The overnight "Montreal Limited" from New York is climbing the hill to CPR's Montreal West station. The PA's had been in service for just under four months.

A major snowstorm has blanketed Montreal but this does not slow down this 2400 H.P. Trainmaster as it switches the interchange tracks of the National Harbours Board Railway in the Port of Montreal... (more)

CPR's flagship passenger train "The Canadian" has just begun its 2881 mile journey from Montreal's Windsor Station to Vancouver. Its last run departure from Windsor Station would be on ... (more)

The last D&H southbound "Laurentian" has made its station stop and accelerates out of Port Henry. Many of the faithful rode from Montreal to Port Henry, which was the farthest south we ... (more)

Back in the day, the Bytown Railway Society of Ottawa sponsored a number of excursions on the 56 mile long T&NVR, one of two operating logging railways in Canada at the time. The northbound consis... (more)

The last northbound run of "The Laurentian" takes on fuel and water before crossing the border into Canada and continuing to Montreal for the last time. D&H passenger service would retu... (more)

The approaching train sends the birds on the bridge into flight as The Montreal Limited, nearing the end of its overnight run from New York, crosses the icy waters of the St. Lawrence River. Toda... (more)

The leverman's view from Montreal West Tower. On a rainy April day one of CP's three E-8's departs Montreal West with the "The Frontenac", the morning train from Montreal to Quebec City.

The MU hoses are being hooked up after a third PA has been added to the northbound "Laurentian" which soon will be on its way to Montreal.

CPR had the one and only Montreal Locomotive Works RSD-17. It was MLW's bid to compete against the FM-CLC Trainmaster. It was built in 1957 and demonstrated for two years as CPR 7007, CN 3899 an... (more)

The crew cannot be happy about having an F-unit for power on the local switcher job heading into the Lachine Industrial Area. This is a rare sighting as MLW/Alco switchers ruled the yards in Mont... (more)

This Trainmaster has just brought a transfer from St. Luc Yard down the Hochelaga Hill and is doing some yard work.

The Trainmasters were assigned to the Hochelaga transfers and for unexplained reasons often were paired with a 1000 HP MLW RS-23. The three stock cars on the headend will be set off at one of the... (more)