The very last light of a July day illuminates a busy time at the station in Brockville, Ontario. The Ottawa section of a combined train from Toronto will depart behind an FPA4 and two GP9’s. Aft... (more)

After the Ottawa section of a train from Toronto has departed Brockville, Ontario, the two FPA4’s waiting on the station ... (more)

As evening falls on Brockville, Ontario, the Ottawa section of a train from Toronto departs, leaving the Montreal cars on the main. The two FPA4’s waiting on the station track will quickly coupl... (more)

I am aboard CN passenger train No. 50 from Toronto to Montreal. Just west of Brockville we meet westbound Train No. 61, The Rapido, on its way from Montreal to Toronto.

VIA Rail FPA4 6783 has recently arrived in Brockville, Ontario with a train from Ottawa. Its consist was combined with a train that arrived from Montreal , and is now on its way to Toronto. Now th... (more)

Wearing an early VIA paint scheme with a CN wet noodle on the nose, VIA Rail FPA4 6778 teams with FPB4 6864 to get in position to await a westbound arrival at Brockville, Ontario.

An eastbound VIA train has made its station stop at Brockville, Ontario. It looks like the front of the train will continue to Ottawa, and the FPA4 on the siding will couple to cars left on the ma... (more)

After dropping Ottawa coaches on the station siding, the Montreal section of the eastbound train accel... (more)

Over the years, I witnessed several different ways to split a train into Montreal and Ottawa sections when it arrived at Brockville, Ontario from Toronto. Here, the first three coaches are being s... (more)

A friendly CN employee gives me his gloves to pose for a photograph on CN RS18 #3110. R.T. Steinbrenner Photo

Twelve thousand horsepower of GM 40-series diesels roll a westbound Canadian National manifest through Brockville, Ontario. Assisting the lead SD40 are three GP40-2W’s.

A Canadian National van punctuates an eastbound train at Brockville, Ontario.

A Toronto-bound train from Montreal backs off of the CN main line at Brockville, Ontario. It is coupling to the Ottawa section, which has arrived on the CP branch from Smiths Falls.

One of the largely unseen aspects of the consolidation/separation of Ottawa and Montreal sections of trains to/from Toronto was the turning of the power that arrived from Ottawa on the CP branch f... (more)