414 sets off some traffic at Porquis Junction on its way to Englehart from Cochrane reaching the end of the day and the Devonshire Sub. Today’s train and power is predominantly made up of the mo... (more)

Northbound 113 splits the southernmost of the Summit Lakes at MP 68 a few miles from Temagami on its way back to Englehart. The ice pops and cracks sporting a variety of colours and textures as th... (more)

With a friendly wave from the crew, southbound 214 rumbles over the Net Lake causeway just a few minutes after sunrise as the ice and snow begin to recede in Temagami.

The Polar Bear Express cruises through the pristine winter wilderness north of Cochrane crossing the mighty Abitibi River as the snow sparkles in the early morning sun. This train is incredibly un... (more)

Spring thaw in the Northland... as the warmer weather begins to take hold, the waist deep snow recedes revealing the impressive granite cuts at Boston Creek. 308 is on the last leg of its journey ... (more)

ONR unexpectedly ran a passenger train south of Cochrane for the first time since the demise of the Northlander (Sept 28, 2012) in the form of “test” train 999. The consist was made up of thre... (more)

March 10th witnessed a fleeting glimpse of what passenger service would look like again on the ONR south of Cochrane as the railway ran “test” train 999 from Cochrane to North Bay and back aga... (more)

A pair of Progress Rail “bananas” lean into the curve around Spiers Lake and the rock cuts in beautiful Bala, ON underneath the watchful eye of the windswept, tall, eastern white pines the Mus... (more)

A beautiful sunny day in southern Ontario brings a pair of GE’s guiding an X382 over the Grand River in Paris, blanketed by heavy snowfall from the prior day. The aging Penman's Dam in the foreg... (more)

IC heritage 3008 rumbles over the Seguin River and the frozen Parry Sound harbour in charge of 101’s train on a gorgeous winter day. This location is a few miles north of Reynolds where CN north... (more)

GT heritage SD70M-2 leads 451 through the wind, snow and sleet on a day not for the faint of heart in northern Ontario. Here it’s seen clamoring over the Beaver Creek trestle as it eases its tra... (more)

Northbound 451 blasts through the North Waseosa crossing in the small neighbourhood of Melissa, finally getting a bit of a head of steam. The crew had been battling heavily drifting snow and extre... (more)

ONR 214 busts through the dual railroad/snowmobile trail crossing of Hilliardton Rd, working south through the farm fields in Earlton which are notorious for continuously drifting snow.

With its train assembled, 214 is clear to depart the railroad town of Englehart beginning its trek to North Bay high above the Englehart River. Crews worked hard all morning clearing snow from the... (more)

Southbound 214 battles up the grade through the (now) small town of Cobalt, famous for its rich silver mining history. It’s passing what’s left of the “Right of Way” silver mine, so named ... (more)