CN 450 approaching the Old Muskoka Road crossing in Allensville, MP 138.07 CN Newmarket Sub on the first day of summer 2024 (well, it sure felt like it anyway!).

CN 451 approaches MP 138 of the CN Newmarket Sub on a perfect summer morning with a CN 100 stickered unit on point.

CN 595 dashes past MP 138 CN Newmarket Sub on its way to service the Stepan Chemical facility in Longford Mills. Stepan closed all Canadian operations in late 2016, leaving the facility empty and ... (more)

CN 451 passing MP 138 CN Newmarket Sub:

CN 595 heading south with one tank car for Stepan Chemical in Longford Mills. In late 2016 Stepan closed its Canadian operations and 595 no longer ventures south past Martins except for the odd Mo... (more)

Blockade Detour
After waiting a few hours for a couple of meets CN 577 is finally under way again, emerging from the woods and passing the Mile 139 Newmarket Sub milepost as shadows len... (more)

CN 451 at Allensville as the snow flurries thicken.

CN 451 passes a snowy hobby farm at Mile 138 of the Newmarket Sub.

A trio of SD75Is lead CN 451 past Mile 138 of the Newmarket Sub while evidence of an ice storm a few days ago still clings to the trees.

CN 451 rolling through the wintery Muskoka landscape, Mile 138 CN Newmarket Sub

CN 451 busting a mini-snowbank as it leans into the curve crossing Old Muskoka Road in Allensville, Mile 138.17 CN Newmarket Sub.

CN 451 at Allensville in an early-season snowfall on this day last year. This storm caught me by surprise. It's no surprise to have snowfall in October, rather it's expected, but I was counting o... (more)

CN 451 comes out of the woods at Mile 138 of the Newmarket Sub as the rising sun burns off the morning fog.

CN 450 slides by the swamp at Mile 138 of the Newmarket Sub. Still plenty of water for reflections this late in the year due to the unusually cool, wet weather this spring.

The receding snow line signals the approach of spring as CN 451 rolls through Allensville on a crisp mid-April morning.