Comments on: Via Rail #1 – Canadian – powered by ex CP Rail FP7-A #1424 ( ex CP Rail 4068 ? ) – GP9 8520? ( future 1601 ) – Via Rail #14xx passes the ONR North Bay shops where the spare ONR Northlander train set and the ONR auxillary are stored. #1 is on the approach to the CP Rail North Bay station with a scheduled 18:30 arrival. [ What's interesting: #1424 is on display at Medicine Hat; The second car behind the baggage is crew dormitory ex CN twenty four roomette sleeping car I series ( #2000 Indigo to #2019 Ituna ) built 1950. 1980 was final summer for the Canadian's Montreal morning departure: Trains #1 & 2 - Canadian - operated on CP Rail Montreal to /from Vancouver ( 3 nights ) via Banff; The September 29 1980 Via schedule for #1 became a Montreal evening departure with the North Bay arrival at 04:45 ( #5 a late night Toronto departure ) the first FOUR night schedule to/from Vancouver ( likewise for the Super C ). ] July 12, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko. More Via Canadian: at CP White River at CN Bradford More Northlander: at CN Nipissing

By: petergloor

petergloor — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:06:36 +0000

I like the fact that the Northlander train is visible in the same, great, image!

By: James Adeney

James Adeney — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:05:21 +0000

That’s a great shot!

By: awmooney

awmooney — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:51:00 +0000

Images like this sure stir up a lot of memories. Gotta love shots taken in the North.
Great View!! No doubt you look back at this and wish there was some power sitting alongside the shop building. )