Caption: On this freezing Winter day, VIA 73 has just departed London as it heads west along the CN Strathroy Subdivision towards Komoka - about to pass under the well-known wooden Frank Lane bridge. This spot has always proved to have nice vantage points for the CN line, as well as the CP Windsor Subdivision a few hundred feet to the north. The telephone poles that still stand here are a welcome sight, as they've been torn down elsewhere along the line in recent years.
Leading is VIA 909, built in November of 2001. The "love the way" wrap that was applied in 2020 is already starting to show wear, as the original renaissance paint can be seen underneath in places. However, the yellow certainly stands out and makes for a nice burst of color in the winter wonderland that it was that day. The general consensus among railfans is that these P42DC locomotives will be the first to get retired once the new Siemens trainsets are fully pressed into service. Get pictures of the older equipment when you see it!