SLR 394 is putting its train together in Southwark Yard on a cold afternoon. After that it will exercise trackage rights on CN's St-Hyacinthe Sub before regaining home rails at Ste-Rosalie.

After waiting for CN 322 to backup into the yard (part of its train is visible at left where the loaded centrebeam is), SLR 394 is doing some moves before heading east to its home base of Richmond... (more)

SLR 394 is putting together its train in Southwark Yard with QGRY 6904, QGRY 3014, SLR 3008 & SLR 3007 for power before departing for Richmond on a snowy afternoon.

Foreign visitors. QGRY 6904 is leading SLR 394 which is putting its train together at right as CN 543 with borrowed NS power (NS 3660, NS 4039 & NS 7295) makes a move at CN's Southwark Yard... (more)

A 79 car westbound comes into town as it passes one of the local churches

Detour train SLR 394 (with SLR 3004, SLR 3804, SLR 804, SLR 805 & SLR 3805 for power) is approaching the fairly new Du Canal station. At left in the distance is the spur for CAD Railway Industries... (more)

Passing the RTM's newest station. Opened by the AMT (now the RTM) in January 2017 in Lachine on the Candiac line, the Du Canal Station is the newest station on the RTM's network of commuter... (more)

SLR 3004, QGRY 3102, SLR 3008, SLR 3804, SLR 804 lead a 94-car detour SLR 394 past Lasalle Station. The station building at left is still used by CP employees.

Ex-NYC leader. QGRY 3105, QGRY 6908, SLR 805 & SLR 3805 lead SLR 394 which is detouring on CP's Adirondack Sub due to bridge washout as it passses the platforms at Lasalle Station. The lead... (more)

Outbound detour. After being stopped at this signal gantry for a short period (waiting for a foreman to clear up ahead), detour SLR 394 is on the move again with SLR 3004 leading four more ... (more)

Southwark(CN)-Richmond St-Lawrence & Atlantic #394 is racing eastward toward St-Rosalie

Three nights and a couple hours later after our prior visit, we return to see how the foliage is doing at the SLR crossing of Wild River in Gilead, Maine. Same leader, slightly different angle wit... (more)

A trio of GP 40-2s led by 3035 bring SLR 394s freight eastward over the Wild River Bridge in Gilead, Maine at 00:29. The GWI paint scheme works well with the peaking fall foliage!

A timeless scene in Island Pond is lit up as SLR train 394 begins its overnight journey to Berlin, NH powered by three GP 40-2s and a Road Slug. Upon departing from the small yard the crew passes ... (more)

The whine of dynamic brakes fills the air as Ed Ferguson and Ed Jr. (EJ) greet SLR 394 coming down off Bloomfield Hill at N. Stratford. Leader GP40 3102, built Oct. 67 for NYC shows one of the cha... (more)