Railpictures.ca - sdfourty Photo: The local observers are bemused by the appearance of a CP train at the CN Barrie station: After the station stop, one two hundred fiftieths of a second is insufficient to freeze frame the acceleration provided by the aging ex CP Rail F units ( 1432 – 4477 – 14xx ) pulling the newly re-routed VIA Rail train #2. Effective October 29, 1978 Via Rail ceased service on the CP Rail Mactier Subdivision and re-routed the transcon service onto the CN ( at CN Boyne – from CP Reynolds ) Bala Subdivision (north of Washago) and onto the CN Newmarket Subdivision south of Washago. (What’s interesting: note the station signal board controlled by the station operator) November 1978. Kodachrome by S. Danko. more at Barrie: ex CP Rail Brook Manor at the ex GTR station sdfourty. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

The local observers are bemused by the appearance of a CP train at the CN Barrie station: After the station stop, one two hundred fiftieths of a second is insufficient to freeze frame the acceleration provided by the aging ex CP Rail F units ( 1432 – 4477 – 14xx ) pulling the newly re-routed VIA Rail train #2.

Effective October 29, 1978 Via Rail ceased service on the CP Rail Mactier Subdivision and re-routed the transcon service onto the CN ( at CN Boyne – from CP Reynolds ) Bala Subdivision (north of Washago) and onto the CN Newmarket Subdivision south of Washago.

(What's interesting: note the station signal board controlled by the station operator)

November 1978. Kodachrome by S. Danko.

more at Barrie: ex CP Rail Brook Manor at the ex GTR station

sdfourty.

Caption: The local observers are bemused by the appearance of a CP train at the CN Barrie station: After the station stop, one two hundred fiftieths of a second is insufficient to freeze frame the acceleration provided by the aging ex CP Rail F units ( 1432 – 4477 – 14xx ) pulling the newly re-routed VIA Rail train #2.
Effective October 29, 1978 Via Rail ceased service on the CP Rail Mactier Subdivision and re-routed the transcon service onto the CN ( at CN Boyne – from CP Reynolds ) Bala Subdivision (north of Washago) and onto the CN Newmarket Subdivision south of Washago.
(What's interesting: note the station signal board controlled by the station operator)
November 1978. Kodachrome by S. Danko.
more at Barrie: ex CP Rail Brock Manor at the ex GTR station
sdfourty.

Photographer:	sdfourty [707] (more) (contact)
Date:	11/xx/1978 (search)
Railway:	VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP Rail 1432 (search)
Train Symbol:	VIA Rail #2 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Barrie, Ontario / CN Newmarket Sub mile 63.0 (search)
City/Town:	Barrie (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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