In May of 2021 the Ontario government outlined an initial plan for the ONR to resume the “Northlander” rail service with 13 proposed stops between Toronto and Timmins (in place of Cochrane). R... (more)

Ontario Northland's FP7m's 2001 & 2002 are providing the power for the Polar Bear Express as they roll through Lillabelle Lake on their way to Moosonee on July 18, 2002.

On a sunny but hazy early morning, southbound 214 dodges the shadows along Sucker Gut Bay with just enough time for the sun to get up over the cliffs during the longer days around the solstice. Th... (more)

ONR Freight Train Southbound being Led by 2101 at the boarded up New Liskeard Train Station

Southbound 308 rumbles over the Driftwood River on a beautiful spring afternoon, passing the correctional facility in the small town of Monteith. Keep your camera pointed at the tracks here!

ONR's rain-soaked heritage unit pulls up alongside what's probably the last signals on the ONR still in use. Giving a real classic look and feel.

Southbound 514 trundles compass east past MP 103 of the Kap Sub between Mattice and Opasatika on a sunny spring afternoon. ONR took over this portion of the former NTR and CN transcon (Winnipeg to... (more)

The late afternoon sun completes a beautiful scene as 1730 in ONR’s classy heritage scheme guides 308 across the Krugerdorf River as the ice begins to melt on the first day of spring. It’s bee... (more)

414 sets off some traffic at Porquis Junction on its way to Englehart from Cochrane reaching the end of the day and the Devonshire Sub. Today’s train and power is predominantly made up of the mo... (more)

Northbound 113 splits the southernmost of the Summit Lakes at MP 68 a few miles from Temagami on its way back to Englehart. The ice pops and cracks sporting a variety of colours and textures as th... (more)

With a friendly wave from the crew, southbound 214 rumbles over the Net Lake causeway just a few minutes after sunrise as the ice and snow begin to recede in Temagami.

The Polar Bear Express cruises through the pristine winter wilderness north of Cochrane crossing the mighty Abitibi River as the snow sparkles in the early morning sun. This train is incredibly un... (more)

Spring thaw in the Northland... as the warmer weather begins to take hold, the waist deep snow recedes revealing the impressive granite cuts at Boston Creek. 308 is on the last leg of its journey ... (more)

ONR unexpectedly ran a passenger train south of Cochrane for the first time since the demise of the Northlander (Sept 28, 2012) in the form of “test” train 999. The consist was made up of thre... (more)

March 10th witnessed a fleeting glimpse of what passenger service would look like again on the ONR south of Cochrane as the railway ran “test” train 999 from Cochrane to North Bay and back aga... (more)