Pushing though the Grande Ronde valley UP 5468 and 7649 are the rear DPU's on an eastbound freight at Union, Oregon. The easy ride from La Grange at the west end of the valley is over, and the hea... (more)

With well over a mile of train behind him, CN train 149 blasts through the sag Newtonville, Ontario. CN 5719 and 2442 are up to the task today, making close to 60 mph and pushing a wall of wind wi... (more)

In the dying light of a perfectly sunny and cold winters day, CN 4112 and 7029 pull four loads from the Gerdau Ameristeel plant in Whitby, Ontario. Arriving light from the yard in Oshawa and after... (more)

CN GP9RM's 4115 and 7027 shove back to Oshawa Yard after lifting loaded gondolas from the Gerdau Ameristeel mill (blue building) in the background. 1849hrs.

Flowers bloom in the late summer as CP 3113, SLH 8225, CP 8201 and 3111 roll east with the 49 cars of KLR train T08 at Manvers, Ontario. 1134hrs.

Crossing a long fill, KLR tain T08 is entering "civilization" again at Burketon, Ontario, emerging from a somewhat difficult to access part of the route. Burketon was once the site of a junction w... (more)

After working Oshawa Yard, CN 2523, 8006 and 9601 near the end of the south service track and a return to the main as the sun sets on another day. CN 9601 has far more sunsets behind her than ahea... (more)

Southbound and in a hurry, CN 2582 and 2631 race through Rosseau Road, Ontario, with 440's train. Todays 440 is a unit sulfuic acid train with the exception of two grain hoppers on the headend as ... (more)

Amply powered by CN 2197, this short train 149 was crossed over to the south track at Clark, a few miles prior, in deference to their upcoming lift at Oshawa. 1730hrs.

A pair of CN SD75I's, 5645 and 5789, pass through Bayview Junction as they lift train 338 up the grade from Hamilton, Ontario. 0847hrs.

With two days to go until the final run, the Northlander passes slowly though Mount Albert, Ontario, riding the blocks of CN freight 316. Being stuck behind the freight was a real bonus, allowing ... (more)

Under the watchful eye of the Wesleyville Sentinel, CN 2231, BCOL 743 and CN 5705 with 305's train pass rolling farmland at Newtonville, Ontario. 1839hrs.

A short Union Pacific train heads south through Marshall Canyon behind UP 4348 and 4718 at Marshall, WA. My first visit, just passing through with about 30 minutes to hang around and I get one of ... (more)

With a healthy grain block on the headend, Canadian National priority intermodal train 106 leans into the 100mph curve at Lovekin, Ontario behind CN 2252 and 5289. 0909hrs.

Making track speed with a monster drag, CN 8801 and 5742 charge through Whitby, Ontario, with 369's train. CN 8803 is working as the mid-train DPU today. Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD70M-2
Location: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: CN 8801
Train ID: CN 369
Photo Date: November 25, 2007