Originally built for CN in 1984 as CN 8608 after retirement went to CANX for a while, then the Beiseker Railway Museum and now resting at Aspen Crossing.

After delivering a cut of empty woodchip cars to CP, the mill yard switcher runs light to the other end to fetch nine loads to deliver down to the mill for unloading. Marathon Pulp closed in March... (more)

Operating on a former Canadian Pacific branchline, Bell Gaz snow plow is heading south toward the interchange with Quebec Gatineau at Joliette.

Operating on a former Canadian Pacific branchline, Bell Gaz snow plow is heading south toward the interchange with Quebec Gatineau at Joliette.

110 backs out of the WP Warehousing track after dropping off one boxcar.

The aged cab of Trillium Railway S-13u #108. This was taken with permission, s'all good.

TRRY 108 leads its train across Bridge 17 of the old Welland Canal. The lift bridge hasn't been operational since the early 1970s.

The daily PCHR local has just made its way across CN's Grimsby Sub and is headed through St. Catharines to switch out four cars for two customers.

Unemployed since Marathon pulp's closure last year, 8700 is waiting for the call of duty. This one's for Chris Wilson, for all the nice pictures he published of his beloved engine while operating ... (more)

It's 11:59 for this switcher: a losing battle as another mighty little MLW Alco is disapearing bit by bit under the heat of cutting torches. Sad.

About a week prior to this photo CP setoff this cut in an already snowy yard. (The CP snowblower/plow was broke down, and the spreader's ETA wasn't for another 2 days) After the setoff, it snowed ... (more)

Engineer Derek Dyer pulls the final seven cars from pulp storage, leaving the rails to rust behind. We would have 5 loaded cars, a part load with scraps, and one empty. The cars would be delivered... (more)

On its last morning pulling out of the shed, we paused for a few minutes to take some photograph's. The 8700 would be on a one way trip to the CP Yard and onto its new home at the Canac Shop in St... (more)

The 8700 crosses the chip truck crossing for the final time. I would trade the half-ton (to get back down to the plant) for the sticks to spot the 8700 out to CP. A sad site indeed. This mill ... (more)

The final moment... Train 220 arrives to pick up the CANX 8700 from the now idled Marathon Pulp mill. The engine is bound for Montreal and with it goes my career on the industrial railway in town.