Canadian and standard cabs. Canadian cab CN 2522 and standard cab CN 2122 lead CN 527 over the Lachine Canal on a hot summer afternoon in Montreal. This edition of CN 527 is going straight ... (more)

After setting off and lifting cars at Pointe St-Charles Yard, CN 527 is now departing for Taschereau Yard with CN 2401 and 60 cars as it crosses the Lachine Canal.

Solo cowl on passenger-only trackage. This section of CN's St-Hyacinthe Sub is normally passenger-only, with VIA Rail, Amtrak and RTM passenger trains passing over the Lachine Canal on the ... (more)

CN 527 with BCOL 4652 & CN 2011 for power is temporarily advancing over the St-Ambroise crossing before backing its lift up to the rest of its train. Once that is complete the train will depart fo... (more)

After lifting cars at Pointe St-Charles Yard (including intermodal from the Port of Montreal), CN 527 is on its way to Taschereau Yard as it passes over the De Courcelle crossing with a nice lashu... (more)

CN 527 has a varied lashup of CN 5741, NS 8374 & CN 4807 as it passes through Turcot West. At left is where CN's main line will shift to before the end of the year.

Surpsingly clean CN 8834 leads CN 527 through the s-curve at Turcot West.

Half the searchlights gone already. The classic signal bridge that CN 527 is passing under had two searchlight signals over each of the four tracks of CN's Montreal until last Tuesday; now ... (more)

CN 8815 & CN 2278 lead CN 527 through the s-curve at Turcot West.

UP 7361 & CN 5464 lead a short CN 527 through Montreal West.

CN 527 getting through canal Lachine bridge all in elephant style CN 2538,8927 CERX 1510 and CN 5427

UP 7361 & CN 5464 lead a short CN 527 around a curve at Turcot West, on its way to Taschereau Yard.

CN 527 with CN 2558, CN 5464 & CN 9584 is backing up over the Lachine Canal as it works on its set-off and then lift at Pointe St-Charles Yard.

CN 527 with CN 2558, CN 5464 & CN 9584 slowly advances over the Lachine Canal before backing up as it works on its set-off and then lift at Pointe St-Charles Yard. A snowbank gives me some elevati... (more)

An unexpected train and an unexpected leader. I was surprised by an eastbound crossing the Richelieu River on CN's St-Hyacinthe Sub not too long after CN 120 passed, it had NS 9512, CN 3080... (more)