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  1. VIA's Ocean

    VIA's Ocean

    VIA's Ocean (Halifax-Montreal) has just arrived at its final destanation with the relatively new, much hated by railfans, Ren. equippement. From today on this is the only equipement on the train displacing the Budd trainset.
  2. VIA Corridore Train

    VIA Corridore Train

    A VIA LRC on the "Corridor" near Brockville,ON
  3. Eastern Canada Blue-Green GE passenger loco

    Eastern Canada Blue-Green GE passenger loco

    VIA902 #56 from Toronto heading to Montreal at the Belleville Station on the official first day of Spring.
  4. First all VIA to Toronto from Sarnia

    First all VIA to Toronto from Sarnia

    First all VIA train to Toronto from Sarnia after the cancelation of the joint amtrak/via international.
  5. Via ready to depart Union Station-Toronto

    Via ready to depart Union Station-Toronto

    Just inside the Station Via 904 will reverse direction (hogger climbing on)and head west in about 30 minutes.
  6. VIA6424sideBUD_BellevilleON_Dec5-05RV

    VIA6424sideBUD_BellevilleON_Dec5-05RV

    VIA BUD for you
  7. CN TEST Car

    CN TEST Car

    This car was bought back from VIA, hence the blue paint. I think CN has 3-4 such sets.
  8. CN TEST Coach

    CN TEST Coach

    This coach was bought back from VIA, hence the blue paint. I think CN has 3-4 such sets. Better looking then CP's TEST set IMHO.
  9. VIA combine?

    VIA combine?

    What appears like a combine, one of the three remaining VIA blue cars, brought into Winnipeg for maintenence, these cars are in regular service up in Northern Manitoba on a mixed train. I know I could of cropped out the fence, but it makes the shot more realistic. Took me a couple times to...
  10. Loading passengers at Courtenay

    Loading passengers at Courtenay

    After turning the seats, the conductor let us back on the train for the southbound trip.
  11. VIA 6135 at Nanaimo

    VIA 6135 at Nanaimo

    VIA 6135 trailing the 6133 at Nanaimo heading South to Victoria.
  12. Out the Window

    Out the Window

    Looking out the window towards the front of the train as we pass the remains of the Wellington Shops(now a car dealership) that was abandoned in 1955.
  13. Pulling into the Victoria Depot

    Pulling into the Victoria Depot

    VIA RDC's 6133 and 6135 pull up to the platform at the Victoria Depot. That's the Johnson St. Bridge in the background.
  14. Ready to Leave Victoria

    Ready to Leave Victoria

    VIA 6135 sitting in Victoria ready to leave at 0815.
  15. Southbound VIA train 198

    Southbound VIA train 198

    Psgr VIA6133S sits at Nanaimo while passengers grab food from the roach coach. This was the first revenue run for VIA 6133 in 2 years, it was being used as a parts source since the IRSI rebuilds showed up. It was last used in early 2003.
  16. Meeting a freight

    Meeting a freight

    Southbound VIA/E&N passenger train meets the northbound E&N Parksville Turn(Wk3809 on its OCS clearance)
  17. CP'S River Sub

    CP'S River Sub

    IC&E Southbound Freight Train running via trackage rights over CP'S River Sub at Frontenac, Minnesota
  18. sunset at Sarnia

    sunset at Sarnia

    sunset at the VIA Rail station in Sarnia, Ontario
  19. Congestion

    Congestion

    VIA 6408 awaits a signal behind another VIA train (seen in distance under bridge). The VIA in the distance is awaiting a GO to clear a block ahead of it. The 2 VIA's are heading over to TMC Mimico for servicing after their runs. 6408 came from Montreal overnight as the Enterprise as GO 533...
  20. Dexter, Missouri

    Dexter, Missouri

    CN Southbound Vehicle Train running via trackage rights over UP at Dexter, Mo.


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