Caption: Roughly three months after the devastating November 1981 VIA cuts when the Super Continental was discontinued, "The Canadian" is leaving the City of Winnipeg as it makes its way west. It will switch from CN's Rivers sub to the CP Carberry sub using the connecting track at West Tower (just beyond the Portage la Prairie station) then continue over the traditional CP route through Regina and Calgary before rejoining CN in the Lower Mainland with a final destination of the former CN station in Vancouver. Alas, this routing will end in January 1990 when the Canadian is cut back from a daily train to three days per week and permanently routed over CN lines. Most of VIA's former CP units will be retired by 1983 (with the exception of several which were remanufactured and remained in service until 1990). So, enjoy this scene from over 40 years ago as three former CP units (FP9 1406 in CP Rail paint, an FP9 repainted for VIA, and one of VIA's two E8As also in VIA paint) lead the "pride of the fleet" west across the prairies.