After setting out 9 cars for Huntsville the power for CN 451 returns to pick up the remainder of its train which had been left on the main about a mile south of town to avoid blocking crossings.

CN 451 disrupts the silence with the BCOL 4626 North blaring away after a late Winter snowfall clinging to everything.

CN 451 at Allensville as the snow flurries thicken.

CN 451 approaching the south end of Martins Siding at Mile 141 of the Newmarket Sub.

CN 451 passes a snowy hobby farm at Mile 138 of the Newmarket Sub.

A pair of GEs guide 451's train (Toronto-North Bay) north through the town of Bracebridge as icicles cling to the Muskoka River trestle. This steel structure dates back to 1906, built for the Gran... (more)

A trio of SD75Is lead CN 451 past Mile 138 of the Newmarket Sub while evidence of an ice storm a few days ago still clings to the trees.

CN 451 approaching South Siding Switch Martins just after daybreak.

CN 451 rolling through the wintery Muskoka landscape, Mile 138 CN Newmarket Sub

CN 451 busting a mini-snowbank as it leans into the curve crossing Old Muskoka Road in Allensville, Mile 138.17 CN Newmarket Sub.

Today's CN 451 hits the Domtar Road crossing at Mile 141 CN Newmarket Sub (Martins). The lighting wasn't anything to write home about, but when you see a rare matched set of cowls these days you t... (more)

Out of the frosted woods
CN 451 approaching Huntsville.

Frosty! With yesterday's 451 not getting ordered out of MacMillan Yard due to a minor derailment clogging up the Bala Sub down south, today's train was playing catch-up with a half-dozen lo... (more)

451 powers through the fresh dusting of snow on this wintery November morning. Just north of Burk's Falls, the train has about 50 miles to go before reaching its final destination of North Bay whe... (more)

CN 451 at Allensville in an early-season snowfall on this day last year. This storm caught me by surprise. It's no surprise to have snowfall in October, rather it's expected, but I was counting o... (more)