Despite the recent takeover of Ottawa Central by Canadian National MLW RS-18 units are still in use. Their days are numbered.
Ottawa Central train #520 crosses the windswept fields of the Montreal plain on its way to a rendezvous with the Canadian National.
OC 520, the steel train, leaves Coteau on VIA's Alexandria sub. It will return to home rails at Glen Robertson, Ont. Behind the three RS-18's are 50 loads of steel and scrap.
Waiting signals to back-up to her train. Nice to see MLW/ALCO power running in 2004...
OC "Hawkesbury Turn" slowly approaches CN/CP De Beaujeu diamond enroute to the interchange yard with CN in Coteau.