St Albans Vt-Montreal CN #323 breaks the morning silence at Alizé Marina as it rumbles across the Richelieu River at the northend tip of Lake Champlain

CN 394 crosses the Saint-François river on a beautiful fall afternoon. Richmond yard is only a mile ahead!

A duo of CN 8900-series SD70-M2's returns light to Montréal.

A duo of CN 8900-series SD70-M2's rumble over the Saint-François river, on their way back to Montréal, after dropping 67 cars in Richmond.

A duo of CN 8900-series SD70-M2's returns to Montréal after dropping 67 cars in Richmond. The Saint Lawrence & Atlantic does not run on the weekend, which means that such light moves are common on... (more)

CP 9056 tries to blend into lineside houses as it rolls into Windsor Station

An AC4400 and a barn lead a short intermodal - likely train 143 to Chicago - west past Dorval. This photo was taken from the incomplete overpass that's intended to allow cars on highway 20 more di... (more)

Switching under out feet, a Dash-8 and a radio controlled GP9rm mesmerized us with their two completely different engine sounds. It was no surprise the Trash-8 gave out the most smoke!

Led by a pair of GP40s, a "scab train" (a.k.a. a consist of empty centerbeams that CN uses to train managers in the art of train-handling) heads west, through Montreal's West Island, at Pointe-Cla... (more)

The Massif de Charlevoix tourist train approaches Saint-Joachim on a beautiful fall morning.

Built in the 1910's, the former CN Murray Bay subdivision between Québec City and its namesake city runs along the rugged shores of the Saint-Lawrence for many miles, most of it unaccessible by gr... (more)

My father treats the passengers of today's Massif de Charlevoix tourist train to a few fly-bys as I sit in the backseat with my camera...

CN 461 on his way to Montreal.

CN 369 on the Lac-Saint-Jean Sub. with the fall colors.

Amtrak's Adirondack train 68 heads south for the US Border at Lacolle, Quebec with fall wheat ready for harvesting in the rural farmlands near the border. Many more photos at http://steelwheelspho... (more)