Comments on: 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

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 23 May 2025 12:40:59 +0000

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.

awmooney — Wed, 21 May 2025 16:59:21 +0000

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