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Fifty two hours, twenty minutes and one thousand eight hundred ninety two miles after the Vancouver departure, primarily on CP Rail (a division of Canadian Pacific Limited) – average speed 36.2 mph – an on time Via Rail train #2 is one mile west of the CP Rail Thunder Bay station (formerly Fort William). After the early evening Thunder Bay station stop Via #2 schedule requires 25 hours to travel the nine hundred ninety four miles – primarily on CP Rail - to Montreal's Central Station, average speed 39.7 mph. Via Rail 6313 was re-manufactured March 1985 from GMD FP9A CN6526. April 2002 Via 6313 and 6307 (ex CN6515) were sold to Ohio Central. June 19, 1985 Kodachrome by S. Danko More Thunder Bay: last sight 1990 Pacific Avenue overpass More Northern Ontario: exceptional Centre of the Community
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Caption: Fifty two hours, twenty minutes and one thousand eight hundred ninety two miles after the Vancouver departure, primarily on CP Rail (a division of Canadian Pacific Limited) – average speed 36.2 mph – an on time Via Rail train #2 is one mile west of the CP Rail Thunder Bay station (formerly Fort William). After the early evening Thunder Bay station stop Via #2 schedule requires 25 hours to travel the nine hundred ninety four miles – primarily on CP Rail - to Montreal's Central Station, average speed 39.7 mph.

Via Rail 6313 was re-manufactured March 1985 from GMD FP9A CN6526. April 2002 Via 6313 and 6307 (ex CN6515) were sold to Ohio Central.

June 19, 1985 Kodachrome by S. Danko

More Thunder Bay:
last sight 1990

Pacific Avenue overpass

More Northern Ontario:

exceptional

Centre of the Community

Photographer:
sdfourty [707] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/19/1985 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: Via Rail 6313 (search)
Train Symbol: Via Rail #2 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Thunder Bay (search)
City/Town: Thunder Bay (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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  1. Mike Lockwood
    November 8, 2013 at 6:44 pm

    Though purists may balk at the mixture of stainless Budd’s and CC&F smoothsides, it is still a magnificent looking train. Great shot as always.
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