Cabview of GMD1 ; Note: Wearing all required PPE/and CN employee

The GMD1 that CN employs as its Steelton Yard switcher rests beside the yard office. Meanwhile, one of the Algoma Steel switchers, an SW8 with a close-clearance cab (#50) makes a rare appearance o... (more)

With a CP unit thrown in for good measure today, 912 prepares to depart for Sudbury. Meanwhile, on the freshly reballasted old main, the switcher waits to retrieve a cut of empty steel cars and ma... (more)

The Tour Train unloads at the Soo's downtown station.

A pair of Quebec-Gatineau GP38s at work in the Huron Central Sault Ste. Marie yard. At first I thought the walking dude was a railroad employee that forgot his Hi-Vis vest as he was hanging around... (more)

I shot this old GMD1 (which I believe I saw not too very long ago over 500 miles away in Oakville) from the vestibule of our coach on CN 631 as we pulled out of Steelton on our way up to Canyon.

A decent array of power leads the daily US-Canada northbound freight arrives in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario with a long heavy drag consisting mainly of ore loads destined for the blast furnaces at E... (more)

CP 8798 leads a rebuilt sister and train 911 at Sault Ste. Marie. The units puff some trademark Alco smoke as they make their way through the yard.

The CPR had quite a fleet of hi-hood RS-18's which seemed to be more or less a Canadian version of the RS-11. In any event the CP really seemed to like the units and they were rebuilt with lo nose... (more)

The ACR had a pair of SW9's numbered 140-141. The 141 was more of the problem child of the pair and was gone before the WC takeover. The two SW's never ventured far from Steelton. The 140 was renu... (more)

CP 8428 along with a GP35 and C424 rest at the CPR roundhouse in Sault Ste. Marie after arriving with train 911. The GP35 had lead on the way in and the two lo nose units had already been cut off ... (more)

HC used CP power from time to time over the years to fill in if one of there units was ailing. CP 1839 is lashed up with HC 201 at Sault Ste. Marie. After finishing up the days yard chores they re... (more)

CPR always seemed to be in kind of a dilemma motive power wise. Never really sold on any model after the SD40-2. At least until the big GE purchases started. They bought 10 used SD40m's from MK in... (more)

The 80's were rough on the ACR with the economy making many twists and turns that caused a downward spiral of the freight traffic that the railroad was positioned to haul(forest products,steel and... (more)

Freshly rebuilt 1811 leads 8771, 8763 and train 911 past local yard unit 7099 and the CP Station as they arrive at Sault Ste. Marie with the hot COFC train from St. Luc to Chicago. Train 911 norma... (more)