The closest I'll get to a pumpkin this Halloween Day is this reflection of 1802's nose in the pond just south of Martin's Siding. 1802 itself bears one of the lighter of the myriad shades of yello... (more)

Lookin' Good! After catching 1809 with her new paint job heading up 697 at Martins, I scurried ahead of it and caught it coming across the Muskoka River just north of Huntsville Station. By... (more)

Lookin' Good! Returning from its first trip south of North Bay since coming out of the shops with its new paint, 1809 approaches the Domtar Road crossing at Martins in the unrelenting rain.... (more)

"697, mileboard to Huntsville, no restrictions"

698 southbound at Utterson towing GO coach 2341 (out of view around the bend) back to Willowbrook from the ONR North Bay shops, a leftover from their (un-renewed) GO refurb contract. The new contr... (more)

Splashes of fall color are beginning to appear as 698 rounds the curve at Mile 144 of the CN Newmarket Sub on a brisk late summer afternoon.

The southbound Northlander passes the local Timbr-Mart, situated between the railroad tracks and the Muskoka River on a tract of land that has housed a sawmill or some incarnation thereof since th... (more)

698 slows to pick up a pile of passengers at Huntsville.

Southbound Northlander blasts around the curve and crosses Highway 141 in Utterson. This small village boasts a little Post Office, a General Store/Tack Shop and a few other businesses. While it i... (more)

ONR 1805 leads 698 southbound through Martins.

The leaves are starting to pop out in this part of the country as 2200 leads the southbound Northlander up a bit of a grade tucked between Aspdin Road and Lake Vernon, on their way to a meet with ... (more)

Today's southbound Northlander featured the ever-regal 1805, captured here at the south mileboard to Martins Siding. This used to be the location of a previous siding known as Mallard Siding, long... (more)

Caught this train on its southbound journey yesterday as 698. Would have missed it today as it was running a bit early, but my dog (who likes train-watching as much as she likes car rides) heard i... (more)

Having been out of town for a few days (to give away my daughter's hand in marriage) I was pleased to see a canary-nosed GP40 leading the Northlander again, helping to brighten up a dead-looking l... (more)

698 with recently washed, chevron paint schemed 1805 leading hits the big curve at Utterson on its way south to Toronto. A few days ago while leading 697 north on the Bala Sub 1805 caught a turkey... (more)