a loaded ballast train for CN's Algoma Central Div idles away in Hawk Jct yard about to head South

Southbound train 6 is pulling into the yard at Hawk Junction with a fairly long train lead by 6633 and 2252. The GP30 was uncommon in WC Canadian service as its lack of operable dynamic brakes lim... (more)

A mixed bag of power including a pair of Dash 8's, a SD60, and a Tour Train painted F40 pull 61 cars of freight North

A lengthy 571 departs Hawk Jct... yep, this is the train! and long hood forward to boot!

The ore loads from Wawa drop down off the Michipicotin Branch into Hawk Junction yard. WC 6541, 6002, 6499, 6560 and 6519 are leading 42 loads on a hot August afternoon. After a crew change the tr... (more)

No. 6 is just arriving Hawk Yard at the north switch with a classic Northern Ontario consist of 2 GP7's and a train load of pulpwood, lumber and chips. The 157 was rebuilt by the Canadian National... (more)

The Ex ACR GP7's stayed close to home for the most part in the first few months after the WC merger. A few wandered into Upper Michigan but that was about as far as they managed to get in the firs... (more)

A WC lash up with a group on locomotive models rarely seen in Canada powers southbound freight 10 upgrade south of Hawk Junction. The 6633, leads 2252, 6597, 6507, 6655 along with 57 cars. Note th... (more)

A late running train 10 has pulled up to the station at Hawk Junction. This job was delayed by a 1 car derailment on train 11 the previous evening. The 6651 has 2 SD45's and a mix of Wawa ore and ... (more)

A stark tree frames the southbound "Tour of the Line" as it approaches the station in Hawk to unload a few passengers.

One of the last group of used SD45's purchased by WC has had a quick renumbering/stencil job and been put right to work in the wilds of the Ex ACR Northern Ontario route. This is Train 10 with a h... (more)

ACR was in its last summer when I shot this GP7 set that had arrived from Hearst earlier in the day. The GP7's and GP38-2's tended to handle passenger trains and the Hawk Junction-Hearst freights,... (more)

Train time at Hawk Junction as AC 1753,1755,1756 arrive on train 2. The usual load of supplies and passengers are on hand to travel into the remote areas served by the ACR south of here.

ACR 202 rests in front of the engine house at Hawk Junction. The GP38-2's were the considered the best power on ACR. Dependable, easy on track and able to go anywhere on the railroad.