GTW GP9 No. 4554 leads a trio of GTW locomotives across the diamond in Durand, Michigan on May 26, 1984. Photographer unknown, Glenn Courtney collection.
CN Baldwin 4-6-0 No. 1351 with a freight train in Winnipeg, Manitoba in June 1941. No. 1351 was built for Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific in 1911. Photographer unknown, Mark Perry collection.
On August 25, 1997 CN SD40-2W 5358 leads train #523 into the sunset at Roland, Manitoba after working at the elevator in town. Roland is mile 25.9 on the Miami Subdivision which headed west from Morris on the Letellier Subdivision. Around 2000 this line was sold to a shortline operator. After a short period of … Read more
Retired CN locomotive engineer Mark Perry from Winnipeg, Manitoba has agreed to share some of his photographs and photographs from his collection in this space. CN GP40-2L(W) No. 9597 leads SD40-2W No. 5264 and train #359 at Deepdale, Manitoba on February 22, 1996. Deepdale is on the Togo Subdivision between Roblin (Mile 62.6) and Togo … Read more
A trio of SD40s, all wearing the 1974 “stripes” paint scheme lead a freight train south on the Camrose Subdivision towards Calgary. The train came off the Wainwright Subdivision at Bretville Junction, Mile 260.2, just east of the North Saskatchewan River on the east side of Edmonton. Lead locomotive NO. 5126 is one of the … Read more
CN Bombardier HR-616 2112 and a second HR-616 lead a loaded train past the Elmsdale, NS station. Photo by Glenn Courtney.
We plan to update this space frequently with a photograph of some aspect of CN’s operations.
CN NF110 No. 908 sits in storage in Clarenville, NF on July 11, 1982. At this point in time all of CN’s NF110s (Nos. 900 – 908) were in storage in Clarenville. Glenn Courtney photo.
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November 2025 update: We continue to make slow progress on updating the site. The broad outline of the all-time diesel locomotive roster has been completed and some data and photos have been added. Keep checking back for updates. We have also started to add employee timetables. Please have a look at the pages that have … Read more
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