Railpictures.ca - Bill McArthur photo, J.Pittman collection Photo: GMD FP9A VIA 6523 leads its train of 4 blue coaches timetable-west on the Oakville Sub south track, approaching CN Bayview (Jct), as seen from Plains Road “Wolfe Island bridge”. It is almost past an eastbound CN freight train on the north track with caboose CN 79798 at the end. Date written on slide matches Kodachrome Jan 83 process date. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

GMD FP9A VIA 6523 leads its train of 4 blue coaches timetable-west on the Oakville Sub south track, approaching CN Bayview (Jct), as seen from Plains Road "Wolfe Island bridge".
It is almost past an eastbound CN freight train on the north track with caboose CN 79798 at the end.
Date written on slide matches Kodachrome Jan 83 process date.

Caption: GMD FP9A VIA 6523 leads its train of 4 blue coaches timetable-west on the Oakville Sub south track, approaching CN Bayview (Jct), as seen from Plains Road "Wolfe Island bridge".
It is almost past an eastbound CN freight train on the north track with caboose CN 79798 at the end.

Date written on slide matches Kodachrome Jan 83 process date.

Photographer:	Bill McArthur photo, J.Pittman collection [288] (more) (contact)
Date:	1983-01-08 (search)
Railway:	VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks:	VIA 6523 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	CN Oakville Sub MP 36+ (search)
City/Town:	Burlington (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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Stuart Streit

July 14, 2019 at 9:01 am

Fabulous! Note the forty foot boxcars ahead of the PSC caboose, most sans roof walks.

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