Comments on: VIA used the higher speed Turbos for a few trains a day between Montreal and Toronto in 1978. Here we see a going away view of the morning westbound almost at the end of it’s trip near the Rouge River crossing west of Pickering. It was a fun ride to snag a seat in the bubble and watch the speedometer push toward 100 mph for the just over 4 hour trip. The bubble seats were usually higher priced reserve seats but on the morning runs before the alcohol could be served, they were open seating so that’s where I headed. On one Saturday mornign trip to Montreal, a group of older ladies (were then, would be young partyers now) had the same plan, except they were prepared for Ontario’s liquor laws and started passing around a flask. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Wed, 06 May 2026 21:15:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Peter Newman http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=27991#comment-19286 Peter Newman Thu, 26 Jan 2017 00:05:15 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/19780528_ViaTurboGoing_Pickering_Cloned.jpg#comment-19286 Fun narrative... excellent image! Thanks for posting! Fun narrative… excellent image! Thanks for posting!

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=27991#comment-19235 Stephen C. Host Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:30:32 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/19780528_ViaTurboGoing_Pickering_Cloned.jpg#comment-19235 Haha nice story. Alcohol made the world go 'round back then :) Haha nice story. Alcohol made the world go ’round back then :)

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