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What a wonderful Sunday for a …....picnic........ ...an electrical mishap created....what you see here... between Newcastle and Newtonville... ...near mile 280, Kingston Sub, LRC powered VIA train #66 RAPIDO on July 25, 1982 Kodachrome by S.Danko fortunately: …..fortunately freight traffic – at that time - was nil...... …..fortunately VIA operates frequent daily eastbound service.... ….. fortunately VIA trains – in that era - operated with extra equipment to handle last minute ticket sales.... …..fortunately VIA #56 BONAVENTURE, is scheduled 45 minutes after #66.... ….fortunately....and ironically, VIA #56 powered by: three M L W 's ! ( that pic to be posted ) ...oh my ! BUT it was a really nice Sunday for a picnic... sdfourty
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What a wonderful Sunday for a …....picnic........

...an electrical mishap created....what you see here... between Newcastle and Newtonville...

...near mile 280, Kingston Sub, LRC powered VIA train #66 RAPIDO on July 25, 1982 Kodachrome by S.Danko

fortunately:

…..fortunately freight traffic – at that time - was nil......

…..fortunately VIA operates frequent daily eastbound service....

….. fortunately VIA trains – in that era - operated with extra equipment to handle last minute ticket sales....

…..fortunately VIA #56 BONAVENTURE, is scheduled 45 minutes after #66....

….fortunately....and ironically, VIA #56 powered by: three M L W 's ! ( that pic to be posted )

...oh my ! BUT it was a really nice Sunday for a picnic...

sdfourty

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sdfourty [669] (more) (contact)
Date: 08/25/1982 (search)
Railway: VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks: VIA #66 (search)
Train Symbol: VIA #66 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Kingston Subdivision (search)
City/Town: Newtonville (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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6 Comments
  1. harricottbay
    January 3, 2021 at 9:42 pm

    What a great capture Steve!

  2. Marcus Stevens
    January 4, 2021 at 8:37 am

    What a great image. I’m sure a lot of pissed off people there though, LOL!

  3. awmooney
    January 4, 2021 at 10:39 am

    I haven’t seen a picture like this since one of a ‘steam engine run-by’.
    What a neat image!!!

  4. rsmith
    January 4, 2021 at 11:54 am

    Looks like the scene in Planes, Trains and Automobiles when the train breaks down.

  5. Noe
    January 4, 2021 at 1:08 pm

    This is really cool photo.

  6. ngineered4u
    January 5, 2021 at 3:40 pm

    Woah!! Awesome pic. So many rules broken in this photo though…lol
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