CN 451 glides across the Siding Lake causeway approaching Martins just after sunrise, with work ahead at Huntsville before continuing on to North Bay.

A quick flashback a couple of years to when the Northlander still plied the rails sees 697 passing Siding Lake on a typical winter day in Muskoka, with the skies beginning to clear after a morning... (more)

After waiting for the passage of 451, CN 595 waits some more while the south switch at Martins is chopped free of ice.

595 negotiates the curve approaching the Aspdin Road crossing at the north end of Martins Siding with the single boxcar that 451 dropped at Huntsville Yard the previous day.

CN 451 blasts through the Aspdin Road crossing on yet another snowy day in Muskoka.

Just another snowy day in Muskoka.

A rare daylight 450 crosses North Lancelot Road a mile south of Martins on a cool, clear winter day.

A rare daylight 450 hits the Newmarket Sub Mile 140 marker a mile south of Martins on a brisk January day.

Steam under the moon? Well, sort of! Appearing more like a steam locomotive than a diesel, a fresh-from-the-box looking SD60 heads up 451 as they scream through Martins just before s... (more)

Tools of the Trade Snow brooms stand at the ready while in the background 4132 brings a cut of cars down the ramp from the Panolam plant. Looks like CN has splurged and bought a new one! :D

4132 is framed by the Domtar Road crossing signals as 595 prepares to work the Panolam plant at Martins. Two days of rain followed by a warm sunny one have combined to get rid of most of the accum... (more)

On a day that was supposed to be sunny, there's only a hint of fading afternoon light showing in the southern sky as CN 595 slows to lift some cars from the Panolam plant at Martins before continu... (more)

Got a big thumbs-up from 451's engineer today as he blasted the Domtar Road crossing at the south end of Martins siding. With 6 - 8" of fresh snow since the last train passed by yesterday, today's... (more)

Winter is a blast! With 6 - 8" of fresh snow since the last train passed by yesterday, today's 451 has his work cut out for him but was maintaining track speed as it blasted up to Martins. ... (more)

A long day... CN 451 with 2642 and BCOL 4513 (plus the local geep dead-in-tow returning to Huntsville) passes a sign with some rather obvious advise as the snow starts up once more. The sig... (more)