Heading for Vermont. CN X324 has CN 2185 & CN 8843 has 236 axles as it heads east just out of Taschereau Yard. He will pick up some cars at Southwark Yard and then head to St. Albans, VT fo... (more)

You never knew what would show up on the Lachine Spur. Back when it was in use, you never knew what engines would be ferrying to or from Canadian Allied Diesel on CN's Lachine spur. CN 2684... (more)

What was taken for granted. CP GP9's were plentiful in Montreal (and elsewhere) when this picture was taken in 2009, so it was easy to take them for granted, though they are missed now. Her... (more)

BC Rail Cowl & a GP9. CN 527 has BCOL 4625 & CN 7083 for power as it approaches Taschereau Yard.

A lone AMT coach over the highway. AMT 734 is stopped on the CP bridge over highway 20 for an unknown reason (it probably was just released from nearby Canadian Allied Diesel). Not too long... (more)

NS in Montreal. CN 528 has two day's worth of CN 528/529 power (CP 930/931 while on CP tracks) and a longer train than usual as it exits Taschereau Yard with NS 9820, NS 9970, NS 8460 & NS ... (more)

Zebra cowl leading. Zebra cowl CN 2416 & CN 5621 lead Montreal area transfer CN 527 towards nearby Taschereau Yard minutes after CN 401 passed.

That's a lot of tank cars. CN 705 has two of CN's secondhand units (CN 5433 & CN 2192) as well as some loaded TankTrain cars (destined for Maitland, ON) ahead of the oil empties. Here it he... (more)

Quad GE's on CN 528. CN 528 has two day's worth of CN 528/529 power (CP 930/931 while on CP tracks) and a longer train than usual with NS 9820, NS 9970, NS 8460 & NS 8359 for power.

Double your CN 528. CN 528 has two day's worth of CN 528/529 power (CP 930/931 while on CP tracks) and a longer train than usual as it exits Taschereau Yard with NS 9820, NS 9970, NS 8460 &... (more)

Bright evening sun. AMT 3008 is leading as AMT 29 approaches its station stop at Lachine during some bright evening sun.

A late CN 430. CN 2288 and CN 2162 exit Taschereau Yard with a short and quite late CN 430 for the Becancour sub. Normally CN 430 would leave the yard in the middle of the night.

The usual CN power. SD75I CN 5778 & Dash9-44CW CN 2647 lead a short (172 axles) CN 324 through the Ville St-Pierre neighbourhood in Montreal.

Manifest freight in an intermodal yard. CP 112 is slowly entering Lachine IMS yard with CP 8780 at the head end. While it is primarily an intermodal train, CP 112 usually is filled out with... (more)

A short transfer with lots of power. CN 527 is a Montreal area Southwark Yard-Taschereau Yard transfer that often runs over 100 cars, but not today. Today's CN 527 into Taschereau had 5 uni... (more)