After bringing grain cars to Ardent Mills, CN 500's power is heading back to the main line close to sunset. It is on the East Side Canal Bank Spur, with the snow-covered Lachine Canal at left and ... (more)

A pair of dual mode engines lead a deadhead move away from Central Station.

Another CAD casualty. Dining car VIA 8402 (Alexandra) has been stripped down at CAD and is likely to be scrapped in the near future. It was undergoing what I believe is a tear-down e... (more)

CN 305 has four units up front (CN 2811, CN 2334, CN 2557 & CN 8956) as it heads west past the start of the Turcot Holding Spur.

Grain train CN 878 is crossing the Lachine Canal with ex-CREX CN 2752 up front and rebuilt CN 3301 on the tail end, on its way the Port of Montreal.

Rebuilt CN 3301 brings up the rear end of grain train CN 878, on its way the Port of Montreal.

CN 522 with CN 4765 & CN 9410 in different but equally clean paint schemes switches Southwark Yard. A bit later in the morning it will head to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to serve some clients there.

An Amtrak requalification run has just left the CN St-Hyacinthe Sub and is now on the CN Rouses Point Sub, with clean AMTK 89 for power. Behind, CN 522 is shuffling cars at Southwark Yard.

The last train of the morning from Mascouche to downtown Montreal passes the Peel Basin.

In for a tear-down. VIA 6208 has been completely stripped after undergoing what I believe is a tear-down examination at CAD. VIA Rail was mandated by a Transport Canada order released on Oc... (more)

CN 9523 has an incredibly faded nose as it leads a short train of baretables out of the Port of Montreal.

A late CN 120 unusually has a rear DP as it passes Turcot Ouest. CN 3975 was formerly CREX 1525 and had been on lease to CN a few years back.

CN 5650 & CN 2520 are leading a late CN 430 over the snow-covered Lachine Canal on a very cold morning. The power had come to Montreal on grain train CN 846 from Michigan.

A Charger locomotive pushes VIA 33 for Ottawa over the Lachine Canal. VIA 33 continues to feature a Siemens consist on Tuesdays only and only from Montreal to Ottawa.

VIA 33 from Quebec City is running late and still has not arrived at Central Station, but another VIA 33 with a Siemens set is leaving Central Station roughly on time as it passes the snow-covered... (more)