Early Morning at the Beaver Pond Today's 451 was a bit of a treat with a clean-looking SD60F running solo, seen here reflecting off the beaver pond just shy of the south switch at Martins S... (more)

Springtime in the Great White North. Today's 451 consist included GP9Rm 4110, a replacement for 4132 which is the normal local power. 4132 has been spotted in the Kingston/Belleville area.

Early on a frigid spring morning CN 451 passes the mileboard to Huntsville with GEXR 3030 in the mix for a bit of extra color. The freshly painted GP40-2L(W) is heading for the Ontario Northland's... (more)

CN 451 makes its way up out of the Big East River valley and begins the climb into the Almaguin Highlands region of Ontario's "Near North".

Did I sleep through a nuclear war or something, cuz this feels like a nuclear winter - never ending! CN 451 stops in front of a derail stand to set out some cars for Huntsville Yard at the dawning... (more)

A view from the beaver pond, looking up at 451 approaching the south switch at Martins. Eight and a half hours later I would catch 2222 again, this time heading south on Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44DC
Location: Martins, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: CN 2222
Train ID: CN 451
Photo Date: March 15, 2014

CN 451 crosses the Little East river just north of Novar.

CN 451 with SD70M-2 8928 leading a nicely painted Dash 8 CSXT 7743 hits the Domtar Road crossing at the south end of Martins on a snowy first day of March. Not being familiar with CSX at all I wou... (more)

CN 451 passes the Newmarket Sub mile 146 marker at the south end of Huntsville Yard with 35 cars and a lone BCOL unit in charge. After setting out a single boxcar here they will continue on to Nor... (more)

CN 451 setting out one car in Huntsville Yard with a lone BCOL unit in charge. I love this paint scheme, but the dirt really shows up on it.

CN 451 glides across the Siding Lake causeway approaching Martins just after sunrise, with work ahead at Huntsville before continuing on to North Bay.

Air Guitar! With one hand gripping the handrail and the other on his radio he does kinda look like he's playing air guitar don't ya think? 451's conductor rides the trailing unit to keep ey... (more)

The conductor resets the derail at the north end of HV61 after 451 set a boxcar out there. The power will now return to its train which it left south of town to avoid fouling crossings, before con... (more)

CN 451 approaches the Newmarket Sub's mileboard to Huntsville, where it will set out one car before carrying on its way.

Darwin Candidates? Just practicing, the power is returning from setting out 1 empty boxcar in Huntsville Yard and hooking back up to its train. You can see the conductor on the ground in th... (more)