Canadian Icons. Canadian National (CN) GP40-2L locomotive 9677 is seen leading a mixed manifest train past the Farine Five Roses mill as it returns from the Port of Montreal.

Two sets of local power rest behind the Coteau Station in the evening. At left is GMTX 2281, with CN 4721 out of sight behind it. At right are CN 9677 & GTW 6226.

CN 9677 & CN 4724 have just 4 cars to interchange with the Port of Montreal as they pass grain elevator #5 and cross the partly frozen Lachine Canal.

CN 9677 & CN 4115 are doing some switching in front of grain elevator #5 on a cold afternoon.

The Pointe St-Charles Switcher is leaving the Port of Montreal with 17 cars received in interchange from the port as it passes a long out of use siding at left.

With the dome of Bonsecours Market in the background, the Pointe St-Charles Switcher is leaving the Port of Montreal with 17 cars received in interchange from the port.

A short transfer is exiting the Port of Montreal with CN 9677 & CN 4115 for power.

CN 9677 & CN 4115 lead a transfer into the Port of Montreal.

Gates going down. CN 9677 brings up the rear of the Pointe St-Charles switcher as it enters the Port of Montreal light power to pick up some cars. In the distance the gates are starting to ... (more)

A beltpack GP40. One of a handful of CN GP40's to be modified for beltpack (i.e. remote-control) use, CN 9677 leads the Pointe St-Charles switcher as it switches grain cars.

Ex-GO Transit leader. CN 9677 is the highest numbered GP40-2 variant acquired by CN and the last ex-GO unit acquired (ex-GOT 710). Here it leads the Pointe St-Charles Switcher as it switche... (more)

CN 9677 leads 435 out of Aldershot Yard with 5527 trailing. Not too often a GP40-2W leads a road freight these days!

On Black Friday, 528 heads back home to Joliet.

CN 9677 shoves back into the yard. Due to the recent cold snap, a lot of the large trains have been reducing their length here in order to get better air pressure. A yard job was ordered up to sep... (more)

A rare GP40-2W works on an even rarer Jasper Yard job. I've been living here for 2 years now, and this is only the second yard job I've seen.