Comments on: CP FP7 #4069 leads GP9 8512 and the 10 cars of the Toronto section of The Canadian through the rolling landscape near Bolton, ON on 9/4/1978

By: sdfourty

sdfourty — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:34:47 +0000

per DavidT:
To: VIA Rail & Minister of Transport and Transport Canada, take note: [when operated by CP Rail] the [Canadian] train ran daily and usually on time; and the fares were reasonable.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:54:49 +0000

This is awesome! Shot f units near here last week!

By: DavidT

DavidT — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 15:34:54 +0000

It was “good old days” for trainspotters, but not quite so good for paying passengers. By this time the interiors were getting shabby; the steam heating system was past its “sell-by date” and the dining car food not nearly as good as it was pre-1972 nor as it became post-1992 on VIA. There were many good points, however: the diner still had real silverware; the train ran daily and usually on time; and the fares were reasonable. As with most change: some good, some not so good.

By: mile27

mile27 — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 22:56:42 +0000

Yes, the good old days for sure, Arnold. Smart looking train and an active pole line. Sweet scene.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 12:25:41 +0000

Such a majestic clean scene. The good old days.