MRL 404 and 405 work the four cars of their westbound local to Bozeman up the east slope of Boseman Pass. 1656hrs.

CN 3005 brings up th markers on the rear of train 730, 151 potash loads and three units. Am pleased to have caught one of these monsters at the old Lasco bridge in the few remaining weeks before i... (more)

It's something of a winter's wonderland as a rather late Havelock bound T08 approaches the 9th Line crossing just out of Agincourt (Toronto) Yard. 1106hrs.

Moments before the last rays of sun dropped below the treeline, CN 8100 passes as the DPU on CN train 369 at Newtonville, Ontario. This train included an impressive 66 loaded centerbeam flats of l... (more)

Accelating 241's train across the Trent River, a trio of SD40-2 survivors, including a recently reactivated (at time of photo) CP 5690, make for welcome relief from the GE horde. CP 5975 and 5872 ... (more)

The drastic increase in oil shipments by rail has brought a related increase of colourful lashups to the CN mainline east of Toronto. Prior to this, the odds of catching anything more exotic to th... (more)

The setting sun illuminates an eastbound GO train as it negotiates the recently opened (within the last week) shoo-fly around the South Blair Road grade separation. The new GO 660 leads 612 on a s... (more)

CN 5480 and 5466 lead 711's train through Lovekin, Ontario. 1451hrs.

In the dying light of a perfectly sunny and cold winters day, CN 4112 and 7029 pull four loads from the Gerdau Ameristeel plant in Whitby, Ontario. Arriving light from the yard in Oshawa and after... (more)

I'm sure there's a story behind the coating of ice and snow on the power, but is doesn't seem to include 121's train as it is conspicuously snow-free. Regardless, and interesting sight as they lea... (more)

Starting into the climb to Newtonville, CN 8008, and BNSF 7483 and unseen mid train DPU IC 1010 power 305's train past frozen farm fields west of Port Hope. The BNSF unit is returning from Montrea... (more)

Union Pacific 5296 leads Canadian Pacific 9801 and the 118 cars of 609's train over the Cherrywood trestle. 1533hrs.

The sight of a unit tank train on CN's Kingston Sub is somewhat rare, unlike CP's Belleville Sub, where they've been common for a few years now. This seems to be changing now, as this 710 train is... (more)

There was more reason than a red barn leading 2nd 420's train that made the drive worth the effort, as CP 6248 and 6016 were trailing the 9004. Here they are rolling through the siding at Craighur... (more)

CP 9004 leads 2nd 420's train southbound at Carley towards a meet with 113 at Craighurst. Gotta love the brass bells on these units... Golden Corral anyone? Thank-you for the tip, Delic. 1536ahrs... (more)