Class lights lit. I knew that CN X401 was running with a BCOL leader (a train worthy of interest already at this point), but I was not aware that it was a 100% TankTrain consist (normally C... (more)

VIA & GO Transit west of Union Station. VIA 6416 backs a deadhead movement east towards Union Station in Toronto. In the distance are a number of trains laying over in the GO North Bathurst... (more)

Ontario Southland Railway, on the rails and on the road. Freshly repainted FP9A OSRX 6508 is leading GP9 OSRX 1620 as they head light to pick up some cars at Putnam. Waiting at the crossing... (more)

Rare mileage on an ex-transcontinental main line. A VIA special train is crossing the famous Cap-Rouge Trestle near Quebec City on what was once part of the National Transcontinental Railw... (more)

A dearly missed train. CN 710 (an oil train that went to Valero near Quebec City) has not run since this past April, and with lashups like this, it's easy to see why it is missed by local r... (more)

Waiting for their signal. CN 589 has just come off the mostly passenger-only VIA Rail Alexandria sub and is waiting for its signal on CN's Kingston sub in Coteau. It has to wait for CN 377 ... (more)

A GP20C-ECO hat trick? A trio of GP20C-ECO's (CP 2256, CP 2276 & CP 2250) lead a long CP 318 over the Lachine canal on a scorching afternoon. It will head to Iberville and interchange with ... (more)

Port of Montreal panorama. CN 7083 & CN 7020 lead a short transfer out of the Port of Montreal. A lot can be seen in this photo, including a Lachine canal lock at bottom right, the Alexandr... (more)

On either side of Barrington Station. CP 1608 is running long hood forward after heading to the Des Bouleaux spur to do some tree trimming and has just cleared the diamond in front of Barri... (more)

Peace! The engineer gives two fingers up on lead unit CEFX 1019 as CP 133 passes through Dorval on a humid but mostly sunny evening. Trailing is workhorse SD40-2 CP 6011.

At water level. VIA 6428 backs up to Montreal's Central Station with an all-LRC consist as it crosses the Lachine canal. At left is the out of use CN swing bridge and behind it is the Welli... (more)

A death star leader through Turcot West. A later than usual CN 310 has an IC SD70 leading (IC 1015) as well as another as DPU (class leader IC 1000) as it passes through Turcot West with 69... (more)

Railroading in an increasingly gentrified neighbourhood. In what was once one of the most heavily industrialized areas of Canada (but which is now largely condos, as at left), CN 7246 & CN ... (more)

In electric mode, finally! Until the opening of the Mascouche line last December, AMT's fleet of dual-mode ALP-45DP's had operated 100% in diesel mode. With the opening of the Mascouche lin... (more)

A high hood and two end cabs. CN 1382 (formerly CN 7300, and donated to Exporail a bit under a year ago) now has its... (more)