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Trains - mostly Ontario Northland. Taken at Moosonee unless otherwise noted.

I like trains but have relatively limited scope for taking pictures of them so the pictures may get a little monotonous. Some of these pictures are definitely not great shots but are included because they illustrate rail operations at the "end of rail" in Ontario. The Ontario Northland is owned by the Ontario (Provincial) Government. It runs a five (six in summer) times a week passenger train between Cochrane and Moosonee. This train has replaced the former three times a week mixed train and the summer only Polar Bear Express. There are also freight trains twice a week. There is no road access to Moosonee so the train and air service are the only public carriers (you can get here by canoe or snowmobile as well).

I have additional train pictures at https://pbase.com/paullantz/switching , a series of shots of the assembly of mixed train 622, at http://www.lantz.ca/moosoneetrains.htm and at http://paullantz.smugmug.com.

If you are interested in systemwide coverage of the Ontario Northland check out http://www.onrgallery.com .
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Polar Bear Express 2009 February 23
Polar Bear Express 2009 February 23
Truck on flatcar in freight train arriving in Moosonee
Truck on flatcar in freight train arriving in Moosonee
Tank cars on freight train
Tank cars on freight train
Twice weekly freight train 419 arriving in Moosonee from Cochrane
Twice weekly freight train 419 arriving in Moosonee from Cochrane
Polar Bear Express, triple headed, prepares to leave Moosonee
Polar Bear Express, triple headed, prepares to leave Moosonee
GP38-2's 1806, 1801 and 1806 lead Polar Bear Express across Store Creek
GP38-2's 1806, 1801 and 1806 lead Polar Bear Express across Store Creek
Polar Bear Express waits to leave Moosonee 2009 January 9th
Polar Bear Express waits to leave Moosonee 2009 January 9th
Polar Bear Express in unusual tripleheaded configuration 2009 January 9th
Polar Bear Express in unusual tripleheaded configuration 2009 January 9th
Soutbound Northlander at Englehart 2008 December 21st
Soutbound Northlander at Englehart 2008 December 21st
Northlander arrives at Cochrane on a rainy October evening led by GP38-2 1805
Northlander arrives at Cochrane on a rainy October evening led by GP38-2 1805
Locomotives at Englehart 2008 October 12th
Locomotives at Englehart 2008 October 12th
Coaches, food car and dome
Coaches, food car and dome
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