Industrial scenes can be scenic as well. Witness CN SW900 7285 at work along Montreal's Lachine canal in 1984.
A trio of HR616's passes under the CP in Agincourt, Toronto in 1985. There were only 20 HR616's built. None are currently operating.
Always power short in the 70's, a leased Chessie GP30 accompanies CP GP35 just about to enter Cote St Luc Yard in Montreal.
Standard MLW power in eastern Canada, MLW RS18 8759 makes a fine portrait in this 1977 night shot.
You can feel the chill as FP7 1402 lays over at Farnham on a frigid night in 1977.
How to light up a unit for a night shot? Lacking any other source; I used the car headlights to light CP Alco-built RS2 8401. The CP orange dissipated the headlight beams enough to make a presenta... (more)
While the Turbo suffered from lack of testing when introduced; once the bugs were ironed out provided years of reliable service. I can tell you that riding the upper deck lounge while watching ove... (more)
Still under CN control, an eastbound Turbo swooshes under the bridge at Norman St in 1977. Via rail had not yet officially started running Canada's passenger trains, hence the red 'CN' on the nose... (more)
A Westbound CN Turbo kicks up the dust in 1976.
At the time running a Whitehall to Rutland transfer, RF16 'Shark' lays over at Whitehall in 1976. These units could not 'MU' with any other power on the railroad, one reason for their early retire... (more)
Recently acquired D&H RF16 'Shark" has just brought in a train from Binghampton,NY and drifts around the station after picking up its caboose. It will return to N.Y later that evening with a huge ... (more)
Coal country! Chessie GP30 6923 switches at Grafton in 1987.
With the original B&O Scheme showing through, 4824 idles at GP30 heaven; Elkins, W. Va.
Elkins was a great spot to see Chessie GP30's, not yet rebuilt.
The only GE I saw in Chessie paint. The orange seems a different shade than the EMD's.
