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Rare Mileage for VIA Patrons as #75 and #79 combined travel over the normally freight only CNR Halton subdivision on a hazy, foggy day July 9 2013. Due to a washout on the Oakville sub VIA trains had to re-route. In the background is an aldershot-milton local servicing industries nearby and of course the hazy escarpment. We've been treated with VIA re-routes on the Halton sub about once a year ever since, plenty of time and opportunity to get this again. For the railway employees - would this train have required a CN pilot?
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Caption: Rare Mileage for VIA Patrons as #83 and #75 combined travel over the normally freight only CNR Halton subdivision on a hazy, foggy day July 9 2013. Due to a washout on the Oakville sub VIA trains had to re-route. In the background is an aldershot-milton local servicing industries nearby and of course the hazy escarpment. We've been treated with VIA re-routes on the Halton sub about once a year ever since, plenty of time and opportunity to get this again. For the railway employees - would this train have required a CN pilot?

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Stephen C. Host [1500] (more) (contact)
Date: 7/9/2013 (search)
Railway: VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks: VIA 6433 (search)
Train Symbol: VIA 83/75 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Mansweood, CNR Halton Subdivision (search)
City/Town: Milton (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Curtis Umbelina
    December 19, 2017 at 9:58 pm

    Great shot Steve

  2. ngineered4u
    December 19, 2017 at 11:55 pm

    A good catch for sure.
    As to the question about the pilot. It would all depend on the crew on the VIA train. If they were former CN employees that ran over that sub for years, then probably no pilot. If it a newer engineer then definitely a pilot.

  3. CNSD60F
    December 20, 2017 at 8:28 pm

    has VIA 97/Amtrak 63 ever rerouted on CN? I am dying to see that!

  4. Stephen C. Host
    December 28, 2017 at 4:19 pm

    Yes. Many times but not often in Daylight (since it’s in Darkness in winter)

    I know some who have got it but I have not yet.
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