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I have lived in Mississauga, Ontario all my life and have had an interest in railways since I got my first train set at age four. Both my father and grandfather worked for Canadian Pacific at one time. I got into railroad photography in the mid 1990s after years of being inspired by the incredible railroad photos I saw in magazines such as CTC Board, Railfan & Railroad as well as Trains, just to mention a few. In 2002 I got my first article published in CTC Board and have been writing articles since, when time allows. Today my camera of choice is Canon's 70D. I have been blessed with two amazing boys that often accompany me on railfan adventures, and both love trains and planes.

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While I don’t really find the UPX trains all that exciting, I do like the shots in both directions off the Rogers Road bridge overlooking the Weston and Mactier subdivisions. I would imagine this is quite the busy spot on week day mornings, with the possibility of catching not just the UPX but also VIA, GO, CP and the rare chance of a CN. This vantage point looks northwest as a Person bound UPX train has just ducked under Rogers Rd. A Union station bound UPX train can also be seen beyond the signal bridge. The tracks in view here are owned by Metrolinx, and the track to the far right is used by CN’s local that interchanges with CP at West Toronto. CP’s Mactier subdivision can be seen to the far right in the background.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Union Pearson Expr…
Date:	05/20/2019
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

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There has definitely been a void as far as railway activity goes in Niagara Falls over the past decade or so. First with the loss of CP and NS through trains, then VIA Rail bailed out with the exception of the daily shared Amtrak train. Lastly CN ripped out its yard. The loss of almost all local rail served industries over the last few decades hasn’t helped either. When Metrolinx announced its plans to work toward regular GO service to Niagara Falls, it finally added some positivity to rail service for the region. Unfortunately the The lift bridge over the Welland canal has added some timetable issues but for now GO transit does operate into the city over the weekends. Here we find the noon time departure train about to head back to Toronto. A crew member watches from the head end for stragglers while I look on from an empty bench along side the classic station. The crumbling bricks tell the tell of a station that has seen a lot over its lifetime that spans over a century.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	GO Transit
Date:	05/18/2019
Location:	Niagara Falls
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 10 Favourites

During the early 2000’s CP’s MK rebuilds were upgraded for yard service and for the most part pulled from mainline service. They proved to be ideal for heavy service around Thunder Bay at that time with a number of them assigned there. CP SD40M-2 began life as Rio Grande SD45 5333. During the summer of 2003 I managed to catch it busy in the yard there and it would survive on CP’s roster until it’s retirement in 2011.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/07/2003
Location:	Thunder Bay
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 9 Favourites

It seems only fitting to include a grain elevator in any railway image take at Thunder Bay. The city and grain have gone hand in hand for most of its existence. Unfortunately in more recent years some of the elevators have fallen silent for good as they are no longer needed but nevertheless grain still plays an important role in the cities economy, and both CN and CP still serve the city as well. CP has a number of units assigned to the city on any given day and on this day several decades of Canadian Pacific’s paint schemes were covered by this set of power. CP 5499 is one of a group of second hand SD40’s picked up in the mid 1990’s. The unit began life as Union Pacific 3004 and was rebuilt by MK into a SD40M-2. After several years out on the mainline the group found itself reassigned to yard duty, with a few always assigned to Thunder Bay.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/07/2003
Location:	Thunder Bay
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 8 Favourites

Probably the most interesting second hand SD40 ‘s CP picked up were the former Southern / NS high hood units, originally built in 1975. While CP had no use for the high short hood design, the price was right and CP needed power badly. Most of the units were simply repainted and pressed into service with all cab windows painted out and control stands removed. At least one or two units remained in NS black paint for most of their careers on CP. It’s interesting to not that NS and Southern considered the long hood the front of the unit, but when CP repainted the units some received the “F” on this end while others had it applied to the short hood end. In the end it probably didn’t mater as the units were simply “B” units anyway. Here we find CP 5478, ex Southern 3246, sitting in London yard not long before it’s retirement. The unit was officially retired and sold to Progress Rail in 2005, and the entire fleet was gone by the end of that year.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	12/29/2004
Location:	London
Province:	Ontario

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This was one of the few times I caught one of CP former UP/MP SD40’s in the lead, as CP 5429 splits the distant signals just east of Port Britain. A lot has changed here over the years. The yellow SD40’s are long gone as are the signals, which have been replaced and relocated. It’s been a few years since I’ve been out this way and it seems the old wooden farm bridges are disappearing at a fast rate as well, so not too sure if this shot is even still possible today. CN’s Kingston Subdivision can be seen off to the right here as well.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/18/1998
Location:	Port Britain
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 15 Favourites

Back when SD40’s were a dime a dozen on CP it was the 5400’s that I usually set my sights on, especially the ones still in their previous owners paint. CP 5431 was the highest numbered former UP unit on the roster and wore this paint until it was sold to NRE in 2005. The unit began life as Missouri Pacific 3197 before being repainted and numbered Union Pacific 4197. It is seen leading an intermodal train westbound at Streetsville in August 1997.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	08/29/1997
Location:	Streetsville
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 13 Favourites

The sun is trying to break through the overcast winter sky as empty “sprint” train 141 storms past the old station at Galt after dropping its loaded frame flats at the GM plant in Oshawa earlier in the day. Originally mated to a GP9U, RS18 Control Cab 1117 is now seem mated to a more powerful GP38 3057.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	02/19/2000
Location:	Galt
Province:	Ontario

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This photo seemed fitting for this dreary weather. It’s hard to believe I shot this over 20 years ago, but this day after work I made it up to Guelph Jct. and managed to catch the rail geometry train stopping on the main so the crew could take a break in the office. Back then the 1117 was still with its original mother, GP9 8243 but within a few years it would find a new mate GP38 3057, which it would be mated to until its last days before being scrapped in 2003. Behind the train a westbound with a former Union Pacific SD40 trailing can be seen just about to head out onto the OCS.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	11/06/1998
Location:	Guelph Jct.
Province:	Ontario

5 Comments | 20 Favourites

With their two dimensional loads out of Babcock & Wilcox in Cambridge handed off to CN and on there way to Hamilton. GEXR’s slug set has made their way up to the VIA/GO station at Georgetown. One of the crew looks back to see if train 431 is in view before disembarking the lead unit to briefly chat with railfans and give a roll by inspection to GEXR 431. Within a few minutes the power will once again be on the move following 431 up the Escarpment.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Goderich-Exeter
Date:	09/16/2017
Location:	Georgetown
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 11 Favourites

This location near the top of the small valley has always been a favourite location for me, especially if anything was lined westbound on my way home from work. Back in the 2000’s the Triple Crown Roadrailer was pretty reliable late in the afternoon. This day SD40 5592 and control cab 1104 are in charge as the storm westward with a sizeable train of trailers.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	05/29/2001
Location:	Hornby
Province:	Ontario

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Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	09/30/2000
Location:	Guelph Jct
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 9 Favourites

My notes say train 925 if that makes sense. Definitely “Ham turn” or “London Pick - up”. The day was a typical dreary fall day but I couldn’t resist following any train with a MLW in the lead no matter if it was dead or alive. The fact that there were only two covered hoppers in tow from the OSR interchange leads me to believe this was most likely the “London Pick-up”. Nevertheless the train at this point was overpowered but eventually grabbed more tonnage as it headed west. I still like the vantage point off Highway 6 even today it’s just too bad you take your life in your hands shooting off that bridge.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	10/15/2001
Location:	Puslinch
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 22 Favourites

Mornings were always a good time on CP back in the early to mid 2000’s, with typically 3-4 trains through the junction within a 2-3 hour period. “Sprint” frame trains 141/142 through much of the 2000’s were pretty much the hottest trains running on the Galt subdivision and loaded train 142 was the best catch of the two considering it was loaded rather then simply empty flat cars like its counterpart. Running as a fairly light train and with no turning facilities at both St. Thomas and Oshawa. Control cab sets were typically the power for the train. While power set 1117 and 3057 were the normal power for the train it was possible to get another set filling in. September 5, 2001 was one of those days as I watched 3096/1102 pass my vantage point up on the hill at Guelph Jct. A lot has changed in the past 18 years at the junction since I framed this train and even the train today doesn’t exist.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	08/05/2001
Location:	Guelph Junction
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 14 Favourites

Here is one of those second hand SD40 rebuilds with quite a history, CP SD40M-2 5492 started life as C&O 7531built as a non-Dash-2 SD40, it eventually was renumbered to CSX 8390 before being retired and sold to NRE and renumbered 8390. It later went to Morrison Knudsen and was again renumbered MKCX 9418, In 1995 MK upgraded it into a Dash-2 and sold it to CP. It remained on CP's roster until 2012 when it was retired. Here it is seen leading train 167 into Guelph Jct. on a pleasant July day with three other SD40-2's trailing.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	07/07/2001
Location:	Guelph Jct.
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 7 Favourites

Back when the SD40's were plentiful on CP and almost as overdone as todays GE's the best catches on CP were the fleet of second hand SD40 numbered in the 5400's. For me the 5490's were the best catch as they were not always easy to find and usually had an interesting history. Train 167 this day had a former Southern Pacific SD45 on the point, while internally the unit was rebuilt into an SD40 it was still nice catching a rare SD45 body in the lead. The train is seen about to duck into Hunter Street tunnel and most likely to the CN Oakville subdivision as a short cut to CANPA yard before continuing onto Toronto.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	03/21/1999
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 13 Favourites

Looking back now it’s hard to believe I actually got bored of shooting these trains. One always knew that if you headed out to the Galt sub. In the afternoon you were guaranteed to get both the Roadrailer and the frame train if nothing else. There are definitely no guarantees of anything like that today. The best part about catching both of those trains back then (between 1995-2003) was they almost always ran with control cab sets, which was a de-engined MLW built C424 or RS18 mated to either a GP9, GP38 or SD40. The concept for CP was cheap and simple, as the control cabs eliminated the need for a turning facility at the end of the run while technically using only one powered engine on a train freeing up another powered unit that would have been needed if the control cab wasn’t in the consist. Here we find de-engined C424 1102 Control Cab teaming up with a SD40 for the daily Triple Crown Roadrailer train #529 to Detroit. The train has almost finished its climb up the Niagara Escarpment at Campbellville and will soon enter the OCS at Guelph Jct.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	02/11/2000
Location:	Campbellville
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 20 Favourites

It’s certainly not everyday these days one gets to photograph a pair of operating SD40-2’s on CP. LOL I never thought I’d see the day I’d say that. Here we find dual, dual flag SD40 leading a sister SD40 along with a BNSF Dash-9 eastbound past the GO Transit storage yard in Milton. Who knows maybe this will be the last time I catch one of these once so common units.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	04/22/2019
Location:	Milton
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 14 Favourites

Relics at Mount Elgin. There is a lot of history packed into the week choked siding at Mt. Elgin. A trio of old retired locomotives now serving as little more then a parts source slowly rust away in the elements. SW9 #L3 better known as OSRX #52 began life back in 1951 as C&O 5242. It later went to the L&PS before coming to the OSR. Trailing M420 646 started out on the British Columbia Railway in 1973, spending its entire active life there before coming to the OSR. RS23 506 sits well picked over on the other end. It last worked for Tembec as #179. It should have been numbered OSRX 507 before being delivered but it would seem that as it was only purchased for parts it somehow ended up being numbered as the second 506 on the OSR’s current roster. The Cargil elevator behind sadly closed a few years ago and is no longer an online customer.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Ontario Southland
Date:	04/15/2019
Location:	My. Elgin
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 14 Favourites

The late day light accentuates the classic GP9 details, as CN local 547 switches out cars on the Glass Lead in Milton. The name of the spur comes from the large glass plant that was served here up until its closure and demolition several years ago. Today the former glass plant site is being redeveloped and there are still a few industries served along the short spur. The brakeman is seen in the process of returning to the cab after flagging a busy crossing, and the train will now head back to the Halton subdivision to complete switching local industries before returning back to Aldershot.

Name:	Marcus W Stevens
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	12/18/2018
Location:	Milton
Province:	Ontario

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