A bit of a log jam caused by a problem with a GO train at Oakville Station had VIA 83 stuck at the signals for a while but she's underway now. A trailing GO managed to sneak by on track 2, but ano... (more)

VIA 95 Toronto Union to Niagara Falls came in as the log jam caused by a dead GO train at Oakville Station was just clearing up, and therefore was only delayed at this signal a minute or two as GM... (more)

A special treat this evening as 1422 (aka "that old gunboat") gets the Ford plant assignment.

7001 pulls a load of full auto racks down the hill from the Ford plant into Oakville Yard although from this angle it actually appears to be uphill.

7001 picks up some empty auto racks to take to the Ford plant.

Perhaps the least offensive of the VIA "ad" units, 6403 hauls VIA 75 past Oakville Yard.

This light power move seemed to be referred to as the "12 o'clock". I had heard this before, and neither time was it anywhere near noon or midnight, so I really don't know whats up with that. Spec... (more)

A rather dirty 6405 leads VIA 83 through Oakville in the sweet evening light.

A GMD1 in Oakville Yard can only mean one thing - spring has officially arrived! Pretty much one year to the day from last, 1422 returns to Oakville paired with an equally venerable GP9Rm. Last ti... (more)

Framed by a typical collection of yard-dog geeps a road set consisting of SD40-2W 5245, SD70I 5615 and a newish SD70M-2 gets tied down in Oakville Yard. The crew member is removing an EOTD (FRED) ... (more)

20 miles into its trip from Toronto to Winsdor, VIA 73 is already an hour late due to track conditions from the previous day's storm.

A short WB CP with SOO and GCFX power proceeds after waiting for a long 6 unit-powered EB CP to clear over to Track 2 from on Track 1 on the CN Oakville Sub. Click on the Locomotive no. for a coup... (more)

A short WB CP with SOO and GCFX power proceeds after waiting for a long 6 unit-powered EB CP to clear over to Track 2 from on Track 1 on the CN Oakville Sub.

Glad I didn't trek up to the CP Galt Sub as I had originally intended today as it seems the CP traffic has been diverted to the CN Oakville Sub. Here a short WB with SOO and GCFX power awaits a 6 ... (more)

After cleaning the first set of switch points on the crossover from Tracks 1 to 2, VIA 70's "Second Engineer" (thanks, Joe for enlightening me on that terminology!) guides his ice-encrusted train ... (more)