Comments on: By 1978, CP Rail was less than enthused with passenger service, and VIA was going to inherit it later that year anyhow. Corporate pride certainly didn’t even enter the equation when 1407 was assigned as lead unit on The Canadian. A shutdown of the Angus paint shop left a few units unpainted, and rather than let them sit, CP put them on the road until space became available at the Ogden paint shop. 1407 was one of them, and she is seen ready to depart Calgary with train 2, the eastbound Canadian, Feb 5, 1978.

By: Stuart Streit

Stuart Streit — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:22:33 +0000

Very durable coat of primer!!

mberry — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 13:44:43 +0000

Wow, certainly never seen anything like this.

mile27 — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 23:25:16 +0000

Neat shot, Steve. Thanks for sharing.

MrDan — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 22:34:08 +0000

Wow, just when you think you’ve seen it all…