Canadian Railroads > The Canadian in the Thompson River Canyon

On June 16, 2018, the westbound VIA #1 was running many hours late (not helped by having to wait in the hole at Ashcroft for an eastbound freight to clear), which meant it made a daylight run through both the Thompson and Fraser River canyons. Here are a couple photos as it made it's way west.

Photo 1 - Just north of Spences Bridge

Photo 2 - Between Morris and Lasha

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NICE!!! :):):)

Great shots!

Damn nice. The kid in me wishes Amtrak still ran this type of equipment. It has far more appeal than the crap they run now.

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What is the sixth car in the consist, with lots of glass?. Kinda looks like an ACL HOLLYWOOD BEACH type of sun-room car/low level dome.

Congrats on the IOTD! Well done!

BB

Looks like 20+ cars.

NKP779 Wrote:
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> What is the sixth car in the consist, with lots of
> glass?. Kinda looks like an ACL HOLLYWOOD BEACH
> type of sun-room car/low level dome.

It's one of three single level "Panorama" cars built by Colorado Railcar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Via_Rail_rolling_stock#/media/File:VIA_Rail_train,_Jasper_Heritage_Railway_Station.jpg

...John Reay, Toronto, ON

PennPlat Wrote:
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> Looks like 20+ cars.


They are running anywhere between 20 and 26 cars during the peak season . . I think I saw a photo of one consist of 28 cars last summer . . a bit longer than the Coast Starlight!!

Craig
mcmrailvideos.com

Beauty eh!

Cheers, Jim

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Love that second one.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/22/18 17:44 by atsf121.

newtonville150 Wrote:
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> NKP779 Wrote:
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> > What is the sixth car in the consist, with lots
> of
> > glass?. Kinda looks like an ACL HOLLYWOOD
> BEACH
> > type of sun-room car/low level dome.
>
> It's one of three single level "Panorama" cars
> built by Colorado Railcar.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Via_Rail_rol
> ling_stock#/media/File:VIA_Rail_train,_Jasper_Heri
> tage_Railway_Station.jpg
>
> ...John Reay, Toronto, ON

Added and dropped at Edmonton.

NKP779 Wrote:
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> What is the sixth car in the consist, with lots of
> glass?. Kinda looks like an ACL HOLLYWOOD BEACH
> type of sun-room car/low level dome.

Hollywood Beach was a Seaboard car, not ACL
john