ACR was in its last summer when I shot this GP7 set that had arrived from Hearst earlier in the day. The GP7's and GP38-2's tended to handle passenger trains and the Hawk Junction-Hearst freights,... (more)

Train time at Hawk Junction as AC 1753,1755,1756 arrive on train 2. The usual load of supplies and passengers are on hand to travel into the remote areas served by the ACR south of here.

On the WC just about anything was possible, if you waited around long enough. The ex VIA F's spent much of their spare time running in freight service between Sault, ONT. and Gladstone, MI. The we... (more)

Trailing unit on an eastbound freight, AC 1752 is sitting near the depot in Trout Lake while the crew gets some hot coffee on a chilly Jan. afternoon, In a few minutes they will be backing onto th... (more)

ACR 201,158,170 work past the Searchmont station and will soon be struggling up Northland hill with 79 cars on train #12. Lots of snow has been encountered on the trip down from Hawk Junction and ... (more)

The thing I remember most about this photo is nearly being consumed alive by black flies as I waited out the arrival of the train. I may have even discovered a type of fly that thrived on bug repe... (more)

ACR 202 rests in front of the engine house at Hawk Junction. The GP38-2's were the considered the best power on ACR. Dependable, easy on track and able to go anywhere on the railroad.

ACR freight #10 rolls along in the late evening sun one mile north of Limer with 81 cars. Power on this June evening was 188,101,186,185.

ACR #2 with 170,101,200 and 18 cars highball south out of Searchmont. At the time the snow train tourist cars were combined with regular trains #1 and 2 and were handed off at the meeting point a ... (more)

ACR #4 the Agawa Canyon tour train rips south near Searchmont. It's early Oct. and most of the maples are dropping leaves, but the poplar stand to the right of 204 still has some nice green and ye... (more)

ACR 187,186,203,202 have a heavy #12 in tow with a mix of lumber,paper,logs and ore. I was over waist deep in snow getting in position for this shot. After this trip snowshoes were always kept in ... (more)

AC 201 leads #2 south high above one of the many lakes of Northern Ontario.

AC 201,158.170 wheel #12 south on a cold March afternoon. Daylight freights on the south end of the ACR were fairly rare, as most were operated at night to stay out of the way of the four daily pa... (more)

AC 1750,1753 blast past the Searchmont station with #2.

AC 1751, 1753 lead #2 through the snow a couple miles south of Heyden.