Caption: Departing downtown Toronto in the low December late afternoon/early evening light, CP Rail train #11 "The Canadian" (Toronto-Sudbury leg) passes by John Street interlocking tower (visible behind the Skyline dome) and the old CN freight loading platforms as it makes its way through the downtown Toronto Terminals Railway trackage to CP's Galt Sub at Bathurst Street. Lead unit is CP FP7 4069, sporting bright "Action Red" paint with later 8" striping. Trailing is steam generator-equipped RS10 8478 in very ratty maroon & grey "Script" paint. A short consist of six stainless steel Budd cars follow (no Park car this late in the game for #11/12).

All the usual suspects are in attendance in this pre-condo boom photo of Toronto's downtown skyline: the TD, BMO and RBC towers, CP's Royal York Hotel, the brown CNCP Telecommunications building at 151 Front Street, and Union Station off in the background beyond the new yellow CN Tower pedestrian bridge.

Bill McArthur photo, Dan Dell'Unto collection slide.