Railpictures.ca - Ken Perry Photo: In the early years of VIA, gloriously mixed passenger train consists from CN and CP origins were common, and by seeking elevated camera perches, catching a complete train was one of my goals. On the east side of the Thompson River at Basque, CN and CP ran parallel for a short distance, allowing interchange connections that were handy during detours for track outages. On Sunday 1980-05-25, train No. 1 was on the CP mainline, powered by CP 1425 and VIA 1965 and VIA 1418. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

In the early years of VIA, gloriously mixed passenger train consists from CN and CP origins were common, and by seeking elevated camera perches, catching a complete train was one of my goals. On the east side of the Thompson River at Basque, CN and CP ran parallel for a short distance, allowing interchange connections that were handy during detours for track outages. On Sunday 1980-05-25, train No. 1 was on the CP mainline, powered by CP 1425 and VIA 1965 and VIA 1418.

Caption: In the early years of VIA, gloriously mixed passenger train consists from CN and CP origins were common, and by seeking elevated camera perches, catching a complete train was one of my goals. On the east side of the Thompson River at Basque, CN and CP ran parallel for a short distance, allowing interchange connections that were handy during detours for track outages. On Sunday 1980-05-25, train No. 1 was on the CP mainline, powered by CP 1425 and VIA 1965 and VIA 1418.

Photographer:	Ken Perry [281] (more) (contact)
Date:	1980-05-25 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP 1425 (search)
Train Symbol:	No. 1 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Thompson sub. (56.5) (search)
City/Town:	Basque (search)
Province:	British Columbia (search)
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awmooney

July 13, 2026 at 11:23 am

Thats nice, Ken. I miss the days of trying to attain what look to be unattainable heights. ) And succeeding.
No more, though.

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