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VIA train #3, the Super Continental, heads north on the Newmarket Sub a couple of miles north of Maple, Ontario on June 24, 1979. The 14 car train is pulled by former CN units: 6505-6627-6633.
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Caption: VIA train #3, the Super Continental, heads north on the Newmarket Sub a couple of miles north of Maple, Ontario on June 24, 1979. The 14 car train is pulled by former CN units: 6505-6627-6633.

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First954 [320] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/24/1979 (search)
Railway: VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks: VIA 6505 (search)
Train Symbol: 3 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Maple Mile 18.3 Newmarket Sub (search)
City/Town: Maple (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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  1. MrDan
    October 9, 2025 at 8:37 am

    One of the early painted units with the blue in the radiator grills too! Probably an attempt to match the tops of the passenger cars that was dropped early on, one of the ex-CP 1400′s got this paint too.
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