Railpictures.ca - Michael Berry Photo: VIA Rail’s entire switcher fleet. VIA Rail has only two switchers (both ex-Inland Steel SW1000′s) and both are assigned to the Montreal Maintenance Centre. Here both are together and at rest on a quiet Saturday morning. VIA Rail once had two more of these assigned to Toronto, but they were sold off during the mid-1990s. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

VIA Rail's entire switcher fleet. VIA Rail has only two switchers (both ex-Inland Steel SW1000's) and both are assigned to the Montreal Maintenance Centre. Here both are together and at rest on a quiet Saturday morning. VIA Rail once had two more of these assigned to Toronto, but they were sold off during the mid-1990s.

Caption: VIA Rail's entire switcher fleet. VIA Rail has only two switchers (both ex-Inland Steel SW1000's) and both are assigned to the Montreal Maintenance Centre. Here both are together and at rest on a quiet Saturday morning. VIA Rail once had two more of these assigned to Toronto, but they were sold off during the mid-1990s.

Photographer:	Michael Berry [4080] (more) (contact)
Date:	11/21/2015 (search)
Railway:	VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks:	VIA 202 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Montreal Maintenance Centre (search)
City/Town:	Montreal (search)
Province:	Quebec (search)
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2 Comments

cn5248

November 22, 2015 at 9:56 am

Hmm, that answers my question as to whether VIA still had any switchers. Neat shot.
JP

November 23, 2015 at 11:11 am

Very cool. It’s not everyday you see something like this.

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