Railpictures.ca - James Booth Photo: While inspecting a roofing project at the Golden BC post office I had the advantage of keeping one eye on the nearby CP line through town. As soon as the Via train arrived at the old CP station I went over & photographed the lead unit & the first “B” unit behind it, and then as luck would have it I ran out of film. Not long after this VIA stopped running through Golden, Calgary, & many other towns in the western part of Canada. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

While inspecting a roofing project at the Golden BC post office I had the advantage of keeping one eye on the nearby CP line through town. As soon as the Via train arrived at the old CP station I went over & photographed the lead unit & the first "B" unit behind it, and then as luck would have it I ran out of film. Not long after this VIA stopped running through Golden, Calgary, & many other towns in the western part of Canada.

Caption: While inspecting a roofing project at the Golden BC post office I had the advantage of keeping one eye on the nearby CP line through town. As soon as the Via train arrived at the old CP station I went over & photographed the lead unit & the first "B" unit behind it, and then as luck would have it I ran out of film. Not long after this VIA stopped running through Golden, Calgary, & many other towns in the western part of Canada.

Photographer:	James Booth [115] (more) (contact)
Date:	09/17/1986 (search)
Railway:	VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks:	VIA 6301 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Golden (search)
City/Town:	Golden (search)
Province:	British Columbia (search)
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tombombadilly

April 16, 2017 at 9:19 am

Hi James, really nice shot.
I was wondering if you know what happened to the old CP station at Golden? From what I can tell, the entire structure was moved from next to the post office across the river near the main rail yard, but I am not certain, and it seems like this would be quite an expensive thing to do. Can you shed any light on this?

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tombombadilly

April 16, 2017 at 9:19 am

Hi James, really nice shot.
I was wondering if you know what happened to the old CP station at Golden? From what I can tell, the entire structure was moved from next to the post office across the river near the main rail yard, but I am not certain, and it seems like this would be quite an expensive thing to do. Can you shed any light on this?