The rush is on now to get the track work done as the summer comes to a close in Northwestern Ontario. One of the mornings hotshot intermodal trains, the Toronto BIT, ON to Vancouver Thornton, BC s... (more)

CN ES44AC 2947 + CN ET44AC 3007 hustle the MacMillan Yard to Symington Yard 313 west thru Hilly

A pair of SD70M-2's hustle 314's freight east passing Hillsport Lake.

After doubling away for the westbound morning hotshots (running a touch late at Hornepayne) a shorter eastbound Calgary Logistics Park, AB to Montreal Taschereau, PQ "Z" train is able to scoop a "... (more)

CN ET44AC 3174 enters the siding at Hillsport where it will double into the Manitouwadge track (old Manitouwadge Sub to Geco/Manitouwadge) to clear the main for a pair of morning westbound intermo... (more)

ICE OUT! The remaining ice on rivers, swamps, streams, and lakes melts away. Meanwhile Thornton, BC to Brampton Intermodal, ON train Q124 departs Hillsport.

Calgary Logistics Park, AB to Montreal Taschereau, PQ intermodal train Z100 pulls out of the siding to double the train back up after meeting the morning speeds.

"Your doubling away for the pair at Hillsport train 100." Located at mile 42 of CN's Caramat Subdivision in Northwestern Ontario, Canada is the small community of Hillsport. CN operates ... (more)

Fairlight, SK to the Port of Montreal, PQ grain loads climb the grade through Hillsport over the height of land.

Hillsport located at mile 42 of the Caramat Sub is a tiny community surrounded by endless forest and lakes. The buildings to the right are part of a Canadian National engineering forces work camp ... (more)

CN's Prince Rupert Fairview, BC to Toronto BIT, ON stacker Q180 doubles over into Hillsport siding and backtrack to get out of way for the morning speeds.

CN M313 hustles thru Hillsport, Ontario

CN L597 (a clean up train for the Caramat Sub) heads west across one of the many forestry access roads in Northern Ontario. This train complete with one of the finest of CN's GE high horsepower fl... (more)

CN train 313 heads into Hillsport passing through endless spruce and jackpine stands

With quite a bit of snow over the past few weeks the heavy was brought in to push the banks back and open things back open. Something interesting is almost 10 years ago CN C44-9WL 2519 was tasked ... (more)