Save Ontario Northland.

A grimy 1809 leads its train past the swamp just north of Falkenburg.

Wishful Thinking! The sign on 1809's front railing says "Ontario Northland NOT for sale!". Today's 697 with 1802 in charge also bore the signs. A noble sentiment, and one that I wholehearte... (more)

ONR 698 southbound approaching South Lancelot Road in Allensville.

With 1809 reflecting off the small pond on the east side of the tracks just south of Martins, this photographer can't help but reflect upon the imminent demise of passenger service on this line. L... (more)

A school bus waits at the Old Muskoka Road crossing for the passage of 698, whose arrival fortuitously coincides with the sun deciding to peek though a hole in the clouds.

698 leans into the big curve at the site of the former whistle-stop and siding in Utterson.

Southbound at Mile 144 of the CN Newmarket Sub on a chilly spring afternoon.

About all that's left of the whistle-stop at Utterson is a couple of orphaned hydro poles with empty meter sockets and the dirt path where the siding used to be. One has to wonder how long it will... (more)

Cue The Doors... This is the End

The Ontario Government announced earlier that it will be divesting Ontario Northland assets and cancelling the Northlander train service. This could spel... (more)

1809 leads 698 southbound approaching South Lancelot Road on an 80 degree spring afternoon.

With old man winter getting the boot by an early spring (at least for now) we've entered the "dead zone" where the remaining snow is the same dirty brown as the leafless deciduous trees. Once agai... (more)

Crossing Mount Albert creek, enroute to Cochrane, Ontario.

The days are getting longer, at least when the sun decides to come out! 698 crosses Old Muskoka Road in Allensville on a beautiful late winter afternoon. The railway line through these parts was c... (more)

ON 698 Extra, a Military Special transporting troops back from excercises in the frozen northland, passes through Allensville on a clear and frosty morining.