Lookin' Good! After catching 1809 with her new paint job heading up 697 at Martins, I scurried ahead of it and caught it coming across the Muskoka River just north of Huntsville Station. By... (more)

Lookin' Good! Returning from its first trip south of North Bay since coming out of the shops with its new paint, 1809 approaches the Domtar Road crossing at Martins in the unrelenting rain.... (more)

"697, mileboard to Huntsville, no restrictions"

698 southbound at Utterson towing GO coach 2341 (out of view around the bend) back to Willowbrook from the ONR North Bay shops, a leftover from their (un-renewed) GO refurb contract. The new contr... (more)

Splashes of fall color are beginning to appear as 698 rounds the curve at Mile 144 of the CN Newmarket Sub on a brisk late summer afternoon.

The southbound Northlander passes the local Timbr-Mart, situated between the railroad tracks and the Muskoka River on a tract of land that has housed a sawmill or some incarnation thereof since th... (more)

The Ontario Northland's daily northbound train pulls into quiet Gravenhurst as grey storm clouds roll out of town.

698 slows to pick up a pile of passengers at Huntsville.

Southbound Northlander blasts around the curve and crosses Highway 141 in Utterson. This small village boasts a little Post Office, a General Store/Tack Shop and a few other businesses. While it i... (more)

Ontario Northland 1605 rests outside of the shops at North Bay with other SD75Is hidden amongst the yard.