On a gloomy November morning the night train to Strasbourg (EuroNight 468) passes through the forest at Forchheim, just south of Karlsruhe. It is lead by Deutsche Bahn's 181 213, an express passen... (more)

DB Regio passenger electric is still in her original 1960s blue paint as she poses at a special event at Stuttgart's former locomotive shops in July 2009, showing her classic Deutsche Bundesbahn f... (more)

CP 8123 leads the early-morning CP 253 over the Lachine Canal into Montreal, with the tail end probably still on CP's Saint-Lawrence bridge, visible far behind. To the left is the (now abandoned) ... (more)

Montreal's rail hub - The area surrounding Pointe-St-Charles can easily be named Montreal's rail hub, at the intersection of CN's St-Hyacinthe Sub leading to the Victoria bridge to the right, the ... (more)

EXO 76 is the fourth EXO train from Candiac to Montréal this morning and is led by AMT 1326 over CP's Canal Lachine bridge. This former swing bridge erected in 1913 has not seen any large ships i... (more)

Spring is slowly making its way to Montreal, at least the snow is almost gone as VIA's F40 PH no. 6416 pulls VIA 24 from Ottawa past milepost 3 of CN's Montreal Sub, about half an hour late.

Ice and snow are quickly melting on Montreal's Lachine Canal as VIA 69 with four HEP cars to Toronto is lead by VIA 916.

CP 8008 leads a mixed freight out west through Pointe Claire on CP's Vaudreuil sub, getting a glimpse of the sun's last rays before it plunges under Saint-Jean Boulevard.

The sun is about to set when low clouds make for that golden minute and create the perfect backdrop for this set of two AVG cars heading south for the Black Forest on the S41 run.

GE ES44DC CN 2285 leads a colorful string of containers with CN's Inspection car eastbound through CN's Montreal Sub.

The spotlight of the late afternoon sun is on VIA 37 as it crosses the Lachine Canal, lead by VIA 902 for the evening run to Ottawa.

The shadows are getting longer but EXO 1209 to Mascouche still has the benefit of the late afternoon sun as it crosses the snow filled Lachine Canal. Large piles of snow from an adjacent parking l... (more)

One of DB Cargo's BR140 leads a short freight out of Braunschweig, heading west towards Hannover. Back in 2011 these old electrics, most of them built during the 1960s, were still a common sight i... (more)

VIA 63 to Toronto has VIA 910 for power and an Economy-only consist of HEP cars as it passes Peel Basin shortly after departing Montreal's Gare Centrale. The massive structure behind the tracks is... (more)

Wiesental near the town of Waghäusel is a quick stop for this DB Regio "Regionalbahn" commuter train heading south from Mannheim to Karlsruhe. Back in 2010 we could still abserve a vin... (more)