Comments on: #76 (6426 and three LRC coaches) arriving for it’s stop at Brantford with VIA 6410 bringing up the rear http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 18:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Stuart Streit http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21022#comment-11730 Stuart Streit Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:25:08 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/VIA-6410.jpg#comment-11730 For additional information on traction motor suspension bearings, refer to the TSB Report on the September 1997 VIA No. 2 derailment near Biggar, SK: http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/rail/1997/r97h0009/r97h0009.pdf For additional information on traction motor suspension bearings, refer to the TSB Report on the September 1997 VIA No. 2 derailment near Biggar, SK: http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/rail/1997/r97h0009/r97h0009.pdf

]]> By: Terry Brennan http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21022#comment-11339 Terry Brennan Sun, 01 Nov 2015 21:42:00 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/VIA-6410.jpg#comment-11339 The unit is facing that direction due to a recent rash of bearing failures believe it or not traced to running backwards! For years Via ran them in either direction without a problem and then they just stopped doing it. Recently Via had been adding power to trains for added traction during the fall due to very slippery rail conditions. All of a sudden suspension bearing issues started cropping up on the #2 and #4 traction motors which they have seemed to trace back to the wick type lubricator for the friction bearing that these traction motors use (compared to roller bearing type the GE's use) until a permanent solution is devised this is the way they will be run if placed elsewhere in the train. Obviously short back up moves are still permitted back running them hundreds of miles backwards at this point is being avoided. The unit is facing that direction due to a recent rash of bearing failures believe it or not traced to running backwards! For years Via ran them in either direction without a problem and then they just stopped doing it. Recently Via had been adding power to trains for added traction during the fall due to very slippery rail conditions. All of a sudden suspension bearing issues started cropping up on the #2 and #4 traction motors which they have seemed to trace back to the wick type lubricator for the friction bearing that these traction motors use (compared to roller bearing type the GE’s use) until a permanent solution is devised this is the way they will be run if placed elsewhere in the train. Obviously short back up moves are still permitted back running them hundreds of miles backwards at this point is being avoided.

]]> By: Tim Stevens http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21022#comment-10972 Tim Stevens Fri, 09 Oct 2015 23:49:54 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/VIA-6410.jpg#comment-10972 Something wrong if you need a 2nd unit for a 3 car train due to slippery leaves! Something wrong if you need a 2nd unit for a 3 car train due to slippery leaves!

]]> By: Joseph Bishop http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21022#comment-10953 Joseph Bishop Thu, 08 Oct 2015 23:41:43 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/VIA-6410.jpg#comment-10953 Via locomotives do not have sanders in them, as a result during the fall months some trains have a second locomotive added to their consist for added traction...wet leaves are slippers you know! As for how the unit is facing...that is a mystery, probably just easier than having to wye it when the consist was built. This is a yearly thing, most just don't notice it because the unit is usually facing the opposite direction. Via locomotives do not have sanders in them, as a result during the fall months some trains have a second locomotive added to their consist for added traction…wet leaves are slippers you know!

As for how the unit is facing…that is a mystery, probably just easier than having to wye it when the consist was built. This is a yearly thing, most just don’t notice it because the unit is usually facing the opposite direction.

]]> By: Taylorover9001 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21022#comment-10950 Taylorover9001 Thu, 08 Oct 2015 23:13:13 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/VIA-6410.jpg#comment-10950 VIA Rail DPU? VIA Rail DPU?

]]> By: Todd Steinman http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21022#comment-10942 Todd Steinman Thu, 08 Oct 2015 20:14:56 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/VIA-6410.jpg#comment-10942 Cool shot. I am wondering the same thing as JP....why was 6410 on the rear like that? Cool shot. I am wondering the same thing as JP….why was 6410 on the rear like that?

]]> By: JP http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21022#comment-10938 JP Thu, 08 Oct 2015 19:48:06 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/VIA-6410.jpg#comment-10938 Neat shot. Why was there a unit on the rear? Neat shot. Why was there a unit on the rear?

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