Caption: Just another Canadian.

Or is it?

Please do consider how exceptional this Train is.

And the fact this Train exists at all.

[especially given the anti passenger rail attitude(s) of many present and past government(s) and possibly future government(s)].

Via's Flagship train #2 at 12:43 on southbound approach to CN Zephyr, Bala Sub mile 47.0 (mile 46.9 northbound).

Via's arrival hotline reported #2 expected at 12:55 and with another 47 miles to go, make that a likely 13:55 Union arrival, possibly four hours twenty five minutes off the advertised.

And today the time is exceptional (hopefully not regular) – and the noon hour light is a challenge.

Re-built F40PH-2, class GPA30H #6439 - #6401 on the head end (hence the tail end shot – fewer Park's around than F40PH-2's)

June 26, 2014 digital by S.Danko.

What's interesting:

Sixty years after: Budd built Yoho Park continues daily duty - today on the tail end along with other venerable Budd built equipment on #2 including: sixty six year old Coach 8144 (ex CR (NS) 5678; ex Amtk 5678; ex PC 4053; ex PRR 4053, ex NYC2925 (built 1948)), along with sixty year old Budd built for CPR: Fraser Manor and Dining Room Empress.

The box below the CN signal 470 is an arrow lamp pointing left – that will light when necessary - to alert a crew that their southbound is required to take the siding – on the east side of the main - at Zephyr.

More Via Canadian:

#1410 at Bradford

CP#8529-8473 at Bathurst Street

CP colours at Washago

at Maple

And do make the effort to photograph and ride this train, 'cause who knows how much longer the Via Canadian will be...

sdfourty