Darkness and light. As Montreal West is built on on an escarpment, it can get shadowy at track level on CN's Montreal sub well before the sun sets. Here the nose of CN 8899 is the only thin... (more)

High headlight close to sunset. CN 323 has NS power leading as it heads through Montreal West about 35 minutes before sunset. Full lashup is NS 7623, NS 9242 and CN 5541. This power came in... (more)

Waving during a snowstorm. CN 527 with CN 5518 and CN 2190 are heading west with 300 axles total during a windy snowstorm. That doesn't prevent conductor Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD60F
Location: Montreal West, Quebec, Canada
Locomotive #: CN 5518
Train ID: CN 527
Photo Date: February 08, 2015

A pair of GP9's. CN 527 with CN 7054 & CN 4102 is passing a stopped CN 586 which has two GP9's and a GP40-2LW.

CSX kicking up the snow.... in Quebec. CN 323 is returning to Montreal a day later than usual with CSXT 4001 and CSXT 454 as power. Usually CN 324 goes from Montreal to St. Albans, VT and c... (more)

A snowy commute. AMT 112 with dual mode engine AMT 1351 leading is about to stop at Montreal West during a snowy morning rush hour.

Cab cars coming and going. For reasons unknown to me, AMT 17 is the only westbound on the Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter line in the afternoon to use what is normally the eastbound track. It it ... (more)

Two days worth of CP 931. CN 529 with two days worth of CP 931 and two days worth of NS power (NS 2732, ex-BN NS 6814, NS 2703 & NS 8840) head west through Montreal West during a very brief... (more)

AMT 41 splitting the signals. AMT 41 is heading towards Beaconsfield, where it will short turn and return to downtown Montreal as AMT 40. Pushing is AMT 1358. It is passing the still fairly... (more)

Off to school. AMT 41 (at left) and AMT 112 (at right) are both stopped at Montreal West station on a snowy morning and both are letting off students for nearby Royal West Academy. Most are... (more)

Back from the dead. On January 7th, 2014, CN 2684 was the DPU on CN 308 when it derailed in Plaster Rock, NB. A couple of weeks later it was brought to CAD in Lachine for repair. Here it is... (more)

Westbound on the south track. CN 149 is leaving Turcot West on the south track after picking up cars. Power is CN 2652, CN 2444 & CN 8956.

Repainted Dash8. CN 527 with freshly repainted CN 2010 (ex-UP C40-8) and BCOL 4608 heads west on the transfer track of CN's Montreal sub towards nearby Taschereau Yard.

A late CN 529 with lots of power. CN 529 with NS 2590, NS 9602, NS 6703, CN 5682 & CN 2028 is heading west towards Taschereau Yard on the north track of the Montreal Sub. Shooting this trai... (more)

Past the station. AMT 1351 is passing Montreal West station with AMT 112 from Hudson on yet another snowy morning.