CP 253 is crossing CP's double track bridge over the St. Lawrence River as it approaches the island of Montreal with CP 8941, CP 8751, CEFX 1031, CP 8705, CP 9840, CP 2253 & CP 2260 for power.

CP 253 has 7 units (CP 8941, CP 8751, CEFX 1031, CP 8705, CP 9840, CP 2253 & CP 2260) as it crosses the St. Lawrence River, its journey from Saratoga Springs nearly over. Three of these units had ... (more)

EMD's CP 2209 and UP 4324 lead CP 253 past Lasalle Yard, a nice break from the usual GE's on this and other CP trains.

As is the norm on most Sunday's, CP F94 has 5 units (all GP20C-ECO's: CP 2318, CP 2215, CP 2262, CP 2307 & CP 2280) as it passes Lasalle yard with a short train of 7 cement hoppers for Lafarge. Th... (more)

Empty ethanol train CP 651 passes Lasalle Yard with a pair of AC4400CW's in two paint schemes (CP 8578 & CP 9654) and a a pair of ratty SOO Line buffers on a sunny morning.

Overpowered. CP F94 has five units and only one car as it passes the empty and weed strewn Lasalle Yard. The last two units will be set off at Delson and the single tank car is going to Nap... (more)

CP 253 has 6 units (CP 8600, CP 8126, CP 8925, UP 3911, CP 8016 & CEFX 1032) and 77 cars as it crosses the St. Lawrence River towards Montreal on a beautiful morning.

The Trainmasters normally worked the transfers to Hochelaga due to the steep grade on Hochelaga Hill. Occasionally they would get other assignments, in this case a transfer to Lasalle. As the so... (more)

Two RDC-2's and two RDC-1's make up the inbound, all stops, local from Farnham, QC to Montreal. The train is running against the current of traffic on the southward track as S-2 7014 switches Las... (more)

The birds on CP's St. Lawrence River Bridge take flight as "The Montreal Limited" crosses the St. Lawrence River and enters Lasalle. In two days the D&H passenger service will end so the local fa... (more)

A tired looking FP7A leads a short "Atlantic Limited" across the St. Lawrence River for the final miles into Montreal from Saint John, NB.

The setting sun is making long shadows as a transfer from St. Luc Yard to Lasalle crosses the Lachine Canal Swing Bridge. There is no longer a need for a bridge tender as the canal closed to comm... (more)

Having finished working the North Canal Bank Branch and Lasalle Yard this local switch crew has reversed out of Lasalle Yard onto the St. Lawrence River Bridge and now heads for St. Luc Yard.

The approaching train sends the birds on the bridge into flight as The Montreal Limited, nearing the end of its overnight run from New York, crosses the icy waters of the St. Lawrence River. Toda... (more)

CP had 21 Trainmasters. In the early 1970's they were found in Montreal and Trail, BC. In Montreal they typically were used on transfers from St. Luc Yard to Hochelaga because of the grade out o... (more)