Sunset isn't too far away as a short CN 323 approaches Taschereau Yard with SD75I's CN 5667 & CN 5707 for power as it returns from Vermont. At left is a string of stored gondolas.

CN GMD SD40u 6020 with GMD SD40-2W 5265 leads St. Albans-Montreal 323 manifest at St-Lambert, Quebec on September 29, 1999.

IC 2459 is still in Conrail blue as it leads CN 323 in Montreal. This unit was originally leased by Conrail half the year, with CN leasing it the other half of the year.

St Albans, VT to Montreal train CN 323 races towards the border on a beautiful September afternoon in northern Vermont.

CN train 323 is crossing the wooden trestle over Lake Champlain with a C40-8 in charge on the return trip to Montreal from St Albans, Vermont.

CN train 323 is leaving St Albans, VT with a pair of SD70M-2's bound for Montreal.

St Albans, VT to Montreal train CN 323 making the slow crawl over the NECR timber trestle across Lake Champlain at East Alburgh, VT

CN 323 is back from Vermont with IC 2459 & CN 2544 for power and only 27 cars as it approaches Turcot Ouest.

CN 323 prepares to hook up to it's train for the return trip to Montreal with an interesting SD40-2W and SD70I power set.

CN 323 is passing underneath a set of signals in Montreal West 25 minutes before sunset, with CN 2509, CN 8886, CN 2565 & 81 cars received in interchange from the NECR in St. Albans, VT.

It's a windy day on the big lake as the St Albans VT to Montreal train 323 crawls across the wooden trestle over Lake Champlain.

St. Albans, VT to Montreal train 323 is crossing the timber trestle over frozen Missisquoi bay on the northern end of Lake Champlain.

CN 323 with BCOL 4649, CN 2599, BCOL 4643 and only 22 cars heads west as CN 543 at left (with CSXT 3224 & CSX 468 for power) recedes into the distance as it backs up at Turcot West.

Lucky timing. I couldn't have gotten any luckier with my timing here, as CN 543 at left (with CSXT 3224 & CSX 468 for power) is backing up at Turcot West, just as CN 323 passes at right, wi... (more)

CN 5663, CSXT 3092 & CN 2317 are leading CN 323 back on its way from Vermont. It is passing grain train CN 874 at right, which had just pulled up to Turcot West for a crew change as CN 323 passed.