Northbound mixed freighter passes the Cargill grain elevator at Mount Albert.

Approaching Zephyr siding on the Bala Sub.

After two days of freezing rain, everything but the train is covered in icy crystals, including even the dead weed stumps that line the track bed - providing a sparkling path in the morning sunshi... (more)

VIA Train 2 enters the home stretch enroute to Toronto Union Station.

September 28th will mark the 2nd anniversary of the last of the Northlander. Words cannot describe how much I miss this train, my daily pre-dinner photo fix for many many years.

VIA 'Canadian' passes under the brand new signal rack at CN Quaker, entering the home stretch enroute to Toronto Union Station. No Rocky Mountains here. What used to be an ‘off-the-beaten-trackâ... (more)

The VIA 'Canadian' rolls past Pine Orchard siding on the CN main line.

Northbound commuter does a little snow removal.

Southbound at Herald Road crossing.

After getting a nice early morning shot of a CP Intermodal at Beare Road, I picked up the CP Havelock train on my radio scanner as it left Agincourt Yard, so it was a bit of a chase to Claremont t... (more)

The last sunset for the Northlander. This last run on September 28, 2012, marked the end of an era for Ontario railfans. A year later and it's hard to believe how much I had relied on this daily (... (more)

It's been almost a year since the Ontario "Northlander" made it's last daily (except Saturday) trek from the great white north to Toronto Union Station, so I figured it was time to dig into the ar... (more)

Southbound 'Northlander', with its familiar GP38-2 and F 'B' unit combo, rounds the big bend at McCowan Road.

The daily (except Saturday) 'Northlander' enroute to Toronto Union Station.