Comments on: VIA 6404 in the short-lived Kool Aid wrap has just arrived at Oakville with a string of four LRC cars from Ottawa and Toronto. After offloading its passengers, this train deadheaded in reverse to the TMC. I can’t remember the exact train number, but for a short time, VIA extended this train from Ottawa along with express train #67 from Montreal “The Metropolis” (which still used LRC locomotives at the time) form Toronto Union to Oakville.

By: GO564

GO564 — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 01:48:21 +0000

Thanks for the info Cdntrainphotog- that sounds right to me. In subsequent years those two trains were also extended to Aldershot. The first morning J trains bound for Montreal and Ottawa also began in Aldershot.

By: Cdntrainphotog

Cdntrainphotog — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 12:42:47 +0000

Nice shot of the Kool Aid. From my Y2K edition of the Trackside Guide VIA 67 left Montreal at 17:00, stopped at Dorval then ran express to Toronto Union arriving at 21:05. It then continued to Oakville for an arrival of 21:36. Train 47 left Ottawa at 16:45, making stops at Brockville and Kingston before running express to Toronto Union at 20:40 and then on to Oakville for 21:11 arrival. I don’t know how long VIA ran those trains on to Oakville.

By: Driver8666

Driver8666 — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 06:09:22 +0000

The Kool-Aid Man didn’t burst out of the wall and say “Oh Yeah!” did he? Lol.

Have to quit watching Robot Chicken. lol.

Nice shot though.