Enveloped in remote Northern Ontario forest, an ONR ballast extra makes it's presence known with the venerable GMD SD40-2 putting on quite the performance. Just like when the '40 was fresh out of ... (more)

ONT 124 is caked in snow bringing up the rear of work extra 1734, operating a three man crew with the Jordan Spreader. Both wings are now fully extended having cleared the crossing with the train... (more)

Following a two day dumping adding to an already heavy winter snow load, ONR decided it was time to clean up the right of way right across the network. Here the flanger is seen biting into the ice... (more)

ONR unexpectedly ran a passenger train south of Cochrane for the first time since the demise of the Northlander (Sept 28, 2012) in the form of “test” train 999. The consist was made up of thre... (more)

March 10th witnessed a fleeting glimpse of what passenger service would look like again on the ONR south of Cochrane as the railway ran “test” train 999 from Cochrane to North Bay and back aga... (more)