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January 2026 at Parry Sound, Ontario. A portion of VIA Rail’s Canadian (Train 1, Toronto–Vancouver) stands during a scheduled fresh-air break, with the locomotives (VIA 6448 and 6457) just out of frame to the left. From this angle, the baggage car (8606) and first economy coach (8105) are visible as passengers detrain for their first opportunity to stretch their legs roughly five hours into the journey, having departed Toronto at 10:00 a.m. With no onboard Wi-Fi and limited cellular coverage along much of the route, the stop offers a brief chance to check phones, grab some fresh air, or — in the photographer’s case — dash out to document the train itself. Photographic options here are limited by nearby residences, fencing, and the steep terrain, but the moment is anchored by the historic Canadian Pacific Railway station in the background. Built in 1907, the castle-like CP station ceased regular passenger service in 1990 and today houses the Festival of the Sound offices. VIA Rail continues to use this location, known operationally as Parry Sound South, for westbound service, while eastbound trains call at the former CN station elsewhere in town — a reminder of Parry Sound’s layered railway history.
Name: Tammy L Frakking
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 01/18/2026
Location: Parry Sound
Province: Ontario
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VIA Rail units 6427 and 6438 stand quietly in what little mid-day sunlight Churchill, Manitoba offers in late January. At just 1:00 pm the sun already hangs low in the sky, and the locomotives soak up every bit of warmth they can as temperatures sit at a brutal –28 °C, with a wind chill near –43 °C thanks to the wind off Hudson Bay. Train #693’s 47-hour journey north from Winnipeg carried it straight through a polar vortex, bringing exceptional cold and frozen sections of the train’s plumbing along the way. To the right, the roofline of the historic Churchill station (built in 1929) rises from the snow; to the left, multiple tracks lie silent, as empty as the platform itself. Passengers have long since retreated indoors, leaving only the photographer and a few hurried crew members finishing their duties at the end of the line before heading on rest — with a southbound departure back to Winnipeg just 12 hours away.
Name: Tammy L Frakking
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 1/22/2026
Location: Churchill
Province: Manitoba
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VIA Rail’s transcontinental train #1 pauses at Sioux Lookout under a crystal-clear winter sky as locomotives 6448 and 6457 take fuel. The snow is dry, white, and squeaks underfoot with every step — a sure sign of deep cold. Though the mid-afternoon light makes the scene look almost mild, temperatures sat at –28°C with a –38°C wind chill, making even a moment without gloves a test of endurance. Passengers step off briefly while the Sioux Lookout station anchors the scene at left.
Name: Tammy L Frakking
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 01/19/2026
Location: Sioux Lookout
Province: Ontario
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A GO Transit commuter train pauses at Toronto’s Union Station as the winter sun sinks toward the horizon around 5:15 p.m. Seen from the elevated vantage point of VIA Rail’s Laurentides Park car (8709), the fading January light casts a calm, end-of-day glow over the busiest passenger rail hub in Canada.
Name: Tammy L Frakking
Railway: GO Transit
Date: 01/27/2026
Location: Toronto
Province: Ontario
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Shot 4 - 5 miles south of Campbellville. Hamilton bound #246. A surprisingly mild and sunny January Monday afternoon (2C). CP #8737, EMDX #7210 and CSX #489
Name: Tammy Frakking
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 01/25/2021
Location: Campbellville
Province: Ontario
Comments | 15 Favourites
CP 7022 northbound #247, seen switching in Welland yard, Wainfleet ON. CP 7022 wears the grey, red and black colour pattern of modern Canadian and American warships, and to me, it appeared that the conductor (seen here) was imagining himself on the bow of a ship sailing across the Atlantic (as so many of our fathers and grandfathers did during the Second World War)
Name: Tammy Frakking
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 11/28/2020
Location: Wainfleet
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 23 Favourites
Day 2 of a 3-day railfanning weekend: CP 7022 and CP 7059 northbound #247, seen just after passing over Silverdale Rd on the way to Kinnear Yard in Hamilton.
Name: Tammy Frakking
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 11/28/2020
Location: West Lincoln
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 21 Favourites
Day 3 of a rail-filled weekend: cool and breezy but a sunny end-of-November day. CP 9732 and UP (Mopac Heritage) 1982 on train #241 westbound approaching the siding at Puslinch, ON.
Name: Tammy Frakking
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 11/29/2020
Location: Puslinch
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 15 Favourites
An otherwise overcast and dreary Sunday morning in March yielded a bit of excitement when I came across this elusive 'beast' sitting in the Niagara Falls yard. This multipurpose work unit (including a back hoe/loader that can travel along it's own gondola cars) is Herzog 175, MPM VII. Difficult to photograph due to it's unusual length, it was captured by my camera in three stages. Some landmarks visible in the background include the spire of the Saint Patricks church on Victoria Ave, Casino Niagara (ex-Maple Leaf Village) tower, and the Skylon tower.
Name: Tammy Frakking
Railway: Other
Date: 03/22/2009
Location: Niagara Falls
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 5 Favourites
Photographed on CRHA Niagara's "Longest Day" event in 2016 (a 37 year tradition to go out rail-fanning on the Friday closest to the longest day of the year); we couldn't help but admire the ingenuity of this railfan's method of getting a more interesting photographic angle by using a powered parachute. Train itself was CN 2299 and 2512 followed by a long line of mostly autorack cars.
Name: Tammy Frakking
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 06/24/2016
Location: Dundas West
Province: Ontario
5 Comments | 8 Favourites
Long-shot of a VIA passenger train at Paris; lead unit wearing "40 years" (of VIA rail) skin
Name: Tammy Frakking
Railway: Other
Date: 05/29/2018
Location: Paris
Province: Ontario
Comments | 12 Favourites
Ex-CN 4004 then Ex-Rail America 4095, now Goderich-Exeter 4095 stands in the foreground to GERX 3393 on a sunny spring afternoon at Goderich station. A work crew was operating a crane that was moving axles that day. Crew seemed to enjoy the sight of a jeune-femme in a short denim dress taking pics of the goings-on.
Name: Tammy Frakking
Railway: Goderich-Exeter
Date: 05/02/2018
Location: Goderich
Province: Ontario
2 Comments | 13 Favourites
(Ex) Rail America 1400 followed by Ontario Southland Railway 1620 on a lovely spring morning just outside of Ingersoll Ontario's Wye crossing.
Name: Tammy Frakking
Railway: Ontario Southland
Date: 05/02/2018
Location: Ingersoll
Province: Ontario
Comments | 10 Favourites
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