VIA 906 departs from Ottawa with Montreal bound train #634.

VIA 902 departs from Ottawa with Toronto to Montreal train #50.

OC Transpo's O-Train departs from Carleton University and crosses the Rideau River as it travels south on the former CP Rail Ellwood subdivision.

After taking the train from Toronto to Ottawa I was able to grab a shot at the head end before going the train departed for Montreal. The crew seemed to approve because they gave me a funny look a... (more)

CN GP9 #4529 with F7Au #9172 and CN Caboose #79215.

CP 2858, a Royal Hudson, is preserved at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. Beside it is CP 3100 (4-8-4), see a photo of it by clicking Railroad: Canadian Pacific Railway
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-4
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: CP 2858
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 09, 2013

While competitor CN had more 4-8-4's than any other North American railway, CP owned a total of only two 4-8-4's (CP 3100-3101, class K1a, both built at their Angus shops in Montreal) and both are... (more)

Narrow Gauge business car. The CN business car 'Terra Nova' was used on Newfoundland's narrow gauge (3'6'') network until it was donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museum in 1970,... (more)

Streamlined CN Steam. The Canada Science and Technology Museum has a compact but impressive display of Canadian steam engines in their main building (with more in storage). Probably the mos... (more)

CN 6200 rests at her permanent home in Ottawa infront of the Science and Technology museum, where inside they have a mass array of steam locomotives along with several other forms of transportatio... (more)

VIA 6443 parked with three LRC cars on the south track at Ottawa Station.

VIA 902 departs from Ottawa Station and heads east with Montreal bound train #632.

A 4-8-4 Northern type built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in June 1942. Class U2g. Boiler number 69698, class U-2-g. It was transferred to the museum in June 1967.

OC Transpo commuter crosses the Rideau River entering Carleton University station.

After being retired for 15+ years, ex CP 9251, is loaded onto a flat car to be shipped out for rebuild. Once rebuilt it will see regular service with VIA Rail, becoming only the second remaining R... (more)