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….dreaming of summers' past.....


...when F units were as common as.....your Mom's minivan..


...and Nikkormat's transported Kodak Plus X..


...and FPA-4's were uncommon on the transcontinental trains.....


  FP9A  /  F9B  /  FPA-4  


  6507  / 6627 / 6761   


  6507 to KCS #4 then to display Kansas City #34  / 6627 retired by 1990 /  6761 retired by 1989…


 ...the twelve car daily VIA Rail #9 is fresh off the CN Newmarket Subdivision ( Newmarket – Barrie – Orillia ) onto the CN Bala Subdivision …


..next operational stop CN Boyne to cross over to CP Rail at  Reynolds and onto CP Rail Parry Sound...


 ….at quadruple track CN Washago ( that is the Newmarket double track in the foreground), Kodak Plus X negative exposed August 5, 1985 by S.Danko


  CN Boyne   


  switch key exchange   


  Orillia   


sdfourty
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….dreaming of summers' past.....

...when F units were as common as.....your Mom's minivan..

...and Nikkormat's transported Kodak Plus X..

...and FPA-4's were uncommon on the transcontinental trains.....

FP9A / F9B / FPA-4

6507 / 6627 / 6761

6507 to KCS #4 then to display Kansas City #34 / 6627 retired by 1990 / 6761 retired by 1989…

...the twelve car daily VIA Rail #9 is fresh off the CN Newmarket Subdivision ( Newmarket – Barrie – Orillia ) onto the CN Bala Subdivision …

..next operational stop CN Boyne to cross over to CP Rail at Reynolds and onto CP Rail Parry Sound...

….at quadruple track CN Washago ( that is the Newmarket double track in the foreground), Kodak Plus X negative exposed August 5, 1985 by S.Danko

CN Boyne

switch key exchange

Orillia

sdfourty

Photographer:
sdfourty [668] (more) (contact)
Date: 08/05/1985 (search)
Railway: VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks: VIA#6507 (search)
Train Symbol: VIA#9 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Boyne (search)
City/Town: Parry Sound (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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2 Comments
  1. Great photo…but is that the Washago station I see in the distance?

  2. With an FPA4 in the consist….

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