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Caption: In one of those cases of, "It's better to be lucky than good", I caught the last mixed train to Waterways (Fort McMurray). I had seen it in the VIA timetable and meant to catch it one day. Finally, when I made the time, I got out there to capture the last one. Go figure.
This train did not leave from the VIA station in downtown Edmonton. Rather it picked up passengers at a shack adjacent to Fort Road. There was no platform, nor was the shack open for shelter. There was, however a tiny parking lot.
Note the significant smoke stacks on the passenger cars - no HEP or steam for heat on this train.
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Interesting. The first car looks to be an ex CP smooth side RPO. I was not aware that any of the former CP smooth side cars had made it in to VIA paint.
That is interesting, but I suspect that it did not see any mail at the time – more likely it handled the stuff that folks bought in Edmonton to bring back home, up north.
Eric, that first car is the former NAR 1460. It was built in 1948, and was the only smooth-side car that they would buy new.
-DG