ad unit commonly referred to as "The Turd", VIA 83 crosses the Mississauga/Oakville town line on Track 2 on a pleasant bu... (more)
VIA 95 crosses the Sixteen Mile Creek on its way from Oakville to Niagara Falls with F40PH-3 6403 doing the honors.
VIA 83 crosses the Sixteen Mile Creek valley moments after departing Oakville Station, its starting point during the G8/G20 summits as VIA Rail has elected to avoid Toronto Union for the duration.... (more)
New Track 1 is finally in use! VIA 75 departs Oakville Station, its temporary starting point during the G8/G20 summits. No VIA trains were to be using Toronto Union for these few days for reasons ... (more)
After a torrential downpour the sun comes out just long enough to light up this downtown scene which includes a partial reflection of Toronto's Old City Hall in the modern glass building towering ... (more)
Ya never know what you'll find on any given day in Oakville Yard (although old geeps of all sorts would be pretty safe bets), so when I went out for some groceries this evening and a hole opened u... (more)
CN 4728 with a relatively-fresh paint job has been hanging around Oakville Yard for a few weeks now. Unfortunately I was unable to get a nicely lit shot of it until now as it has always been facin... (more)
In almost a year since I was last up the CN Tower, significant changes are apparent to the TRHA's Toronto Railway Heritage Centre at the old CP John Street Roundhouse below. The roof has been fixe... (more)
After packing in a step ladder to try to shoot over the weeds at the CEBX 800 36 axle Schnabel Car, I placed the camera on the top step to use the ladder as a tripod (quadpod?) for t... (more)
CEBX 800, 36 axle Schnabel Car is stashed at this small chemical plant's loading track until its own load in west Oakville is ready to roll.
A few observations about this pan shot... first, I really wouldn't want to be the engineer in one of these things if it ever got involved in a grade crossing mixup with a cement truck! Second, GO ... (more)
1/15th Zoom-Pan of VIA 75 departing Oakville Station.
83 passes a signals crew working on the new third main project at Park Royal.
BCRY 1001 - whose roots go back to the B & O - now proudly wears the name "Spirit of Collingwood", even though that town has earned a reputation for being railroad-unfriendly as of late. Here it w... (more)
Zoom-pan of VIA 83 kicking up ballast dust as it blasts through Oakville Station.
VIA 83 crosses the 16 Mile Creek at track speed, kicking up dust from the relatively fresh ballast on the new third main after flying through Oakville Station.
VIA 75 passes through Oakville Yard as an MoW crew working on the third main project packs it in for the day in the background.
VIA 83 screams toward Oakville Station with bell a-ringing and a few toots of the horn to tell the GO passengers waiting on the platforms to get the heck back from the tracks, this train ain't slo... (more)
Grimy GEs labor westbound up the Niagara Escarpment while the stack train receding in the background screams eastbound down the hill.
The trees are starting to show a bit of green and the sun has obliged us by dropping under the receding clouds as VIA 75 departs Oakville on a gorgeous spring afternoon.
Eastbound commuters heading for "The Big Smoke" and another day's work.
VIA 83 kicks up a bit of a dust storm as it whizzes through Oakville Station at track speed on St. Patrick's Day.
VIA 76 glides into Oakville behind 6409. The leprechauns were smiling upon me this St. Paddy's Day evening as all the VIAs I caught had F40PHs leading, not a P42DC to be seen! While panning at 1/1... (more)
Amtrak 91 leads VIA 97/Amtrak 64 - "The Maple Leaf" - westbound through Oakville on the first leg of its daily TO - NYC run, passing a GP40-2L(W) working the yard.
Bruce eases 506 and the Guelph Junction Express over the old trestle spanning the Eramosa River on a balmy late winter's day.
A film crew making a documentary sets up to shoot a run-by alongside the Speed River in Guelph. On the pedestrian overpass spanning the river and the railroad, Guelph Junction Express operator Joh... (more)
Classic STLH 5615 with mismatched numberboards leads 2 CP sisters westward on the Galt Sub after making quick work of the Niagara Escarpment.
Aerial view of the Guelph Junction Express on it's Haiti Relief excursion parallelling Carter Rd. in a southeasterly direction, allowing the golden sunset to give us some more great glint action o... (more)
The low evening sun can't reach very far into this older residential area of Guelph but there's enough shining down the right-of-way to give a nice glint off the Guelph Junction Express as it head... (more)
Aerial shot of the Guelph Junction Express' special Haiti Earthquake Relief Train catching some nice glint as it heads out of Arkell.
The Guelph Junction Express ran a special Haiti Earthquake Relief Train today, with all services donated by the parties involved and all proceeds (~$10K at final tally) being forwarded to Doctors ... (more)
A pair of GP9s switch Oakville Yard with a couple of railfans shooting the shadow side from the parking lot across the tracks. In the background a pair of widecab geeps sit coupled to a long strin... (more)
7039 leads 553 bound for Oakville Yard just before the sun drops below the treeline. The signals at Park Royal in the background are actually just inside the Mississauga border.
7019 leads a GP38-2 and a GP40-2LW past some MoW equipment working on the new third main just west of Park Royal (the signals in the background) across the Mississauga-Oakville town line and into ... (more)
CN 7019 leads a nice GMD consist out of Park Royal in Mississauga and into Oakville, past some new third main trackwork. In addition to 7019 there was (GP38-2)4717 and (GP40-2LW) 9543. The last tw... (more)
VIA 75 streaks past the trackwork for the new third main and into the gathering dusk, as the remaining sunset illuminates the buildings behind. This track has finally made it across the 16 ... (more)
One of CN's earlier SD70M-2s leads train 435 out of Oakville Yard after dropping half it's train there. In my opinion these high-headlight units look plain if not downright ugly compared to the la... (more)
Oakville Yard is a somber place today in spite of the sun starting to peek through the clouds. Early yesterday a 42-year-old CN Brakeman succumbed to injuries sustained while switching boxcars at ... (more)
Westbound VIA 73 with a GE up front and Spiderman F40PH 6408 pushing approaches Kerr Street in Oakville, shortly after departing Oakville Station. I'm assuming the rear section will be tomorrow mo... (more)
With grimy streaks running down its cab and nose 9468 rests in Oakville Yard on a chilly Saturday afternoon.
The Guelph Junction Express rings in the New Year with fireworks, champagne and snow. I have to admit I've seen fireworks in winter before but not in a snowstorm. I really liked the way they lit u... (more)
Railserve-operated leaser LTEX 3803 still looks pretty good in its old Aberdeen, Carolina and Western hunter green and cream paint as it finds a spot of sunlight while picking up tank cars for th... (more)
VIA 73 heads west across the 16 Mile Creek Valley. As you can plainly see we've missed most of the winter storms that have been hitting our neighbors to the south and west of us along with the maj... (more)
With a string of autoracks as far as the eye can see CN 570 pulls through the service track at Oakville Yard led by 5 GMDs as VIA "Equipment 53" heads east for Mimico past some MofW toys. 570 is n... (more)
Not a green to be seen.
