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VIA 6453 Edited

Amtrak 61 July 5 2012 (Passing Port Credit.)

AMTRAK 101 -07-08-22 (Amtrak restored the "Maple Leaf" train post pandemic July 2022. Several trips were made with an engine decorated for their 50th Anniversary , but by the time I went to see it was a plain unit. Unit 101 would again be caught on Sunday July 10.)

Amtrak 106 march 28 2007

Amtrak 107 (AMTK 107 is operated by a VIA Rail crew while in Canada running between Toronto Union Station and Niagara Falls ON as VIA Train 97, A USA based Amtrak crew will take over in Niagara Falls and start it on the journey to New York City as The Maple Leaf. - See September 1 2018 as well.)

AMTRAK 108 11-15-23

AMTRAK 127 04-07-24

Amtrak 145 7-19-15

AMTRAK 150 6-25-12

Amtrak 173 - The Maple Leaf - May 3 2010

Amtrak 177_via97-amtk-east on tr3

AMTRAK 179 (September 14 2008 at Oakville.)

Amtrak 334 May 1995 (Here we see a F40PH leading 5 cars on the Maple Leaf from New York City to Toronto. It is approaching the Revus Road level crossing in Port Credit.)

Amtrak 705 (December 3 2005.This is the train from Toronto to New York City approaching Niagara Falls . The crew in Canada is a VIA crew and an Amtrak crew will take over the train to enter the USA. In 2005, when the picture was taken, VIA also ran a train to and from Niagara falls and Toronto.)

Amtrak 812 (Passing Port Credit)

AMTRAK ? (August 1996
F40PH)

dome on corridor (October 16 2008
VIA 8509 on Train 75 to Windsor returning on Tr 70.
Likely breakin run after repairs. Montreal on TR 68 July 8 back to Toronto TR 57.
Rare catch.)

Port Credit Meet (GO 603 is making the Port Credit station stop while VIA 6419 heads west with the afternoon train to London.)

TMC VIA 1 power (VIA 6431 and 6435 are at the Toronto Maintenance Centre with the trainset for VIA 1 - The Canadian which travels between Toronto and Vancouver via Winnipeg and Edmonton 3 times a week.)

TMC VIA 906 (VIA 906 with a 6 car HEP trainset waits its call to go to Union Station sitting in the yard at the Toronto Maintenance Centre .)

train 85 arrives

via - lrc coach 3351 5-28-10

via - lrc coach 3369 5-28-10

VIA 1 Coach Train 675. (LRC VIA 1 coach.)

via85 departs brampton 05-13-07

VIA 901 July 5 2010 (Just after 8AM, train 82 on the way to Toronto Union Station.)

VIA 901 near BURLOAK 04-10-11

VIA 901 Switcher (Saturday June 10, 2023, VIA 901 was moving a car in the yard at TMC.)

VIA 902 (VIA 902 departing Oakville ON station.)

VIA 904 02-03-11

via 905 (Train 75, Toronto to Windsor, heading to first station stop at Oakville passing Clarkson Road level crossing.)

VIA 906 stops at Aldershot. (Aldershot located in Burlington has become an important point on the CN/GO/VIA lines in southern Ontario. It is the passenger stop that serves Hamilton and Burlington for the VIA "Corridor" trains. It is the west end (other than some limited rush hour service into Hamilton) of the GO Lakeshore Line and an important satellite yard for CN freight trains from Toronto to the US border crossings.)

VIA 907 02-13-10

VIA 908-02-09-2014 (A late running Train 72 dashing through the snow on Sunday February 9 2014)

via 909 (Train 72 on the home stretch to Toronto Union station.)

VIA 909 Passes Kipling (On an E move to Union Station via Canpa Connector and CP Galt Sub.)

via 910 (VIA 910 leads a westbound train into Toronto Union Station from the eastern end of The Corridor either Montreal or Ottawa. .)

via 910 (VIA train 73 passing Copetown ON Mile 10.9 Dundas Sub)

VIA 912 (VIA 912 eastbound on Kingston Sub - Mile 296 just east of Oshawa.)

VIA 914 May 15 2005

via 916 1-29-12

VIA 916 on CANPA . (VIA 916 leads Train 73 over the CANPA connector line from the CP Galt Sub back to the GO Lakeshore West (CN Oakville) as trains are detoured around the Humber River Bridge replacement weekends only during fall 2018. This is the Evans Avenue level crossing.)

VIA 916 passing GO Train

via 917 - tr76 - 21-06-10

VIA 918 arrives Oakville (Train 73 - Toronto to Windsor)

VIA 919 approaches Aldershot. (Train 76
June 30 2019)

VIA 919 on Train 73 Feb 1 2009 (Train 73 has just departed Aldershot on a snowy February 1 2009.)

VIA 920 at Niagara Falls (VIA 920 and its train are laid over at the Niagara Falls Ontario station December 2005.)

VIA 6400 (Picture taken circa 1992.
Rebuilt 2006
Wrecked and Retired 2010.)

VIA 6402 (July 1 2005 two car train headed to Niagara Falls
Stavebank Road Level Crossing in Port Credit.)

via 6403 05-11-07

via 6404 arrives brampton (Eastbound VIA train from Stratford approches station stop at Brampton)

VIA 6404 August 5 2010

VIA 6404 tr83 07-29-09

via 6405 (A late running VIA 76?)

via 6405 08-28-98 (Westbound VIA train cruises past Port Credit GO station.)

via 6405 at long branch

VIA 6405 august 1 2010

VIA 6408 (APRIL 1996.
Westbound through Port Credit)

via 6408 coors silver bullet

VIA 6408 June Y2K (Train 83 passing Port Credit.)

via 6409 (Next Stop, Toronto Union for Train 70.)

VIA 6409 (This was the train set for the morning train from London to Toronto moving "J" with the Windsor train on Labour Day 1998. Three locomotives on one VIA train - rare. See VIA 6458)

via 6410 (Train 75 already 20 minutes late leaves Oakville ON on its way to Windsor.)

via 6411 june 5 2011

VIA6411 Oakville

VIA 6412 (March 15 1998.
0920 AM)

VIA 6413 (Train 82 from London to Toronto.
Clarkson road Mile 16

Model as built F40PH-2D
Rebuilt to model F40PH-3
No number change at rebuild.)

VIA 6414_mar052006

VIA 6415 (A scan of a photo from the mid 1990's showing VIA 6415 on a westbound passing the rusted rails of the former CN Port Credit Yard. Port Credit generated cars from Texaco, St Lawrence Starch and Admiral. Thompson Lumber used to bring in BC lumber in CN boxcars that were unloaded from a track here and driven across Hurontario to their premises about 1966 or7.)

VIA 6415 09_10_08 tr83

VIA 6415 tr 85 may 13 2007

VIA 6416 May 15 2005

VIA 6417 train 83 june092006

via 6419 5-26-10

VIA 6419 may 1 2006

via 6419 TR 83 08-13-10

VIA 6420 july022006

VIA 6420 train 70 22_05_05 (Burlington JCT (Burlington West) May 22 2005.)

via 6425 - august 1994 (Eastbound VIA train approaches Stavebank Road level crossing in Port Credit)

VIA 6425 - rescan

via 6426 5-6-10

VIA 6427 (March 15 1998
0910 HRS
Westbound at Clarkson Road.)

VIA 6427 stopped at Aldershot

VIA 6427_Aug082006

via 6428 04-30-10

via 6428 departs from Brantford.

via 6429 (Leaving VIA Mimico yard going to Union Station with a train.)

VIA 6429 (August 4 2006)

VIA 6429 sitting in Port Credit station (October 16 2006)

via 6431 (Train 75)

VIA 6436 (VIA 6436 arrives in Woodstock.)

VIA 6441 (VIA 6441 leads afternoon train west past Port Credit about 16:40. Train 675.)

VIA 6441 May 15 2005

via 6443 (VIA TR 72 passing Copetown ON Mile 10.9 Dundas Sub)

via 6444 August 9 2010

VIA 6445 (July 1 2005.
Missed the leader - VIA 6445 trailing on eastbound train.)

via 6449 (June 1993 eastbound through Port Credit.)

via 6458 (September 7 1998 - Labour Day.
This would be the late afternoon train to Windsor with the London to Toronto morning train "J" with it. It was rare to see a VIA train with 3 locomotives. VIA 6458 VIA 6428 VIA 6409.)

VIA 6919 and 6914 LRC (LRC 6919 and 6914 awaiting scrapping at VIA's Toronto Maintenance Centre on Septem 9 2010. Seen from the GO Train.)

via coach 3307 (LRC coach built by Bombardier in 1982.
Last car on TR 73 5/19/18)

via coach 3339 (LRC coach built by Bombardier in 1983.
Was on Train 73 on 5/19/18.
Reported Retired (probable scrapping) March 2024.)

via coach 3351 (The CANADA 150 wrap on the locomotives and some cars includes a list of points served by VIA RAIL. Coach 3351 would never be sent to 3 of these four places. It is assigned to CORRIDOR service and London is the only Corridor point shown.
This coach was built in 1984.)

VIA coach 3366 (Train 73, Saturday February 24 2018.
VIA 919 was the power.)

via coach 3368 (LRC coach built by Bombardier in 1984.
Was last car on Train 72 5/19/18)

via coach 4102 - 13-07-09

via coach 4104 (68 seat Stainless Steel Coach.
Originally built in 1953 for the C&EI (Chicago & Eastern Illinois) as #484. Served till 1970 when assigned to L&N as #3245 until Amtrak was formed in 1971. Amtrak coach #http:// 1990. VIA 154 until converted to service use in 1996/96.
This photo on Train 73 passing copetown ON - June 2 2018.)

via coach 4112 09-25-09

VIA Coach 4114 05-26-2010

via coach 4121 (One of the oldest coaches in VIA service this was originally built for the RF&P in 1947. it was refurbished in the mid 1990's as HEP II (head end power) and placed in Corridor service.)

via coach 4121 (May 13 2007
Bldr BUDD
Blt 1947 for RF (and) P
ex AMTK 5217 ex AMTK 6028)

VIA Coach 8107 (VIA Coach 8107 was built by the BUDD company for the CPR in 1955. It and fellow fleet mates were refurbished between 1993 and 1995 and placed in VIA Corridor Service. It was on Train 76 this day.)

VIA coach 8107 (Train 73 on September 16 2018 has VIA coach 8107 as the last car. It is slowly moving along the Canpa Connector detouring around the Humber River bridge replacement project.
Car originally blt 1955, reblt 199/93. nee- CP .)

Via coach en francais (This coach passing GO Mimico on the way from VIA TMC to Union Station wears the French VIA 40th Anniversary slogan.)

via coaches 4113 with graffitti (July 18 2009
Coach 4113 and another were "tagged".
Coach 4113 was built in 1949 for the Southern Railway.
Car 953
It was taken in Amtrak in 1979 till 1990 car 3853
Acquired by VIA - temp number 174
converted to HEP-II 68 seat coach and assigned 4113.)

VIA Dundas E146 - A.W. Mooney (Arnold Mooney shot this eastbound VIA train descending the grade at Dundas Ont. in 1979)

VIA E Move - 1 (The mainline between Willowbrook and Union Station was interupted for bridge work on November 24 and 25 2018. Here we see an "E" Equipment move off the Canpa Connector onto the CP line at Kipling GO with the coach leading.)

VIA E Move 2 (VIA 909 pushes its train from Willowbrook to Union passing Kipling GO and the TTC station.)

VIA enters the CANPA (Looking north from Evans Avenue towards GO Kipling.
The nearest overpass is the QEW with The Queensway behind it.)

VIA LRC coach 3322 (Oakville - May 15, 2005

Reported Stored Serrviceable March 2024)

VIA Rail 1750 - Glen Fraser (July 13 2008
Originally CNR 5585 became VIA Rail 5585 from 1978 to 1998. Sold to Funtrain of Kelowna, then to BC Rail in 2001. Acquired in 2002 from BC Rail as 1750.
Above from Wikipedia)

via station oakville trackside (Oakville is combined VIA and GO station.)

westbound (4 car train set heads west through Union Station Rail Corridor possibly headed to the TMC at Willowbrook Yard in Mimico.)

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