Once again I catch the 1809/1808 duo this time in full sunshine along the shore of Lake Vernon, a few days after shooting them crossing over Bracebridge Falls. Mile 144 is just about the only plac... (more)

Hearing the southbound Northlander calling for clearance south of Huntsville I hoped I'd catch it in sunshine down in Bracebridge as we were clouded over up here. Stood in a foot and a half of sno... (more)

At the time I shot this the Northlander was running about 1 hour behind schedule. When I checked the Northlander status page about an hour later, it had made up 30 minutes of that. It was really s... (more)

Sometime during the night a freight had passed through here so the major crossing drifts had already been busted. None the less, ON 1800 strikes a fine pose as it plows through the Domtar Road cro... (more)

The frigid waters of Lake Vernon have yet to freeze over, but it won't be long before ice-fishing huts start springing up and those folks who own the cottage on that little island will be able to ... (more)

In the midst of a snow squall ON 697's engineman Wayne re-aligns the south switch at Martins for the main and conductor Phil looks on from the back door of the cafe car as the Northlander takes th... (more)

The Northlander swings around the east end of Hunter's Bay approaching Huntsville Station, where Judy and I await for our ride south. A big shout out to Roger and the rest of the crew for an enjoy... (more)

With the arrival of standard time the sun is starting to set over Hunter's Bay behind me, casting a warm glow on the southbound Northlander as it pulls into Huntsville Station.

The colors of November are mostly limited to the greens of the evergreens and the browns of the dead stuff. Thankfully there's always the Northlander to brighten things up . Pretty soon thi... (more)

The fall colors have all gone, but fortunately we have the glowing orange face of ONR 1809 to brighten up the scene on this clear and crisp fall day as the Northlander approaches the South Lancelo... (more)

1800 pulls the southbound Northlander past the CN Newmarket Sub Mile 141 marker at Martins.

698 screams around the bend past the site of the former Utterson Station. Coincidentally, about 20 minutes earlier we had been talking to a CN foreman while waiting for the train at Novar, who tol... (more)

The southbound Northlander blasts around the big curve at Utterson.

"Tangerine Machine" hurries the southbound Northlander across Boundary Road in Novar as a CN work crew and another railfan, barely visible behind the crossing signals look on. Note the difference ... (more)

The northbound Northlander accelerates around the curve crossing Muskoka Road 35 and a bit of a swamp, just north of Falkenburg.