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My photo of the week (Apr. 26-May 2) is of VIA 85 alongside parked GEXR power at the Kitchener VIA Station in early March 2018. The GEXR power pictured is wide-cab 3030 and LLPX 2236. VIA 85 was led by 6402. A note about the silver scheme on VIA engines: It all started in 2017 with the Canada 150 scheme, then in early 2018, the "Canada 150" was dropped leaving this version pictured; the VIA 40 year anniversary scheme came later on the same year (with the multi-coloured city/town names dropped), followed by the one currently since 2019 with "Love the Way" marked on them. Some foamers hate the scheme. I personally don't mind it. Paint and wraps on locomotives have always been a matter of taste. I've also heard disgust over the G&W orange and yellow - also not bad in my opinion. Maybe I'm just not fussy when it comes to these things because I'm happy just to have the opportunity to get train shots!
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Caption: My photo of the week (Apr. 26-May 2) is of VIA 85 alongside parked GEXR power at the Kitchener VIA Station in early March 2018. The GEXR power pictured is wide-cab 3030 and LLPX 2236. VIA 85 was led by 6402. A note about the silver scheme on VIA engines: It all started in 2017 with the Canada 150 scheme, then in early 2018, the "Canada 150" was dropped leaving this version pictured; the VIA 40 year anniversary scheme came later on the same year (with the multi-coloured city/town names dropped), followed by the one currently since 2019 with "Love the Way" marked on them. Some foamers hate the scheme. I personally don't mind it. Paint and wraps on locomotives have always been a matter of taste. I've also heard disgust over the G&W orange and yellow - also not bad in my opinion. Maybe I'm just not fussy when it comes to these things because I'm happy just to have the opportunity to get train shots!

Photographer:
Kevin Flood [413] (more) (contact)
Date: 2018-03-04 (search)
Railway: VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks: VIA 6402 (search)
Train Symbol: VIA 85 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: GEXR Guelph Sub - Kitchener VIA Station (search)
City/Town: Kitchener (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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3 Comments
  1. BradKetchen
    April 27, 2020 at 7:19 am

    I like the G&W scheme so much I went out and bought a $300 G&W locomotive!

  2. Noe
    April 27, 2020 at 9:53 am

    Nice Kevin! I miss seeing units sitting across from the station, but glad for all I photographed here over the years with CN and GEXR.

  3. awmooney
    April 27, 2020 at 7:24 pm

    Wasn’t 6402 the one that got stranded in Churchill for quite a while?
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