A shadowy and hazy Mt. McKay and the Nor'wester Mountain range backdrops the daily wayfreight inching its way across Thunder Bay to tie up in Port Arthur Yard with a drag of Viterra grain.
Once and awhile the primarily nocturnal and quiet Kashabowie Sub throws you a bone, as was the case on this particular day. The smallest sucker hole of sun found a welcome 2449 leading a newer ET4... (more)
The daily Kashabowie Sub wayfreight clicks across the McIntyre River nearing the end of its journey a few miles ahead.
The daily Kashabowie Sub wayfreight drops downhill through Sistonens Corners amongst an endless wall of beautiful, fresh Northern Ontario boreal forest.
CN 436's tailend has just cleared the east end of Neebing Yard (Alba), and with only a few dozen grain loads in tow, 2170 quickly accelerates across town for the trip to the termination point of P... (more)
In -35 degree temps, a monster 140+ grain loads train 436 crawl's up to the automatic derail at the west end of Neebing Yard completing its run across the Fort Frances and Kashabowie Subs.
Shortly after yarding the daily eastbound A436 into Port Arthur Yard, CN 6100 rests on the east leg of the wye.
CN A436 has just arrived in Port Arthur Yard as light power. Later that evening the outgoing crew would split the power, and the 5274 would be used solo on G841, and the 2307 would be used later i... (more)
CN A436 takes a tight curve as it descends the Mabella Hill.
Coming light off the wye.
A southbound CN manifest strolls through Centralia at a decent clip just before sunset.
CN EMD SD75I 5631 + CN GETS C449W 2577
CN EMD SD75I 5631 cabshot