The New Kid in Town: Well, although not necessarily 'new', this 1967-built Hawker Siddeley RTC-85 sure looks good on her Fiftieth birthday. On a sunny May evening in downtown Toronto, a fe... (more)

It's 0656 and morning light illuminates the CSX Terminal Subdivision at Depew, New York. It is here that some of the last surviving New York Central target signals in the Buffalo area stand, but n... (more)

The morning sky explodes with a vibrant display of colour over the CSX Terminal Subdivision at Depew, New York. These New York Central target signals are existing on very short time and are expect... (more)

Here we are in Worcester, Massachusetts about 40 miles or so out of Boston with today's 'catch of the day'. We ain't talking about 'lobstah' from the 'habah' here but something that's just as good... (more)

Still painted in a special 'Greenbush Grand Opening' paint scheme from 2007, MBTA 1052 smokes up as it accelerates into the morning sun, leaving Worcester for downtown Boston.

Painted in Amtrak's Phase IV heritage scheme, GE P42DC # 184 guides The Maple Leaf through Bayview Junction on a pristine spring morning. It was sure nice to see a matching consist on an Amtrak tr... (more)

Twenty minutes after sunset, Canadian Pacific's Chicago to Montreal stack train no. 142 is seen passing by a farm house on a gloomy spring evening in Flamborough, Ontario. Having biked to this ... (more)

Amtrak's "Maple Leaf" rockets along I-190, leaving Buffalo in the setting sun.

NS 1028 guides a freight train off of the old Nickel Plate and into the B&P yard at Tifft Street in golden evening light.

Nighttime on the CTA.

Peekaboo! SOO 6027 emerges from the Hunter Street tunnel in downtown Hamilton with Canadian Pacific train no. 246 from Sudbury, Ontario.

This weekend I had the honour of attending CRPA's annual conference in Lake Forest as one of three docent scholars. Prior to the event and in between presentations, I made a point of getting track... (more)

Despite being dubbed 'Chemical Valley', Sarnia does have the potential to produce some pretty decent scenes, such as this one here. On a misty summer's morning on the outskirts of town, CN train #... (more)

A pristine August morning finds Stephen Host and I exploring Letchworth State Park before the passage of the lionized NKP 765. From below the upper falls, we watch as Norfolk Southern train #309 t... (more)

The rushing waters of the Bronte Creek at Progreston don't give much notice for trains - but the photographer was ready. Perched by the riverside expecting a southbound train, a pair of GEVOs brie... (more)