Comments on: Classic Via Rail. Via Rail FPA4 #6765 and a FPB4 are in charge of the seven car full service* Chaleur, Via Rail Train #17 departing Drummondville, P.Q. Just to the right in front of the box car is CN RS-18 # 3651 (MLW 1957), beside the freight shed. Note the CN jointed rail. And multi speed signs. And passengers ! Referring to Via Timetables it appears that in 1983 the full service Chaleur trains # 16 / #17 ( Gaspe – Montreal) replaced the conventional St Laurent trains #18 / #19 ( Mont Joli – Montreal) and the Gaspe – Matapedia Budd Car trains #621 / #622. Similar to #18 / #19, the new Trains #16 / #17 operated 4 to 5 hours behind the Ocean trains #14 / 15. By 1985 the Chaleur #16 / # 17 was combined with the Ocean west of Matapedia and the renewed but short turned St.Laurent trains #631 / 632 (Mont Joli to St Foy) filled the original Chaleur time slot. Throughout the mid eighties the St. Laurent ( and all Quebec City trains) terminated / originated at St Foy due to road and related construction near the Palais Station. And imagine daily Chaleur service to Gaspe and separate daily Ocean service to Moncton / Halifax. And effective June 1, 1985 the new Atlantic #11 / #12 served the CP route daily providing Moncton / Halifax four daily full service trains. How novel ! During the current 2015 federal election, do ask your local candidate to support improved and more frequent Via service to your community. * Full service Chaleur included checked baggage, unreserved coach, reserved Dayniter coach ( 5700 series) and sleeping car space as well as meal and beverage service. Most interesting (at that time ) in the regular consist was the modern combine baggage coach ( 9300 series? ) in addition to the full baggage car. 12:20 EDT at Drummondville, P.Q. June 25, 1984, Kodachrome by S.Danko. More Drummondville, courtesy Pierre Fournier: Via # 17 Via # 25 Via # 25 Via # 620 sdfourty http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Tue, 26 May 2026 05:18:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Todd Steinman http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=20946#comment-10898 Todd Steinman Mon, 05 Oct 2015 21:11:39 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/67750001-4.jpg#comment-10898 Great shot! So true in how much the times have changed - even from the eighties. Great shot! So true in how much the times have changed – even from the eighties.

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