VIA Rail Canada

6767 with a fresh paint job in the early years of VIA. CN 3713 with freight.

6756 still in CN paint scheme leads VIA painted B unit and consist around a sweeping curve at Kingston. 1/1979
Tom Carver/Joseph Testagrose Collection

This at first looks to be a CN passenger train. A closer look reveals the truth of this undated photo. That blue and yellow baggage car tells it is a VIA Rail train. Note mileage board on shed at left. M.115 on the Kingston Sub. is Prescott, ON.

CN 6762 painted VIA and lettered CN illustrates the interim period following creation of VIA in 1976 as a marketing scheme for federal government passenger service and the formal creation of VIA Rail Canada Inc. on April 1, 1978. Following which the CN initials were removed. Spadina roundhouse shop tracks in Toronto. May 24, 1977 Mike Woodruff

Some early views of MLW "Alcos" doing what they did best. Smoking it up!

Sure looks like one heck of long locomotive! E8A 1898 just renumbered (6/80 ex VIA 1800) nee CP 1800 acq. 9/28/78.
One of only two VIA E units. It made its last run on #1 Canadian arriving Calgary May 26, 1982. 1899 likewise June 7th. Both were retired and sold back to the CPR where they were dismantled for parts (having had major engine upgrades). Unfortunately, efforts to preserve one unit were not successful and both were scrapped thus ending a unique career.

Only Road Switcher on VIA. It was turned over by CPR to fulfill requirements for a certain quantity of passenger units.
RS-10 1600 hp MLW #81484 2/1956

Planned to be re-numbered as 3160 in the CN number system as were all other VIA units, it didn't last long, in fact, it was just a month away from a crankshaft failure on May 31st. working #2 at Kenora, ON when this photograph was taken in
White River, ON on April 30, 1981. Photo below compares colour photography results of same unit. Winnipeg 7/1979

1418 GMD FP7A (ex CP 1418, nee 4060) with CP 8477 MLW RS-10 and 1898.
Presently on display at Medicine Hat, AB CPR station as CP 1418 along with 1424.
Story about how these photos got here.