Caption: A bunch of us fans gathered on a rather miserable cold day; alternating bits of sun but mostly cloudy and damp; to catch the last run of the rather infamous aluminum bodied CN Turbo Train, heading east to Montreal. The location we chose was a wooden bridge over the line in Newtonville, popular among the local fans. I have forgotten the exact location, but it apparently became known for a time as the "Bee Bridge". An explanation for this can be found in the comment section of RP photo #6832. The gas turbine powered Turbo, built by United Aircraft, was a bit of a lemon from the start, with various problems sidelining it. On the first trial run in Dec 1968, it hit a truck at a crossing near Kingston. Not a good omen. Five sets were originally ordered, and one of those caught fire and burned the control car and a couple of coaches near Morrisburg in 1975. Due to various conditions, the train was kept to a 95 MPH limit, although it was capable of much faster speeds. I had this in mind when shooting this image. Using film, dull days meant slower shutter speeds, and the blurring of such a fast train was very likely; so shot it quite a ways before it got to where we were standing. Anyway. This is history. None of the trainsets were preserved, and I have no idea when or where this one was scrapped. Anybody??