Railpictures.ca - Bill McArthur photo, Dan Dell'Unto coll. Photo: Operating in weekend VIA service to help handle the Christmas holiday crowds, a borrowed GO consist with GP40TC 506 leading a string of bilevel cars crosses the Grand River at Paris on VIA #70, heading eastbound on CN’s Dundas Sub on a cold Saturday morning (if running on time it would have been around 8:44 – 9:00am, according to the timetable). According to other photos, this particular consist had a GP40TC at each end (500 and 506), sandwiching nine bilevels. Bill McArthur photo, Dan Dell’Unto collection slide. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Operating in weekend VIA service to help handle the Christmas holiday crowds, a borrowed GO consist with GP40TC 506 leading a string of bilevel cars crosses the Grand River at Paris on VIA #70, heading eastbound on CN's Dundas Sub on a cold Saturday morning (if running on time it would have been around 8:44 - 9:00am, according to the timetable). According to other photos, this particular consist had a GP40TC at each end (500 and 506), sandwiching nine bilevels.

Bill McArthur photo, Dan Dell'Unto collection slide.

Caption: Operating in weekend VIA service to help handle the Christmas holiday crowds, a borrowed GO consist with GP40TC 506 leading a string of bilevel cars crosses the Grand River at Paris on VIA #70, heading eastbound on CN's Dundas Sub on a cold Saturday morning (if running on time it would have been around 8:44 - 9:00am, according to the timetable). According to other photos, this particular consist had a GP40TC at each end (500 and 506), sandwiching nine bilevels.

Bill McArthur photo, Dan Dell'Unto collection slide.

Photographer:	Bill McArthur photo, Dan Dell'Unto coll. [1006] (more) (contact)
Date:	12/27/1980 (search)
Railway:	VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks:	GO 506 (search)
Train Symbol:	VIA 70 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Paris - CN Dundas Sub (search)
City/Town:	Paris (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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