Canadian Railroads > Via # 1 at Kamloops BC

Hello to all...Happy Canada Day Weekend!
We have had some excellent weather in Kamloops.
When it is nice...IT IS NICE!
On June 29 I managed a couple of images of Via # 1 around Kamloops BC.
1. 3 units (6446-6421-6438) and 21 coaches are about 5 miles east of Kamloops.
2. Via # 1 stops at 1944k...76 " off the scheduled arrival time.
3. After a fuel top-up and a crew change Via # 1 was off to Vancouver.
The quiet evening on the North Thompson River allowed for a close-to-perfect mirror image.

Thanks for looking.
611

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Wonderful catch of VIA #1 on the North Thompson River bridge near Kamloops, BC-!



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/30/19 17:01 by cozephyr.

I never liked those F40's until recently and now i do.You help support that new view.Great pics and thanks for posting.Bill Webb

Beautiful set of photos.
Bob

The river shot is awesome !!

Interesting how VIA still uses the F40, and how good they look, vs AMTRAK's dumping them en masse.

coach Wrote:
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> Interesting how VIA still uses the F40, and how
> good they look, vs AMTRAK's dumping them en masse.

As VIA Rail has rebuilt all of their F40's, there is no reason to retire them.

Very impressive !

Thank you

Very nice indeed.
JB

Terrific set of photos from Kambleoops as always, my friend.  Well done, Russ.  
Cheers
Park

(must be shot with a Nikon, eh buddy !!!!   ;-)   

Congratulations on IOTD; the bridge shot is more obvious, but I love the approach shot to Kamloops. Every trip I've made to the area, I see this generic potential leaving/entering town, but we're never in a position to set up and wait. So this is beautifully visualized ahead of time, and well done!
Fred

 Great shots of a classy train !

A beautiful train in beautiful country!   Thanks for sharing!!

ShastaDaylight

Spectacular

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Nice pics!!

Train611 Wrote:
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> Hello to all...Happy Canada Day Weekend!
> We have had some excellent weather in Kamloops.
> When it is nice...IT IS NICE!
> On June 29 I managed a couple of images of Via # 1
> around Kamloops BC.
> 1. 3 units (6446-6421-6438) and 21 coaches are
> about 5 miles east of Kamloops.

21 "coaches"? No sleeper passengers or food service cars in the consist?

> 2. Via # 1 stops at 1944k...76 " off the scheduled
> arrival time.
> 3. After a fuel top-up and a crew change Via # 1
> was off to Vancouver.
> The quiet evening on the North Thompson River
> allowed for a close-to-perfect mirror image.
>
> Thanks for looking.
> 611

ATSF3751 Wrote:
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> Train611 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Hello to all...Happy Canada Day Weekend!
> > We have had some excellent weather in Kamloops.
> > When it is nice...IT IS NICE!
> > On June 29 I managed a couple of images of Via #
> 1
> > around Kamloops BC.
> > 1. 3 units (6446-6421-6438) and 21 coaches are
> > about 5 miles east of Kamloops.
>
> 21 "coaches"? No sleeper passengers or food
> service cars in the consist?
>
> > 2. Via # 1 stops at 1944k...76 " off the
> scheduled
> > arrival time.
> > 3. After a fuel top-up and a crew change Via #
> 1
> > was off to Vancouver.
> > The quiet evening on the North Thompson River
> > allowed for a close-to-perfect mirror image.
> >
> > Thanks for looking.
> > 611

Thanks, you beat me to it........the point being this train has 21 CARS, which include two COACHES.  At least they weren't termed "carriages".

AA

Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

Is this the longst scheduled passenger train in North America? (Other than AutoTrain)

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA

Not seeing the Panorama Car in this particular consist!

jp1822 Wrote:
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> Not seeing the Panorama Car in this particular
> consist!

It takes three consists to maintain the full Toronto-Vancouver cycle in this summer's schedule (which also sees Trains 3-4 operating only between Vancouver and Edmonton).  Panorama cars are used in only two of those three consists, but they make the full run between the two end points, rather than being used solely between Edmonton and Vancouver as in years past.