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The early morning hours at VIA's Toronto Maintenance Centre find numerous pieces of equipment at the ready for upcoming departures to Ottawa, Montreal, Windsor, and New York. The new Siemens Charger sets make up the majority of the scene, including "LUMI" at centre, with stored Budd equipment in the distance beyond the newest delivery or Siemens equipment. Ontario Northland's third and final set of equipment, ONT has just been delivered by and is seen being positioned by VIA 903 after a brief stop at the fuel pad. Note freight equipment from CN L543 in the distance, waiting for the pair of geeps to turn on the wye before returning to Oakville.
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Caption: The early morning hours at VIA's Toronto Maintenance Centre find numerous pieces of equipment at the ready for upcoming departures to Ottawa, Montreal, Windsor, and New York. The new Siemens Charger sets make up the majority of the scene, including "LUMI" at centre, with stored Budd equipment in the distance beyond the newest delivery or Siemens equipment. Ontario Northland's third and final set of equipment, ONT has just been delivered by and is seen being positioned by VIA 903 after a brief stop at the fuel pad. Note freight equipment from CN L543 in the distance, waiting for the pair of geeps to turn on the wye before returning to Oakville.

Photographer:
Jacob Patterson [688] (more) (contact)
Date: 08/12/2026 (search)
Railway: Ontario Northland (search)
Reporting Marks: VIA 903, ONT 950 (search)
Train Symbol: N/A (search)
Subdivision/SNS: VIA TMC (search)
City/Town: Mimico (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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8 Comments
  1. Todd Steinman
    August 17, 2026 at 8:49 am

    Love the old P42 coupled to the new Siemens set for the ONR Northlander!

  2. terry.oshell
    August 17, 2026 at 10:21 am

    The Amtrak is a nice added touch also.

  3. Paul O'Shell
    August 17, 2026 at 10:57 am

    Very nice shot!
    And at the top center, some Work Equipment in the form of a Plasser American PTS-62 Dynamic Track Stabilizer has photo-bombed the pic. :-)

  4. Noe
    August 17, 2026 at 1:42 pm

    Beautiful shot man.

  5. awmooney
    August 17, 2026 at 2:57 pm

    Beautiful !!!! Being a night guy has its rewards.

  6. John Eull
    August 17, 2026 at 4:59 pm

    Nicely done, Jacob!

  7. Eric May
    August 17, 2026 at 9:04 pm

    Nice mix of equipment. So much for thinking that passenger trains are kind of boring.

  8. mile27
    August 17, 2026 at 9:22 pm

    Very nice, Jacob.
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