ETR 9 gets a hand from an ex-CN Burro crane to load coal for the day's work. If you look closely, you can actually see the coal dropping out of the bucket. That is the ex-Michigan Central/NYC stat... (more)

The warm morning sun greets ETR #9 as she is prepped for the day's excursions. Taken from the transfer table pit.

A veteran VIA F40 accelerates away from the Brantford station stop with VIA 73. Despite looking a little worse for wear, the twenty-one year old locomotive can still Git-R-Done with a classic 7-ca... (more)

With its' 'triclops' LED headlight actually lit, VIA 6453 leads 75 as it rolls downhill though Snake just after 339 and VIA 74.

Boarding the train at Broadway, the crew of CSX Q119 has the hammer down as they accelerate westward in the late afternoon. The three locomotives have no trouble handling the trains' 105 platforms... (more)

VIA 903 is spinning its wheels trying to get an impresive 675 started out pf Brantford.

Locomotives of CN, CP and C&O heritage gather in front of the SOR shops on a tranquil Sunday morning.

Recently assigned to London, rare widecab GP38-2W CN 4787 shoves the ten cars of 511 down the Guelph sub en route to the CP interchange for some switching. The conductor is getting down to relign ... (more)

Two anomalies of CN's widecab SD40-2 fleet: The lead unit has a hood from a donor locomotive after having an engineroom fire, owing to the unusual paint scheme. The trailing locomotive, 5277, is t... (more)

A crewman watches as CN 511 backs through the yard to set off a cut at the west end on a frigid but clear morning.

Power of the daily Hamilton-Nanticoke and return Steel Train enjoys the morning off in the bright winter sunshine (finally!). Note the creative use of scrap rail.

CSX 800 and BNSF 7150 are on the Walden Yard lead outside of Buffalo, NY in the late-day sun. Check out that huge dip under the lead truck of the 7150!

A dirty CN 5533 leads a rare all-SD60F trio (in numerical order, to boot: 5533, 5553, and 5555) down the north track of the Dundas sub on 384's block and about a minute behind VIA 70 on the south ... (more)

The CN conductor on 434 guides this unusual lashup back to his train before lifting out of CL04, 05 and 15, totalling a little under 9,000 feet upon departure. The consist was IC 2713, CN 2547, CN... (more)

Two yard jobs kick around the yard on a warm summer morning. The crew on the left was preparing to head up the N&NW spur to switch Bunge while the 1359/1808 duo continue to bang out cars for CN to... (more)