1805 leads the Northlander southbound through the snow, passing a piece of MofW equipment that has been parked on the back track here for the past week or two. Pan shot @ 1/20th.

The wam rays of the low sun contrast with the cool shadows creeping across the field from the treeline as 1800 leads 698 south through Allensville.

Oh, the difference a couple of days makes! Two days (and a few hundred yards down the track) after catching 1809 and her bright new paint job at Martins I get her again passing Siding Lake, on a g... (more)

1809's new paint needs a bit of a wash but it's still pretty shiny! Note the yellow ribbon on the back of the long hood.

Still the best! Although Ontario Northland has come up with an attractive new paint scheme for their recent repaints, 1805's classic scheme is still number one in my, and a ton of other railfan's ... (more)

698 southbound at Utterson towing GO coach 2341 (out of view around the bend) back to Willowbrook from the ONR North Bay shops, a leftover from their (un-renewed) GO refurb contract. The new contr... (more)

Splashes of fall color are beginning to appear as 698 rounds the curve at Mile 144 of the CN Newmarket Sub on a brisk late summer afternoon.

The southbound Northlander passes the local Timbr-Mart, situated between the railroad tracks and the Muskoka River on a tract of land that has housed a sawmill or some incarnation thereof since th... (more)

698 slows to pick up a pile of passengers at Huntsville.

Southbound Northlander blasts around the curve and crosses Highway 141 in Utterson. This small village boasts a little Post Office, a General Store/Tack Shop and a few other businesses. While it i... (more)

ONR 1805 leads 698 southbound through Martins.

The leaves are starting to pop out in this part of the country as 2200 leads the southbound Northlander up a bit of a grade tucked between Aspdin Road and Lake Vernon, on their way to a meet with ... (more)

Today's southbound Northlander featured the ever-regal 1805, captured here at the south mileboard to Martins Siding. This used to be the location of a previous siding known as Mallard Siding, long... (more)

Having been out of town for a few days (to give away my daughter's hand in marriage) I was pleased to see a canary-nosed GP40 leading the Northlander again, helping to brighten up a dead-looking l... (more)

ONR 698 - ONR 1805 is now in the VTMC portion of Willowbrook Yard and wyeing the train so the GO Transit coach can be brought up northbound for refurbishing on ONR 697.