A close call! VIA 33 (shown here backing out, on its way to Ottawa) nearly blocked my shot of AMTK 514, surprisingly the power on the southbound Adirondack today. It is seen here dea... (more)

This track inspection car was originally built for Dr. H.A. Beatty (brother of CP president Sir Edward Wentworth Beatty) as a regular 1939 Buick Century. In 1947 he donated it to CP, which convert... (more)

A scene not to be repeated this year. Unfortunately the second car in this shot (an ex-Northern Pacific dome car) caught fire and was severely damaged a little while ago, causing can... (more)

The British connection. Today the Dominion of Canada entered the main hall at Exporail. It was accorded a pride of place beside CP 2850 in the center of the main hall. Both en... (more)

Whole lotta unit trains. CN 120 (Toronto-Halifax stack train) is eastbound through Southwark Yard on the south shot of Montreal, with Montreal's downtown skyline and Mount-Royal in the back... (more)

Lucky timing. I couldn't have gotten any luckier with my timing here, as CN 543 at left (with CSXT 3224 & CSX 468 for power) is backing up at Turcot West, just as CN 323 passes at right, wi... (more)

A photogenic engine! CN 4803 is a CN GP7 that is preserved near the John Street roundhouse. I'm not the only one taking pictures of this engine! For more train photos, click more)

A crewmember waves as damaged CN 2684 (the DPU on CN 308 which derailed in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick on Jan. 7th 2014) is heading to CAD (Canadian Allied Diesel) in Lachine, Quebec for much need... (more)

A Park Car passing an SD40-2. VIA 15 from Halifax (The Ocean) is passing through Southwark Yard in St-Lambert, Qc, passing a stopped rail train (CN 905) which has CN 5366 in the lead. Soon ... (more)

Ex-ATSF, ex-BN & BNSF. A great lashup of CN 2098, BNSF 9661 and BNSF 5092 leads loaded oil train CN 710 through Montreal before stopping for a crew change at Turcot West. All three engines ... (more)

CN 149 is leaving the Port of Montreal with ex-Oakway SD60 CN 5404 leading on a truly frigid morning. Trailing is BCOL 4611 & CN 2677.

Caterpillar loads on CN 306. CN 306 has some interesting loads on two flatcars, namely a trio of Caterpillar loaders. It has just left MacMillan yard in Toronto and will terminate in Saint ... (more)

CP H41 is backing up from Kenilworth Avenue as they work CP Adams Yard, as a distinctive truck used by Dofasco passes.

After lifting a long string of grain empties from track PC-27, the Pointe St-Charles Switcher is shoving back to its namesake yard, with a beat up caboose leading. The building at left dates to 18... (more)

'Always fresh.' VIA 67 with VIA 6412 up front and VIA 6415 on the rear passes underneath a pair of signal gantries on a snowy afternoon. At right VIA 62 is lined on the south track of CN's ... (more)