Railpictures.ca - Bill Thomson Photo: VIA train #2 “The Canadian” is shown from high above at Golden BC, along the Kicking Horse River (in the background, near 11 Avenue S and 9th Street S). A CP SD40-2 heads up today’s train, likely replacement power for a failed VIA F-unit, followed by two VIA F9B’s. Replacement CP power often had to rescue The Canadian in the 80′s due to VIA’s aging fleet inherited from CN & CP. New VIA power would start to arrive in 1986 in the form of new F40PH units from GMD. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

VIA train #2 "The Canadian" is shown from high above at Golden BC, along the Kicking Horse River (in the background, near 11 Avenue S and 9th Street S). A CP SD40-2 heads up today's train, likely replacement power for a failed VIA F-unit, followed by two VIA F9B's. Replacement CP power often had to rescue The Canadian in the 80's due to VIA's aging fleet inherited from CN & CP. New VIA power would start to arrive in 1986 in the form of new F40PH units from GMD.

Caption: VIA train #2 "The Canadian" is shown from high above at Golden BC, along the Kicking Horse River (in the background, near 11 Avenue S and 9th Street S). A CP SD40-2 heads up today's train, likely replacement power for a failed VIA F-unit, followed by two VIA F9B's. Replacement CP power often had to rescue The Canadian in the 80's due to VIA's aging fleet inherited from CN & CP. New VIA power would start to arrive in 1986 in the form of new F40PH units from GMD.

Photographer:	Bill Thomson [715] (more) (contact)
Date:	09/16/1984 (search)
Railway:	VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP, VIA, VIA (search)
Train Symbol:	VIA 2 "The Canadian" (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Golden - CP Mountain Sub (search)
City/Town:	Golden (search)
Province:	British Columbia (search)
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SD70Dude

April 10, 2020 at 4:41 pm

Neat to see the old bridge and Windermere Sub connection. When was it removed?

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