Railpictures.ca - Canadian Railway Photography - photographie ferroviaire Canadienne. » First954 http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:06:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Images by first954 http://www.railpictures.ca/2026/%postname?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1417 http://www.railpictures.ca/2026/%postname#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:12:23 +0000 First954
After waiting for the better part of half an hour for VIA Number 2 to make its station stop at Sudbury Junction, this northbound intermodal finally gets moving again. VIA Number 2 had backed up to the north switch where it entered the siding to continue its southward journey to Toronto. The freight had the 3430 leading and mid train DPU 2912.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/19/2026
Location: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
Comments | 7 Favourites
VIA number 2 was running over 5 hours late today which allowed me time to get to Sudbury Junction to photograph it. A northbound intermodal arrived and stopped at the south switch. A half hour later VIA number 2 finally showed up on the mainline and made its stop to board two coach passengers. It then pulled forward to make its second stop to detain a passenger from a sleeping car. The train then backed up to clear the north switch so that it could pull south through the siding to allow the northbound intermodal to remain on the mainline. Both trains incurred delays. Puzzling the way CN dispatches trains.
Name: First954
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 06/19/2026
Location: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 11 Favourites
It is hard to believe that these 1200 hp little guys were purchased for passenger train service, were equipped with steam generators and were geared for 89mph. The 1904 is shown in Capreol, Ontario in June 1966.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/00/1966
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 14 Favourites
When MLW units still played a significant role in the movement of freight on CN, a trio of them are shown on the inbound receiving track at MacMillan Yard on August 7th, 1983. The 2339 was the last of 3600 hp M636 units built for CN. It equals the horsepower of the trailing two RS-18 units, 3734 and 3118. I sure miss the variety we enjoyed back then.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 08/07/1983
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 17 Favourites
Precision National GP7 1506 rests at Canadian Pacific's Agincourt Yard in Toronto, Ontario on March 2, 1975. The unit was built by EMD for the Florida East Coast Railway in 1952 and still wears FEC's blue paint.
Name: First954
Railway: Other
Date: 03/02/1975
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
5 Comments | 19 Favourites
All lined up and nowhere to go!!!! From left to right: 2692 on the intermodal, 2585 on the general freight, and 5693 on the Sudbury turn are all lined up and waiting their turn to depart from Capreol yard on May 24, 2011.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/24/2011
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 8 Favourites
Back in 1964, CN purchased 4 full length dome cars from the Milwaukee Road. They are shown in Capreol, Ontario, marshalled ahead of the caboose, heading west to Transcona Shops in Winnipeg for refurbishing.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/00/1964
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 16 Favourites
One of the Sudbury Yard jobs is backing into the "KEG" to retrieve cars set out by an earlier northbound. Power this day was four SW1200RS units: 1212-1393-1396-1507.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 11/10/1973
Location: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
5 Comments | 16 Favourites
A westbound CP freight lead by a pair of MLW M-636s, 4738 and 4711, roll past the old Canadian National station in Thunder Bay Ontario on July 27. 1977.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 07/27/1977
Location: Thunder Bay
Province: Ontario
Comments | 17 Favourites
A pair of CP GP38-2s, 3085 and 3021, are bashing cars around in CP's small Sudbury, Ontario yard under the Paris Street bridge.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 06/12/2015
Location: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
Comments | 8 Favourites
The inbound power from CP Train 2, The Canadian, has cut away from its train at the Sudbury, Ontario station. The middle unit, 1908, will be set off while the two A units, 1402 and 1404, will be coupled back up and take number 2 to Montreal. The 1908 will return west on that night's #1. A yard crew will eventually take the 1908 to the shop area.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 07/12/1969
Location: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 18 Favourites
AHHHH, the new car smell!!!! Brand spanking new CP GP38-2 3038 has just arrived from London, Ontario. Over 40 years later, the unit is still working for the railroad.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 06/26/1983
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 14 Favourites
CN train 302 with 9470-9405-3118 for power has just begun to accelerate after pulling out of Capreol Yard.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/04/1983
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 21 Favourites
Canadian Pacific; Sudbury, Ontario; July 19, 1969. There used to be a lot of interesting activity around many railway stations back in the 1960's. Sudbury was no exception. Budd car 9112 is working its way to the shop area having just arrived from Sault Ste. Marie. S-2 switcher 7092 is blocked in by an SW1200RS in the 8100 series making up its train.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 07/19/1969
Location: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
Comments | 15 Favourites
Chesapeake and Ohio GP30, 3040, rests at CP's Agincourt Yard, Toronto, Ontario on September 6, 1976. These were great train watching days with plenty of variety.
Name: First954
Railway: Chesapeake and Ohi…
Date: 09/06/1976
Location: Agincourt
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 7 Favourites
CP M636 4716 and SD40 5517 are making good time as they head eastward through Long Branch, Ontario on CN's Oakville Sub on a very muggy and smoggy June afternoon.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 06/18/1976
Location: Long Branch
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 19 Favourites
CN C630 2026 is shown on the inbound receiving track at MacMillan Yard, Toronto, Ontario on May 31, 1981. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 05/31/1981
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 17 Favourites
CN Business Car 89 arrived in Capreol that morning and was put away in the storage tracks just west of the station. The markers and flagging kit were left in place by the inbound crew.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 03/00/1969
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 11 Favourites
CN train 308 is ready to head east out of Capreol on the Alderdale Sub. It will be running as regularly scheduled timetable train 894. The ore cars on the head end will be set off at the little mine located at Skead. Good power this day in the form of GP40 4008 and M636s 2320 and 2336.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/05/1971
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 13 Favourites
CN 1028, the last unit from CN's first order of GMD-1s 1000-1028, is pictured at Symington Yard in Winnipeg, Manitoba on September 26, 1971. Built in October 1958, the unit is classed GR-12m.
Name: First954
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 09/26/1971
Location: Winnipeg
Province: Manitoba
2 Comments | 12 Favourites
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