Comments on: Amtrak 352 is outbound from Toronto Union Station on March 28, 1984. She is about to pass VIA 6790 and her train which are being towed backwards. 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: dhaisell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=43345#comment-45499 dhaisell Sun, 21 Mar 2021 00:00:33 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img20201109_13424454QKG1280.jpg#comment-45499 When did they stop towing trains and just have them reverse under their own power? When did they stop towing trains and just have them reverse under their own power?

]]> By: ngineered4u http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=43345#comment-42964 ngineered4u Wed, 11 Nov 2020 18:35:03 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/img20201109_13424454QKG1280.jpg#comment-42964 Great pic...brings back memories. I was not there when you shot this picture, but I am curious as to the 6790 and train being towed backwards? The train is being put through the "wash rack" as you can see the water being sprayed near the back of the train. I can't say i remember putting any train through the wash on its way to the coach yard. I do remember us pulling completed trains from the Spadina yard and putting them through the wash rack before spotting them in Union Station. No big deal..thanks for the memories :-) Great pic…brings back memories.
I was not there when you shot this picture, but I am curious as to the 6790 and train being towed backwards?
The train is being put through the “wash rack” as you can see the water being sprayed near the back of the train.
I can’t say i remember putting any train through the wash on its way to the coach yard. I do remember us pulling completed trains from the Spadina yard and putting them through the wash rack before spotting them in Union Station.
No big deal..thanks for the memories :-)

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