CN 313 hustles through Hillsport

CN ES44AC 3974 (CREX 1519) + CN C44-9W 2606 are the power for the Northern Ontario District (NOD) propane train. The 2606 had a mechanical issue and would be placed into trail with the 3974 now op... (more)

CN's Northern Ontario District propane train fuels switch heaters between Toronto and Winnipeg. Two bulkhead flats have been modified with tanks, pumps and gear to transfer from tank cars. CN C44-... (more)

After a few centimeters of fresh snow fell the skies clear up as the morning sun warms things up. CN train X31441 27 (extra freight from Symington Yard in Winnipeg, MB to MacMillan Yard in Toronto... (more)

CN has been getting their SD75 fleet rebuilt by Progress Rail. These locomotives are being upgraded with AC traction, distributed power and many other modifications. CN 8357 was painted up for the... (more)

It is 1015ish on the 4th of January 2026 and the sun is shining as CN Z11251 31 pulls down the passing siding at Hillsport. CN ET44AC 3191, CN ES44DC 2286, and CN C44-9W 2657 operating DP 1x1x1 wi... (more)

CN SD75IACC 8315 hustles west with Toronto (MacMillan Yard), Ontario to Winnipeg Symington Yard), Manitoba freight 303. This new rebuild would save the day overnight being donated to a crippled (G... (more)

CN 8315 saves the day pulling X108 east after its lead unit CN 3128 died on the Allanwater Subdivision. This was the lead unit on train 303 that was tied down in a siding to donate this new SD75AC... (more)

Running nearly 18 hours late and counting VIA Rail Canada's eastbound Canadian breaks trail heading down the siding at Hillsport after meeting a short Q107 that has already cleared the scene!

The paint fades away on CN ES44DC 2279 built back in 07 as they pull a "SM Lines" special down the main at Hillsport.

It didn't take much to freeze Hillsport Lake (foreground) as temperatures dropped for a few days. Off in the distance the much larger White Otter Lake only has a thin layer of ice creating a nice ... (more)

CN ET44AC 3100 is tasked with getting 78 cars of freight between MacMillan Yard in Toronto, Ontario to Symington Yard in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This past summer Hillsport got a full upgrade with new ... (more)

Grain from Gladstone, Manitoba bound for Pointe-Saint-Charles in Montreal, Quebec passes Hillsport, Ontario as the leaves quickly change.

CN ES44AC's 2860 + 3841 have a pair of GP38-2's dead in tow. GTW 5827 and the CN 4960 which started out in 1978 as SLSF 462. Here they are passing Hillsport with 6100ft of traffic.

EVERGREEN! Intermodal traffic from the Port of Vancouver, BC originating at Thornton Yard head east for CN's Brampton Intermodal Terminal north of Toronto. White Otter Lake is off in the distance ... (more)