The BL-2 cannot be confused with any other EMD locomotive. EMD put the F-3 machinery in this semi-streamlined carbody to make its first roadswitcher. One BL-1 and 58 BL-2's were built in 1948 an... (more)

The Lake Champlain and Moriah was a six mile long shortline owned by Republic Steel to bring iron ore down to Port Henry on the D&H. Their one caboose was made from an ore jimmy. The line was so... (more)

On a Saturday it is quiet in the great halls of the D&H's massive Colonie Shops. Work on the RS-2, RS-3 and U30C's will resume on Monday. In the 1960's and 1970's the D&H welcomed railfans in Co... (more)

Two F-3A's in pusher service await their next assignment in front of the station that was built in 1863 by the Erie.

I am aboard CN's crack passenger train No. 61, The Rapido, from Montreal to Toronto. Due to a derailment on the mainline in Dorval (suburban Montreal) all trains coming from and heading to the we... (more)

The Canadian has made its first station stop two miles to the west of Windsor Station, the start of its trip from Montreal to Vancouver. The short, eight car consist was typical in the winter. W... (more)

The New York Central had 16 Lima 1200 H.P. road switchers. Two were rebuilt with EMD 1200 H.P. 12-567C engines in 1957. The 8062 and 8063 made it into the Penn Central era.

After making its stop at CPR's Montreal West station "The Laurentian" descends the hill to South Jct. The ex- ATSF PA's and DRGW passenger cars had been in service since December 1967.

The fireman has just snagged the train order hoop from the CPR operator as the "Montreal Limited", the overnight train from Albany to Montreal, moves through the Napierville Junction Railway (D&H ... (more)

The Penn Central merger was just six months old when this Pennsy SD-45 showed up in Montreal on the daily freight from Massena, NY. For years, the power was two, four-axle units, typically RS-3's... (more)

On a wintery morning the overnight "Montreal Limited" from New York nears it destination. It has just diverged from CP's Adirondack Sub. and is accelerating up the grade on the South Jc... (more)

The Delaware and Hudson's "Laurentian" starts its trip to Albany and on to New York City as it passes through the Lasalle Yard in suburban Montreal. In the winter the D&H leased four E8... (more)

CP had 21 Trainmasters, the majority of which spent their lives in the West. In the late 1960's and early 1970's there was always at least one in Montreal, dedicated to transfers between Hochelag... (more)

CPR rostered 20 FA-2's and 7 FPA-2's. A number were traded in on C424's in the mid-1960's but some ran for another ten years, the last one being removed from service on November 8, 1975. They di... (more)

Station Master Beausejour is on the platform in the blinding snow as The Frontenac begins its 178 mile trip from Montreal to Quebec City. It will be running very late as this is the Storm of the ... (more)