Railpictures.ca - Bill Thomson Photo: More Turbo action: VIA train #61 with its yellow and blue Turbo Train consist heads west at Pickering, along the Kingston Sub parallel to Highway 401, in August of 1976. By 1978 it was felt that the Turbo was not the solution – the next phase was the LRC, which lasted a lot longer in VIA service. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

More Turbo action: VIA train #61 with its yellow and blue Turbo Train consist heads west at Pickering, along the Kingston Sub parallel to Highway 401, in August of 1976.

By 1978 it was felt that the Turbo was not the solution - the next phase was the LRC, which lasted a lot longer in VIA service.

Caption: More Turbo action: VIA train #61 with its yellow and blue Turbo Train consist heads west at Pickering, along the Kingston Sub parallel to Highway 401, in August of 1976.

By 1978 it was felt that the Turbo was not the solution - the next phase was the LRC, which lasted a lot longer in VIA service.

Photographer:	Bill Thomson [715] (more) (contact)
Date:	August 1976 (search)
Railway:	VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks:	VIA 12x (search)
Train Symbol:	VIA 61 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Pickering - CN Kingston Sub (search)
City/Town:	Pickering (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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Todd Steinman

April 18, 2022 at 6:50 am

Great photo Bill! Wondering, what’s the ‘laneway’ to the right? Was this the old entrance for former station?

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