Framed by street lights adorning a park in St-Jean, the switchers are heading back to Iberville to pick up their cars.

First snowstorm of the season... Much easier to travel by rail than by road.

Backing up to pull cars from the CN-MMA interchange and bring them on the main line.

Eric is turning the switch to enter Portec while Tom is at the "wheel" of the MMA St-Jean switcher.

To see how this scene looked like a mere three weeks before, click HERE

Fall colors are at their peak in southern Quebec as the St-Jean turn is pushing a heafty 40 cars or so with a single engine over the Chambly canal and onto the CN-MMA interchange.

The magnificient house in the background is called the Christie Manor. To see more, CLICK HERE It was buil... (more)

Crossing over the frozen Chambly canal on the turning bridge. Time for a walk or go fishing on the ice before spring arrives. As we where taking a walk, we heard the train coming. So I let my d... (more)

Squealing wheels is what this pic is all about. Checkout the curves as MMA St-Jean turn is pushing cars in the Bourassa transport's transload facility. That's how transportation should be: long ha... (more)

Dwarfed by Mont Yamaska & the grain elevator, St-Jean bound assignment # 810 has just left Farnham with cars for the CN interchange

Wide angle view of the MMA St-Jean switcher in front of the abandoned Singer plant. You can see thru the building!

Rainbow MMA! A Ferromex and three different BNSF paint schemes. And boy do they sound great!

The snow is falling gently as passers by are enjoying the mild weather. The youngster on the right was quite impressed by the hard working St-Jean switcher as it was shoving a cut of 50 cars or so... (more)