The southbound Northlander flies around the big curve at Utterson approaching the Highway 141 crossing on it's Toronto-bound journey. Zoom-pan at 1/30th.

GP38-2 1800 poses with GP40-2 2202 at Cochrane Shops February 8, 2020.

The northbound 423 Polar Bear Express is captured lifting loaded chain cars at Cochrane September 15, 2019

4 GP38-2's in 1 shot. Left to right are 1805, 1808 (teamed up with 1806), and 1800 captured at Cochrane Shops August 24, 2019.

September 28th will mark the 2nd anniversary of the last of the Northlander. Words cannot describe how much I miss this train, my daily pre-dinner photo fix for many many years.

The day after catching this train blasting through snow on its northbound journey from Toronto I catch it again heading south, encountering more snow at the South Lancelot Road crossing in Allensv... (more)

A quick flashback a couple of years to when the Northlander still plied the rails sees 697 passing Siding Lake on a typical winter day in Muskoka, with the skies beginning to clear after a morning... (more)

ONR GP38-2 1800 rubs shoulders with GO MP40PH-3C 637 at Bathurst.

The ONR Northlander heads east past Bathurst to start it's journey northbound after loading passengers at Union. This is now a scene of the past.

The engineer flashes a peace sign as 698 passes a sign protestiing the divestment of Ontario Northland assets and the termination of the Northlander train service nine days from today.

Engineman Wayne gives the usual greeting as he flies over the Old Muskoka Road crossing on Labor Day, 2012.

James has managed to glom a ride in the left seat of 1800 and leans out to give me a big wave as they pass the Mile 144 marker on the CN Newmarket Sub, just south of Huntsville. Sadly, we will no ... (more)

A lucky break in the clouds illuminates ONR 1802 as it passes a meadow of wildflowers alongside Aspdin Road at the CN Newmarket Sub Mile 144 marker. Northlander train service is scheduled to be di... (more)

Today's southbound Northlander flies over Old Muskoka Road as its friendly engineer gives me a big wave!

1800 leads the Northlander by the location of a long-closed crossing at the back corner of one of my woodlots. The Stephenson Road 8 crossing was closed due to multiple fatal occurrences, mostly i... (more)