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CP Rail on CN: ex CP Rail #1404 leads, the 'new' daily VIA #1 at CN Newmarket, June 2, 1979 Kodachrome by S.Danko the future: Later that month (June 17) VIA #1 (& 2) Canadian ceases operation (to Toronto), and VIA #3 (& 4) Super Continental will commence. The Montreal ( #1 & 2) and Toronto train (#3 & #) will operate separately on CP & CN respectively, with car interchange at Winnipeg allowing Toronto - Banff / Montreal - Jasper through sleeping car service. Interesting: Summer 1980 only the CP Rail will host two daily (each direction) transcontinentals #1, 2, 3 & 4 along the Superior north shore CP Sudbury to Union Sation ( ex CNoR, NTR, GTPR ) Winnipeg: Super Continental (Toronto) and Canadian (Montreal). The CN route will served by the new six day per week VIA #7 & 8 CN Capreol to Winnipeg Union Station. Then on off season reduced to tri weekly which remained until that fateful January 1990. sdfourty
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Caption:

CP Rail on CN: ex CP Rail #1404 leads,

the 'new' daily VIA #1 at CN Newmarket, June 2, 1979 Kodachrome by S.Danko

the future:

Later that month (June 17) VIA #1 (& 2) Canadian ceases operation (to Toronto), and VIA #3 (& 4) Super Continental will commence. The Montreal ( #1 & 2) and Toronto train (#3 & 4) will operate separately on CP & CN respectively, with car interchange at Winnipeg allowing Toronto - Banff / Montreal - Jasper through sleeping car service.

Interesting:

Summer 1980 only the CP Rail will host two daily (each direction) transcontinentals #1, 2, 3 & 4 along the Superior north shore CP Sudbury to Union Sation ( ex CNoR, NTR, GTPR ) Winnipeg: Super Continental (Toronto) and Canadian (Montreal).

The CN route will served by the new six day per week VIA #7 & 8 CN Capreol to Winnipeg Union Station. Then on off season reduced to tri weekly which remained until that fateful January 1990.

sdfourty

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Date: 06/02/1979 (search)
Railway: VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks: CP Rail 1404 (search)
Train Symbol: VIA #1 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Newmarket (search)
City/Town: Newmarket (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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2 Comments
  1. awmooney
    May 21, 2025 at 12:59 pm

    Remarkable. One that it is really an unusual shot, and second; that you have been “hiding it” for so long. :o )

  2. Stephen C. Host
    May 23, 2025 at 8:40 am

    At first glance I thought this was some spot in downtown Toronto along the industrial waterfront area…

    that’s a lot of track for the then sleepy town of newmarket.
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