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VIA 6791 puts out a nice plume of that ALCO smoke as it departs Burlington West with train 73.
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Caption: VIA 6791 puts out a nice plume of that ALCO smoke as it departs Burlington West with train 73.

Photographer:
Bruce Acheson [131] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/1986 (search)
Railway: VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks: VIA 6791 (search)
Train Symbol: 73 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Oakville Sub (search)
City/Town: Burlington (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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3 Comments
  1. ngineered4u
    July 19, 2022 at 2:56 pm

    I can still smell that turbo lag smoke..Great memories

  2. bruce
    September 17, 2022 at 6:39 pm

    What Alco’s do best

  3. Todd Steinman
    September 8, 2026 at 2:25 pm

    Great photo. Those ALCO’s sure had a one of a kind smell to them, for the smoke that bellowed!

    I am curious, as I haven’t seen another photo that included it, but to the left – what was that shack used for?
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