On a rare sunny day, a trio of Cartier MLW units are northbound with a train of empty ore cars

A set of big MLWs lead an empty ore train out of Port Cartier and into the Quebec wilderness on September 10, 2001. A planned week-long trip on the Cartier would be cut short when events on the ne... (more)

September 12, 2001 -- I was in Canada and the day before terrorists struck the U.S. There were almost no trains that ran on the Cartier on 9/11 and I spent most of the day in remote Quebec trying ... (more)

Southbound ore train in the black fly infested area near Charles siding. The big Alcos made it worthwhile to battle the hordes of flies.