Caption: The heritage of some equipment is evident as Via #1 The Canadian, with Via repainted ex CP Rail FP9A 1410 (plus ex CP Rail F7B 1905 and an ex CN steam generator), is on the CN Newmarket Subdivision at the approach to CN Bradford, April 22, 1979.
What's interesting: A basic one way fare to Toronto to Vancouver: $113.00; return trip: $150.00; lower berth (open section bed) one way surcharge over basic: $66.00 (sit down food and beverage service extra).
For a June 1979 view see http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=6218
After Via removed CP trains 11 & 12 from the CP Rail Mactier Subdivision, October 1978, Via #1 & #2 The Canadian operated exclusively out of Toronto on CN west (north) to CN Boyne Bala Subdivision mile 146 (Parry Sound) then onto CP Rail to Vancouver.
(At that time Super Continental operated exclusively out of Montreal - even more interesting the Super C's Toronto connection was via North Bay trains #121 and #122 ! ).
Also: June 1979 Via abruptly flipped the Super C to Toronto only and The Canadian to Montreal only (see http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=2439 and http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=3178
April 22, 1979 Kodachrome by S.Danko.
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More VIA Canadian:
At Maple http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7285
At Little Pic River http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=1932
At the Trent River Drawbridge http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=6218
CP Rail The Canadian
CP Rail at Palgrave http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=6870
CP Rail on approach to Bolton http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7099
CP Rail in the Oak Ridges Moraine http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=6410
CP Rail in the Oak Ridges Moraine http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=6411
CP Rail under the Bathurst Street Bridge http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=2165
CP Rail approach Bolton http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=1644
CP Rail at Bolton http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=1666
CP Rail at Bolton http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=1667
sdfourty.
Images like this make some of us wonder why we even bother to go out and shoot the VIAs of today.
What a colourful consist Steve! Those were the days. The head end has all three railways represented!