Comments on: Twelve years ago today, the westbound mid-day VIA – VIA 85 was captured passing through Breslau, ON, just east of Kitchener. Although the VIA looks different, the weather that year was very similar: lacklustre in terms of snow and above-seasonal temperatures most of the time. This was the train that replaced the Toronto – Chicago Amtrak “International”. Obviously, the Amtrak was much more exciting than a 2-car VIA train. Nonetheless, it is a record of the time. I’m not sure how much longer we will be able to see F40PHs and stainless-steel coaches on the Quebec City-Windsor corridor with the new Siemens trainsets coming online. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 15:18:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Noe http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=54030#comment-60438 Noe Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:33:13 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/14843_VIA6453_2012-03-07.jpg#comment-60438 Nice Kevin. The Breslau area has changed a lot since then! Nice Kevin. The Breslau area has changed a lot since then!

]]> By: Driver8666 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=54030#comment-60392 Driver8666 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:50:10 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/14843_VIA6453_2012-03-07.jpg#comment-60392 Stainless steel coaches, from what I heard are on their way out the door due to being "too old". The F40? Probably will be around for another 20-30 years is my guess. They will just be redeployed elsewhere. Stainless steel coaches, from what I heard are on their way out the door due to being “too old”.

The F40? Probably will be around for another 20-30 years is my guess. They will just be redeployed elsewhere.

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