class unit CN C44-9WL 2500 rests on the shop track outside the Soo roundhouse

WC 585 is about to depart Canada for the USA as it crosses the Saint Mary's River in May of 1988. The International Bridge is in the background. That bridge is quite busy on Friday evenings as Can... (more)

A Roger Puta photograph.

Fall colours abound as the train from Agawa Canyon heads back to its base

Huron Centrals 3012 heads West towards Algoma Steel where he will begin to bring cars to the HC Yard 2km away and begin to build tonights eastbound train.

Taken on Kodachrome 64 film with 5 No. 5B flashbulbs.

No. 9's power is getting switched onto its train near the Steelton yard.

New meets old. CN 106 former Rio Grand Ski Train 289, the new power for the Algoma Central trains is on the head end of train 631 and is just about loaded up and ready to depart the yards for Hear... (more)

Eastbound extra with some 40 foot box cars. This engine was destroyed in the head-on wreck at Hinton, Alberta on February 8, 1986 as VIA 6566.

A pair of Alco FA-2's is laying over between runs. And yes, that is snow on the ground, even though it is late May!

No. 12 derailed at Mile 4 account sabotage (someone removed a rail) but no one was hurt...the lead engine stayed upright. 2 CPR hoists and the ACR hoist are moving the 182 in preparation for re-ra... (more)

Near the height of the fall colour season Psgr Extra 163 North has a full train of the old "Jesse James" passenger cars - so called account they were old ex DRGW cars built around 1910.

One of the ACR's 3 SD40's in the cold bright sunshine at the Steelton Roundhouse on a day after a storm moved through. It was about -30 F when I shot this photo. Some cold dry air would feel nice ... (more)

Once again CPR 8171 has run over a derail and is waiting for help to get back on the track.

CPR 8171 ran over the derail leaving the Algoma Central transfer yard and just missed a power pole before landing in the ditch. ACR GP9 171 is ready to help pull the CPR engine out. A steam powere... (more)