An eastbound manifest negotiates the mainline crossovers as it enters Montreal Yard.

Two MLW cab units and a GP-9 race an eastbound passenger train through suburban Montreal ahead of the gathering storm. No more train orders will be issued by the operator as the blades of the upp... (more)

The end of the line. CN had a sizable fleet of Fairbanks Morse locomotives, but by the end of the 1960's their useful lives were over. Four of CN's 18 H16-44 road switchers are in the St. Lawren... (more)

Two SW1200RS's are working hard as they climb the grade from Ballantyne, leading their train out of Montreal Yard to Valleyfield. The headlight in the background is a CPR freight leaving St. Luc Y... (more)

Outbound and inbound freights meet at the entrance to Montreal Yard.

Two GO Transit GP40TC's and a CN C424 lift a freight up the hill from Ballantyne as they pull out of Montreal Yard on their way to Toronto. In the early years of GO Transit's commuter operations ... (more)

A steam excursion hauled by Northern 6218 is in the siding for a meet with a passenger extra. CNR 6218 pulled many excursions in eastern Canada and the U.S. from 1964 to 1971. In 1973 it was dona... (more)

The daily freight from St. Albans, VT moves through Montreal's St. Henri District on its way to Montreal Yard.

Two FPA-4's lead the early morning train from Quebec City to Montreal across the Richelieu River.

Just after sunrise an eastbound freight powered by two SD-40's waits in Southwark Yard for the early morning passenger trains to clear before heading out onto the mainline.

A plow extra heads off the St. Hyacinthe Sub. mainline and onto the Sorel Sub. at Bruno Jct. The engine is one of CN's light-weight GP-9s as shown by the Flexi-coil trucks and small fuel tank.

The sun has just risen as the morning commuter train from St. Hyacinthe to Montreal meets an eastbound manifest. The vintage pair of MLW's consisting of RS-3 3900 and FPA-2 6750 were assigned to ... (more)

A C630M, GP-9 and C424 drift downgrade approaching Ballantyne, where they will divert from the mainline and head into Montreal Yard.

Four units lead a late afternoon train to Toronto through the St. Henri district.