On June 21st, 2020, the SD40-2F made its grand return to the midwest, in the form of CP 143 (CSX Q165). Up until this day, no one ever expected a CM&Q SD40-2F to venture out to the midwest.

Canadian Pacific train 143 (Montreal, QC - Buffalo, NY) has a pair of Central Maine and Quebec EMD SD40-2F's leading a GE AC44CM rebuild and CP 7023 the Air Force Heritage unit, providing for an u... (more)

CSX Q165 cruises over the Indiana Harbor Canal with a pair of CMQ SD40-2Fs leading. I never would’ve thought a pair of former CP red barns would make their way to the Windy City in this day and ... (more)

Canadian Pacific intermodal 143 ended up with quite the unusual pair of lead units in the form of a pair of Central Maine & Quebec SD40-2F's as it made it's morning run into Buffalo over the CN St... (more)

Talk About Foreign Power: With the recent acquisition of the Central Maine & Québéc (CMQ) railway by Canadian Pacific, a handful of the CMQ GMD SD40-2Fs have made the surprising move of rejoinin... (more)

Central Maine & Quebec 9020 East begin its trek toward Maine

A consecutive numbered trio of ''Blue Barns'' with a leased four axles, Central Maine & Quebec Job 1 has just crossed over to the Adirondack Subdivision for the last leg of the trip to Farnham Ya... (more)

Arriving from Maine, Central Maine & Quebec 9020 North is pulling hard through the town of Farnham.

Greenville Me to Franham Qc Central Maine & Quebec 9020 West is approaching Brookport on a hot and humid morning.

Central Maine & Quebec 9020 West is passing Adamsville as heavy equipment digging in the adjacent field.

Central Maine & Quebec 9020 West is approaching Eastman on beautiful winter afternoon.

Concurrent activity. Road power is being turned on the wye, MOW personal are cleaning switches and tracks as a plow extra arrives from Newport Vt.

On its way toward Maine, Central Maine & Quebec 9020 East accelerates across the Massawippi River in Lennoxville before climbing the grade ahead. Veteran rail photographer Jim Shaughnessy made thi... (more)

Central Maine & Quebec 610 ''The Propane Express'' is on its way back to Farnham Yard from Rainville Propane at Brigham.

Beautiful afternoon following an overnight wind storm that downed trees and power lines across Central Canada as Central Maine & Quebec Job 1 passes through the town of Farnham. Originating in Ma... (more)