After a day's respite from the constant snowsqualls we're back in the thick of things once again as 595 is caught returning to Huntsville from Longford Mills, with work just ahead at Martins.

Early morning 451 passes the site of the long-gone Mallard Siding, where in the early days the railroad would park bulkhead flat cars for tanning bark loading over the winter and into the spring. ... (more)

Although the sun has yet to rise above the trees on the horizon, the fog has already lifted enough when 451 rolled through to thwart my attempt for a "fog shot". At least the fall colors... (more)

CN Heritage! Oh wait, it's just the usual old antiquated crap! CN 595 heads down to Longford Mills with a single tank as the fog lifts on a crisp September morning.

Once more down Memory Lane: A pair of equine pals graze contentedly as the southbound Northlander blasts by, blissfully unaware that in less than a month the train they had become so accust... (more)

CN 595 at Mile 138 of the Newmarket Sub with 3 tankers for Stepan Chemicals in Longford Mills. When I heard it coming from Martins I headed down here hoping to catch a nice reflection in the swamp... (more)

Springtime in the Great White North. Today's 451 consist included GP9Rm 4110, a replacement for 4132 which is the normal local power. 4132 has been spotted in the Kingston/Belleville area.

A snowmobiler taking advantage of (hopefully) one of winter's last gasps pauses a little close to the tracks for the passage of CN 450 on Old Muskoka Road in Allensville. Just 8&1/2 hours earlier ... (more)

Moment of Impact: ON 698 bears down on the Old Muskoka Road crossing in Allensville, blasting the snow bank left by the road plow earlier in the day. Click Railroad: Ontario Northland
Locomotive: GMD GP38-2
Location: Allensville, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: ONR 1809
Train ID: ONR 698
Photo Date: January 19, 2012

ON 698 bears down on the Old Muskoka Road crossing in Allensville, kicking up accumulated snow along the right of way.

The day after catching this train blasting through snow on its northbound journey from Toronto I catch it again heading south, encountering more snow at the South Lancelot Road crossing in Allensv... (more)

451 approaches Mile 138 of the CN Newmarket Sub with a nice GTW 4927 GP38-2 for a bit of color variation. Only 6400 horses today, but this relatively long train was still moving at a pretty good c... (more)

Smokin' 60! After meeting 451 at Martins 3 miles north 450 heads down the Newmarket Sub at Mile 138, with SD60 5451 in second position spewing out a vapor trail on a frigid morning. Trailin... (more)

Zoom-pan of CN 595, engine 4132 running long hood forward as a light power move. She is approaching CN Newmarket Sub Mile Marker 138 on return from Longford Mills, with freshly-fallen flurries (ho... (more)

CN 451 passes a small hobby farm in the southern part of Allensville.