This way to the Northland! The single chevron and the word "Northland" form an arrow pointing to, well you guessed it! Newly painted 1809 flies north on the CN Newmarket Sub passing Siding ... (more)

Oh, the difference a couple of days makes! Two days (and a few hundred yards down the track) after catching 1809 and her bright new paint job at Martins I get her again passing Siding Lake, on a g... (more)

1809's new paint needs a bit of a wash but it's still pretty shiny! Note the yellow ribbon on the back of the long hood.

Still the best! Although Ontario Northland has come up with an attractive new paint scheme for their recent repaints, 1805's classic scheme is still number one in my, and a ton of other railfan's ... (more)

Number 8 Track at 3:30a.m. The security man is parked at the other end of the train. Taken with permission.

The Northlander drops down along the shore of Lake Vernon at Mile 144 of the CN Newmarket Sub.

The closest I'll get to a pumpkin this Halloween Day is this reflection of 1802's nose in the pond just south of Martin's Siding. 1802 itself bears one of the lighter of the myriad shades of yello... (more)

CP 222 pulls into the siding at Marathon to meet a westbound

CP 222 gets underway from Marathon after taking the siding to meet a westbound

CP 3114 noses across the 1/4 Line at Tapley, Ontario, as a local girl does a double take, seemingly surprised at the sight of the train. 1140hrs.

Lookin' Good! After catching 1809 with her new paint job heading up 697 at Martins, I scurried ahead of it and caught it coming across the Muskoka River just north of Huntsville Station. By... (more)

Lookin' Good! Returning from its first trip south of North Bay since coming out of the shops with its new paint, 1809 approaches the Domtar Road crossing at Martins in the unrelenting rain.... (more)

"697, mileboard to Huntsville, no restrictions"

698 southbound at Utterson towing GO coach 2341 (out of view around the bend) back to Willowbrook from the ONR North Bay shops, a leftover from their (un-renewed) GO refurb contract. The new contr... (more)

Splashes of fall color are beginning to appear as 698 rounds the curve at Mile 144 of the CN Newmarket Sub on a brisk late summer afternoon.