If April is the cruelest month, Novermber surely must be a close second and therefore it tries harder! Cold, damp and lifeless, a purgatory between fall and winter it inflicts its depressing bruti... (more)

A crew member takes advantage of a 75 degree October day as CN 595 trundles slowly through Foreman McIntosh's limits approaching Martins, where the finishing touches on the Aspdin Road grade cross... (more)

A touch of fall color still clings to the trees as 595 heads south through Allensville on its way to Washago and Longford Mills.

Today's 595, a "one car wonder" on return from Longford Mills, passes some of the colorful fall foliage that makes the Muskoka area a magnet for tourists from all over the world at this time of ye... (more)

4132 hauls a longer than normal 595 back to Huntsville past the Newmarket Sub Mile 144 marker. In addition to the usual two chemical tankers from Longford Mills there were about 20 gons and ballas... (more)

A bit nicer day than when I shot this train yesterday! 595 normally runs south to Washago/Longford Mills on Tuesday... (more)

Late-season snow falls as 595 eases up to the south switch at Martins after a rare double meet that saw ONR 697 take the main northbound while this train plus CN 480 - a track geometry test train ... (more)

4132 is making good time with 25 empties in tow as CN 595 heads south through Allensville bound for Washago/Longford Mills.

The crews of 595 and a snow removal team join forces to free a frozen switch at the south end of Martins Siding.

4132 hauls a short train past Siding Lake approaching Martins. Check out the lean on some of those code line poles in the background!

CN 595 - the Huntsville roadswitcher - has been hauled by 4132 the past couple of months since 4136 was sent packing. Although 4136 was a reliable old girl the crews prefer this unit as "it pulls ... (more)

The Huntsville switcher serves industry in and around Huntsville incl. the Kimberly Clark tissue plant and the Panolam melamine board plant.

595 southbound along Stephenson Road 7 in Allensville.

595 southbound for Washago, under a few whispy clouds in an otherwise blue sky.

595 passes Siding Lake in a torrential downpour, on its way home to Huntsville from (I would hazard a guess) Stepan Chemicals at Longford Mills, south of Washago. Nice to see 4136 back home again ... (more)