An early 421 arrives in Thunder Bay via the south track passing alongside Current River yard. The signal tower governing the plant at current river along with the HD/code line to the left have sin... (more)

Once and awhile the primarily nocturnal and quiet Kashabowie Sub throws you a bone, as was the case on this particular day. The smallest sucker hole of sun found a welcome 2449 leading a newer ET4... (more)

CP 119 ducks under the Trans-Canada Thunder Bay bypass and simultaneously crosses a beautiful bridge spanning the Kaministquia River.

After yarding they’re grain train, a trio of different CP paint schemes rest on the McIntyre River as the conductor lines some switches to head to the shops to tie up.

A late winter snow and ice storm blankets the lakehead in 10cm of glued on snow. After 6 hours on duty painfully chipping switches to build they’re train, the morning box train finally accelerat... (more)

A most unusual but welcome face in these parts shoves CP 112's tailend out of Thunder Bay across McVicar Creek and passed Current River Yard/Elevators.

A few different paint schemes if one looks hard enough. A437's power rests on the wye with a pair of CN's sandwiching a BCOL, while just visible through the yet to bud trees are the EJE/CN/DMIR tr... (more)

A matching pair of “CN North Amercia’s” lead a rail train passed thick boreal travelling westbound along the Kashabowie Sub.

Backdropped by the CN station, the shores of Lake Superior/Thunder Bay marina, and the Sleeping Giant, the CN triple set heads light to current river to pull JRI/UGGA empties. The station original... (more)

Planes and trains. The 1000 extra creeps along the shores of Lake Superior down the old Great West Timber spur reaching the end of the line to service the only remaining customer of General Chemic... (more)

Built in 1909, the 530 ft James St. Swing bridge spans the Kaministquia River allowing CN & CP access to the elevators and resolute sawmill via the Mission Spur. Seen here, the 0900 Neebing Yard j... (more)

The loram grinder does it’s thing and hoses down some steamy rail on the North Main while road switcher 421 creeps up the south main.

At the time a very out of place set of power leads CP grain loads down into Thunder Bay. Fast forward 6 years and CP is purchasing these units from UP for a refurb and a second life. How quickly t... (more)

Three different roads elephant style idle on McKellar Island with coke empties awaiting a crew for the run westbound across the Kashabowie & Fort Frances Subs.

The sun sets on a beautiful late spring day as wayfreight 437’s power idles on the east leg of the Port Arthur wye awaiting a nocturnal run westbound. Running down the west leg of the wye in the... (more)