SSR 703 is doing the honors while both of SSR's steamers are laid up, looking good with a nice paint job and twin plumes belching from it's soup-can spark arrestor.

It's nice to see 4700 back in Oakville Yard even though her paint isn't anywhere near as shiny and new as it was when I shot her at almost the exact same spot close to a year ago (see photo id 206... (more)

After the storm, 4102 waits on the bridge over Royal Windsor Drive for the gates to the Ford plant to be opened. I left the smokestack from the old steam generating plant visible in the right side... (more)

This is the inaugural (revenue) run of the Guelph Junction Express. It did a test run or two beforehand.

1423 pushes empties up the hill to the Ford loading facility on a pleasant summer's eve while a string of autoracks full of new Ford Edges sit in the yard behind.

I liked the way the clouds looked so I zoomed out to include them - and their reflections - in the shot.

Sporting one of the ugliest patch jobs I've seen, CP 4652 was born in 1977 as B&M 310. Sold at some point to Helm it became HATX 506. In 1999 it was traded to CP. Since they've had 9 years to do s... (more)

With only 4 or 5 tracks Oakville's south yard is a fraction of the size of the north yard, but there always seems to be something going on.

Framed by an old farm bridge 8710 and 9755 are hard at work hauling a long mixed freight up the Niagara Escarpment.

At 17:16 - almost 2 hours past schedule - the southbound Northlander hits a rare patch of sunlight as it picks up speed leaving Huntsville.

A wave from above as the Budd cars head to Capreol for servicing after returning from White River.

Fresh out of the paint shop, this has GOT to be the shiniest GP9 in the world right now! A tip of the hat to the folks at NRE in Capreol for the great work!

Olympic painted 8864 leads a westbound alongside, then across Beatty Street on a sunny evening as we wait for VIA 186 to make it's appearance.

Our ride to White River arrives at its destination shortly before sunset. Normal consist for this train is two Budds but a third was added today to accomodate a school class of rugrats going as fa... (more)

Our ride to White River pulls up to the VIA station in downtown Sudbury to load up. Normal consist for this train is two Budds but a third was added today to accomodate a school class of rugrats g... (more)