Five unit sets of GP-9's were common on B&M freights through the Hoosac Tunnel between Mechanicville and East Deerfield.
The railway operations in the Port of Montreal were previously known as the National Harbours Board (NHB) Railway. Two S-3 switchers sit outside the NHB locomotive shop that was built in 1912. O... (more)
The local is on the Montreal Subdivision mainline crossing West Side Canal Bank Track on the Lachine Canal. Two of the five crew members are getting off to line the switches for the local to reve... (more)
The blizzard had ended and the thermometer is below zero. The sectiomen have there work cut out for them to clear more than a foot of snow from the yard, a task that will take them a number of da... (more)
VTR 402 started out life as Rutland 402 and was part of the start-up fleet of locomotives on the Vermont Railway in 1964. It was sold to the Sabine River and Northern Railroad in 1972.
A transfer from St. Luc Yard arrives at Lasalle. It will cross over to the northward track, move onto the St. Lawrence River bridge and then reverse into the yard.
The tail end of the train is still in the St. Luc departure yard as a GP-35, RS-3 and FA-2 have the westbound freight to Smiths Falls on the move. Once the train is past Dorval, two miles to the ... (more)
The SJ&LC was a favourite amongst rail photographers for decades due to its meandering, slow speed trackage, beautiful Vermont scenery and lashups of GE-70 tonners. In 1967 the SJLC started to ret... (more)
One of CN's two GP-35's leads a westbound freight out of Montreal Yard (now Taschereau Yard) and up the short grade at Lachine. This grade is the result of a new track alignment that was built as... (more)
A westbound freight headed for Smiths Falls starts its climb up Vaudreuil Hill. The second unit, CP 4200 built in 1963, was the first Century 424 and the first, second generation locomotive built... (more)
A TOFC train races eastbound behind a UP SD-40 and two SP SD-45's.
CN's Spadina roundhouse was located just west of Union Station. It was where power for passenger trains was serviced. It was demolished in 1986.
Three SW1200RS's lead a westbound CN freight out of Montreal Yard and up the grade at Lachine while an eastbound heads downgrade into the yard.
Two brand new GP-38's team up with an RS-18. CP acquired its first GP-38's in 1970 and received a second batch in March 1971.
