![Via Rail #1 - Canadian - powered by ex CP Rail FP7-A #1424 ( ex CP Rail 4068 ? ) - GP9 8520? ( future 1601 ) - Via Rail #14xx passes the ONR North Bay shops where the spare ONR Northlander train set and the ONR auxillary are stored. #1 is on the approach to the CP Rail North Bay station with a scheduled 18:30 arrival.
[ What's interesting: #1424 is on display at Medicine Hat; The second car behind the baggage is crew dormitory ex CN twenty four roomette sleeping car I series ( #2000 Indigo to #2019 Ituna ) built 1950.
1980 was final summer for the Canadian's Montreal morning departure: Trains #1 & 2 - Canadian - operated on CP Rail Montreal to /from Vancouver ( 3 nights ) via Banff; The September 29 1980 Via schedule for #1 became a Montreal evening departure with the North Bay arrival at 04:45 ( #5 a late night Toronto departure ) the first FOUR night schedule to/from Vancouver ( likewise for the Super C ). ] July 12, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko.
More Via Canadian:
at CP White River
at CN Bradford
More Northlander:
at CN Nipissing](http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/39500010-3-1280x851.jpg "Via Rail #1 - Canadian - powered by ex CP Rail FP7-A #1424 ( ex CP Rail 4068 ? ) - GP9 8520? ( future 1601 ) - Via Rail #14xx passes the ONR North Bay shops where the spare ONR Northlander train set and the ONR auxillary are stored. #1 is on the approach to the CP Rail North Bay station with a scheduled 18:30 arrival.
[ What's interesting: #1424 is on display at Medicine Hat; The second car behind the baggage is crew dormitory ex CN twenty four roomette sleeping car I series ( #2000 Indigo to #2019 Ituna ) built 1950.
1980 was final summer for the Canadian's Montreal morning departure: Trains #1 & 2 - Canadian - operated on CP Rail Montreal to /from Vancouver ( 3 nights ) via Banff; The September 29 1980 Via schedule for #1 became a Montreal evening departure with the North Bay arrival at 04:45 ( #5 a late night Toronto departure ) the first FOUR night schedule to/from Vancouver ( likewise for the Super C ). ] July 12, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko.
More Via Canadian:
at CP White River
at CN Bradford
More Northlander:
at CN Nipissing")
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Images like this sure stir up a lot of memories. Gotta love shots taken in the North.
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Great View!! No doubt you look back at this and wish there was some power sitting alongside the shop building.
That’s a great shot!
I like the fact that the Northlander train is visible in the same, great, image!