CN ran a Jordan Spreader up the Newmarket Sub from Washago to Huntsville today, first time I've seen one in these parts since about 30 years ago when they used to keep one parked at Martins or in ... (more)
Gone but not forgotten! On a perfect spring day back in 2011 the Ontario Northland "Northlander" winds through the curves at Mile 144 of the CN Newmarket Sub just south o... (more)
The 2016 CP Holiday Train creeps across the 1,695' long by 115' high trestle over the Seguin River in Parry Sound, Ontario as dusk settles in.
After dropping rail a couple of miles north, CN Work 914 continues southbound on the Newmarket Sub passing through the curve at Utterson.
Attended a wedding in Parry Sound this afternoon, got there early to see if I could catch anything going over the harbor on the CP trestle. Missed the first one by a stoplight, but caught this one... (more)
CN Work 914 - a CWR train headed up by a GP38-2 long hood forward - is seen here holed up at Martins after using up their allotment of rail the previous few days along the northern parts of the Ne... (more)
Oops! Some days you're better off staying in bed, and this was one of mine.
CN 595, CN 4132 solo, southbound by Mile 138 Newmarket Sub on a beautiful summer morning. They're heading for Stepan Chemical in Longford Mills, south of Washago on the old Newmarket Spur. Stepan ... (more)
CN 595 heads south for Longford Mills during some typical late-April flurry activity.
CN 451 eases into the south end of Huntsville Yard where it will set out some loads then continue on to North Bay.
A normally nocturnal CN 451 - running late enough to put it well into daylight - skirts the south shore of Lake Vernon with work just ahead in Huntsville before continuing on to North Bay.
A normally nocturnal CN 451 - running late enough to put it well into daylight - approaches the south switch at Martins on its way from MacMillan Yard in Vaughan to North Bay.
A pair of new-ish units, CN 3002 and 8900 roll southbound light through Utterson on an early spring afternoon. The utility pole and empty roadbed in the foreground bear witness to what once was ... (more)
CN 595 continues around the bend at Utterson kicking up some more fresh powder on its way south to Longford Mills.
CN 595 around the curve approaching Utterson, southbound for Longford Mills.
CN 1439 sits idling in Huntsville Yard on a summer evening, awaiting its next job.
CN 595 leans into the curve at Parkersville, southbound with one tank for Stepan Chemical in Longford Mills.
With their kits already sitting out on the short hood the crew of 595 has only a couple more moves to make before heading home on Christmas Eve 2015.
Four years less a couple of days ago the (since discontinued) northbound Northlander is captured approaching Old North Road just north of Huntsville. Yup - a lot of "north" in there so h... (more)
A crowd has gathered near the rear of the CP Holiday Train for the performance that is about to begin, but this future railfan is more interested in checking out what makes it all go.
CN 4132 returning north with one tank from Stepan Chemical in Longford Mills.
CN 4132 idles away in Huntsville Yard at the dawn of a cold November day, awaiting the call to duty.
Driving into town today a brighter than normal red Geep nose caught my eye. A closer look revealed that CN 4132, the usual local power, had been replaced by 4110 while the former is down in MacMil... (more)
CN 595 makes its way back to Huntsville after switching the Panolam plant at Martins in a brief spot of sunlight on a typically unsettled October morning.
CN 4132 peeks through the fall foliage along Aspdin Road, just west (timetable south) of Huntsville on a brisk October morning.
A couple of years ago (or even last year for that matter) hearing that 451 was on its way up the Newmarket Sub with a Dash 8 cowl unit leading would be just another yawn moment, but lately with th... (more)
Passing the old Gravenhurst Station, an (almost) empty CWR train heads south down the Newmarket Sub the day after backing up over 100 miles from Washago to drop of some rail.
An (almost) empty CWR train heads south down the Newmarket Sub headed up by a nice looking Dash 8.
A CP manifest crosses the Seguin River at the head of the harbor in Parry Sound. The MV Chippewa III was originally built in 1955 as a "Maid of the Mist" boat to ply the tumultuous waters at the b... (more)
The Portage Flyer crosses Forbes Hill drive returning to Rotary Village Station on the first run of the last day of 2015 steam operations.
Something you don't see every day, at least for most folks. Fireman Cole spins old No. 2 on the home-built turntable in front of the train shed on the last day of steam operations for 2015.... (more)
A shiny new GE Tier 4 compliant locomotive leads CN 451 up the Newmarket Sub on a not-so-shiny day. The GP9 trailing is the power for CN 595, the Huntsville local, returning home from weekend main... (more)
Unusual power for the Huntsville local, CN 595, this is the first time I personally have seen a GMD1 here (although I'm told there was one around for a day or two 7 or 8 years back).
An overcast day is brightened by the presence of flowers and a pair of standard-cab units (CN 5478 and IC GP38-2 9604) leading a relatively rare daylight 451 north through some typically idyllic M... (more)
Not the usual power for 595, but back in the late 90s it was! 7068 is seen here approaching the south switch at Martins with Siding Lake in the background while filling in for 4132, with the latte... (more)
Not Quite a Double-Header: Coupled behind Loco #2, #1 sees the light of day for the first time in many a year. Looking rather naked without her saddle tank (barely visible sitting beside th... (more)
CN 4132 light power running long hood forward through Bracebridge down to Longford Mills, passing the "station" that used to be a passenger shelter for the now-defunct Ontario Northland "Northland... (more)
Torch on a Train: The 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay took to the rails for one of its legs while in Huntsville. The torch bearer on the train's outbound journey was a 13-year old youth athle... (more)
Torch on a Train: The 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay took to the rails for one of its legs while in Huntsville. The torch bearer seen walking out of the compound delivered the torch to one o... (more)
CN 451 approaches the south switch at Martins on a sunny spring morning.
CN 4132 heads down an industrial spur at the north end of Huntsville Yard to grab some empty hoppers from the former KWH Pipe - now Uponor - facility located there. The bridge at left of frame car... (more)
The Portage Flyer loads up for the last run of the first day of the 2015 operating season.
Southbound CN 595 heading for Longford Mills with 3 tanks for the Stepan Chemical facility located there.
451 makes it's way up toward the south end of Huntsville on a sunny day in February.
The thing about April is; it never lets you forget just how ugly it can be! With about a week left in the month, CN 595 heads south through Martins with 3 tanks for Stepan Chemicals in Longford Mi... (more)
CN 595 heads south through Allensville in late-April snow flurries with 3 tanks for Stepan Chemicals in Longford Mills and 8 ballast gons to be set out at Washago.
The Agawa Canyon Tour Train has just arrived at it's destination with CN 105 bringing up the rear. At the time 105 was the only one of the three ex-DRGW Ski Train locomotives repainted into tour t... (more)
595 heads south through Parkersville heading for Longford Mills on a beautiful spring day.
The southbound Northlander approaches South River station on a warm summer day in 2009. Unfortunately, this passenger service was discontinued in September of 2012.
Just zoomin' along: A pair of ex-Oakway SD60s power 451 up the Newmarket sub through fog and light rain, which will shortly turn back into snow on this early spring day.
4125 puffing out the blue smoke as it shoves some box cars up the grade on the Panolam plant lead at Martins.
Smoke Signals: The smoke to the right indicates that 4125 has just cleared her throat as the engineer notched up departing Martins Siding, after switching the Panolam plant there. The plant... (more)
CN 595 working at Martins with a different locomotive as the usual power for this job, CN 4132, is down at MacMillan Yard for maintenance.
CN 450 hits the Old Muskoka Road crossing just north of the Newmarket Sub Mile 138 milepost with a BCOL leader, SD60 CN 5442 and GP9RM 4132. The geep is the normal power for the Huntsville roadswi... (more)
A pair of shiny new ES44ACs lead CN 451 north through the curve at Mile 144 of the Newmarket Sub a couple of miles south of Huntsville.
A pair of shiny new ES44ACs lead CN 451 down along the shore of Lake Vernon a mile or so south of Huntsville, providing a nice contrast against the winter landscape.
Pace shot of CN 451 approaching Martins just before sunrise.
CN 451 picks away at a bit of drifting snow as it works its way up the Newmarket Sub just south of Huntsville.
CN 451 approaching South Lancelot Road in Allensville, ON, just shy of Mile 139 - CN Newmarket Sub.
CN 595 returning to Huntsville from Longford Mills as light power is stopped shy of the south switch at Martins where it will enter to pick up some boxcars from the Panolam plant located there.
Breaking Trail. Having picked up a single boxcar at the Panolam plant at Martins, CN 4132 plows up a bit of snow as it gains headroom coming off the plant lead and onto the back track befor... (more)
Mid-way through a tough battle with frozen switches CN 4132 has dropped its single empty ethylene oxide tank car from Stepan Chemicals in Longford Mills on the siding track at Martins, run around ... (more)
After a day's respite from the constant snowsqualls we're back in the thick of things once again as 595 is caught returning to Huntsville from Longford Mills, with work just ahead at Martins.
595's day is winding down. After having dropped boxcars from Kimberly-Clark here at the south end of the yard they have coupled on to four tank cars for the next day's trip down to Longford Mills ... (more)
CN 4132, the usual power for the Huntsville Roadswitcher CN 595, endures yet another New Year's Day snowsquall in a series that hasn't ended since last year! Okay, I guess I should say "has... (more)
Early morning 451 passes the site of the long-gone Mallard Siding, where in the early days the railroad would park bulkhead flat cars for tanning bark loading over the winter and into the spring. ... (more)
The CP Holiday Train crosses the Seguin River in Parry Sound just before its performance at the old CP station in town. The river is running fast and high due to about 4 feet of snow having melted... (more)
The CP Holiday Train makes its stop at MacTier on an ugly November day.
CN 4132 assembles a string of cylindrical hoppers in Huntsville Yard for delivery to KWH Pipe.
CN 4132 plays in the snow in Huntsville Yard, assembling a string of cylindrical hoppers for delivery to KWH Pipe.
CN 4132 idles in Huntsville Yard shortly after dawn while waiting for the day's work to begin. I didn't notice until after I got home and started post-processing this image that the Huntsville Tra... (more)
Although a day of sunshine has melted off the bulk of the snow, this derail is proving to be in need of a bit of persuasion as 4132 waits to switch the KWH Pipe spur just north of Huntsville Yard.... (more)
The day's last light silhouettes CN 450 a it passes a pond just south of Martins.
CN 595 negotiates the S-curve at Mile 144 of the Newmarket Sub, returning to Huntsville after working at Martins.
Although the sun has yet to rise above the trees on the horizon, the fog has already lifted enough when 451 rolled through to thwart my attempt for a "fog shot". At least the fall colors... (more)
451's conductor rides the trailing unit to keep eyes on the trails, parks and grade crossings they will encounter as they back up to rejoin their train after setting out Huntsville traffic in the ... (more)
CN 451 steps out into the morning sun and on to the causeway that separates this southern tip of Siding Lake from its main body. It's a chilly September morning and signs of fall are starting to a... (more)
CN Heritage! Oh wait, it's just the usual old antiquated crap! CN 595 heads down to Longford Mills with a single tank as the fog lifts on a crisp September morning.
Once more down Memory Lane: A pair of equine pals graze contentedly as the southbound Northlander blasts by, blissfully unaware that in less than a month the train they had become so accust... (more)
CN 451 winds into the south end of Huntsville Yard with a solo BCOL cowl unit for power, on a crisp February morning.
CN 451 with an SD60 up front approaches Martins just as the sun shows itself from behind the morning clouds.
Quebec Gatineau 2008 and 2006 (on sister GNWR road Huron Central) builds a train in the HCRY Sault Yard on a warm and hazy October day.
Massive upgrades to CN's Newmarket Sub have brought all kinds of different equipment to the area recently. This Peterbilt Brandt RTL (Road Transferable Locomotive) along with a Mack have been busy... (more)
On June 28, 2014 CN 908 Herzog ballast train had engine problems at Gravenhurst. After a half day of messing around down there they finally set out the majority of the hoppers on the siding there ... (more)
Cold, rainy days in July may indeed be miserable but they do have some redeeming factors. It's nice and cozy in the cab (as opposed to the usual sauna) and the steam hangs around a lot bett... (more)
CN 451 passing the Newmarket Sub's 146 mile marker at the south end of Huntsville Yard with just the traffic for Huntsville in tow. When the train is too long to be stopped in town for switching t... (more)
CN 451entering the south end of Huntsville Yard with just the traffic for Huntsville in tow. When the train is too long to be stopped in town for switching, thereby blocking grade crossings such a... (more)
