Comments on: A very late running ( 15/16 hours) VIA #2 is heading east on the Wainwright Sub at North Cooking Lake with the assistance of CN 2519. Reportedly one of the HEP units on the VIA locomotives had failed. The joys of winter operations, at the time of this shot -30C on thermometer, -40C windchill. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 22:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: railwayguy http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50644#comment-55068 railwayguy Sat, 24 Dec 2022 15:39:04 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/RPCA-IMG_0499-VIA-CN-2519.jpg#comment-55068 Colin, the train in your picture finally arrived at Toronto this morning at 10:25 am, but was not the only train being delayed by winter storms. Train no.55 left Montreal late yesterday afternoon and ran into serious delays including a tree blowing down in the 70 mph winds which hit the diesel cab and smashed the windshield. Train reached Cobourg early this morning but is stopped there due to signal problems (electric power outage) and more fallen trees. Passengers on board overnight, running out of food and water, and not sure when this and several trains from Ottawa behind it are going to arrive in Toronto. Delays are now over 15 hours, John Colin, the train in your picture finally arrived at Toronto this morning at 10:25 am, but was not the only train being delayed by winter storms. Train no.55 left Montreal late yesterday afternoon and ran into serious delays including a tree blowing down in the 70 mph winds which hit the diesel cab and smashed the windshield. Train reached Cobourg early this morning but is stopped there due to signal problems (electric power outage) and more fallen trees. Passengers on board overnight, running out of food and water, and not sure when this and several trains from Ottawa behind it are going to arrive in Toronto. Delays are now over 15 hours, John

]]> By: railwayguy http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50644#comment-55067 railwayguy Sat, 24 Dec 2022 15:10:54 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/RPCA-IMG_0499-VIA-CN-2519.jpg#comment-55067 Colin, very colourful picture of #2 running late. No. 2 was scheduled to arrive in Toronto yesterday Friday, Dec 23rd at 230 pm, but right now on Sat Dec 24th, the train is passing Old Cummer GO Station, moving south on the Bala Sun at 60 mph, should arrive at Toronto Union Station at 10:30 am, 20 hours late. At least the Toronto bound passengers will be at their destination for Christmas, and connecting trains will be available for those heading to Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, London, Sarnia and Windsor despite the ugly weather here. Do you know if CN 2519 came off at Winnipeg ? Or is it helping all the way to Toronto ? Thanks for posting and Merry Christmas, John Colin, very colourful picture of #2 running late. No. 2 was scheduled to arrive in Toronto yesterday Friday, Dec 23rd at 230 pm, but right now on Sat Dec 24th, the train is passing Old Cummer GO Station, moving south on the Bala Sun at 60 mph, should arrive at Toronto Union Station at 10:30 am, 20 hours late. At least the Toronto bound passengers will be at their destination for Christmas, and connecting trains will be available for those heading to Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, London, Sarnia and Windsor despite the ugly weather here. Do you know if CN 2519 came off at Winnipeg ? Or is it helping all the way to Toronto ? Thanks for posting and Merry Christmas, John

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50644#comment-55044 Stephen C. Host Fri, 23 Dec 2022 02:36:45 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/RPCA-IMG_0499-VIA-CN-2519.jpg#comment-55044 Ive seen photos of it in the 2000's. Also this will make you cry http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7258 Ive seen photos of it in the 2000′s.

Also this will make you cry

http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7258

]]> By: Isaac Bryson http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50644#comment-55043 Isaac Bryson Fri, 23 Dec 2022 02:20:24 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/RPCA-IMG_0499-VIA-CN-2519.jpg#comment-55043 All of these photos you've sent occurred in 1995 or earlier, with the exception of the VIA delivery (which was a CN train). Safe to say CN leading a VIA train hasn't happened in a while before this week? All of these photos you’ve sent occurred in 1995 or earlier, with the exception of the VIA delivery (which was a CN train). Safe to say CN leading a VIA train hasn’t happened in a while before this week?

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50644#comment-55041 Stephen C. Host Fri, 23 Dec 2022 02:16:26 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/RPCA-IMG_0499-VIA-CN-2519.jpg#comment-55041 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15008 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18547 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18552 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=47150 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18489 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=40835 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39011 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15008

http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18547

http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18552

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]]> By: Isaac Bryson http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50644#comment-55040 Isaac Bryson Fri, 23 Dec 2022 01:57:23 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/RPCA-IMG_0499-VIA-CN-2519.jpg#comment-55040 I don't remember ever seeing CN pulling VIA before. Impressive. I don’t remember ever seeing CN pulling VIA before. Impressive.

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