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Date: 05/28/23 15:53
VIA's Siemens trainsets
Author: Ray_Murphy

VIA's Siemens trainsets have been operating in irregular testing service for a number of months now. They are soon going to be assigned to regular service. While I have seen the trains from time to time, I finally got an opprotunity to photograph one in good light on Friday.

This is VIA #37 (Montreal-Ottawa) passing Turcot West (and the congested traffic on Highway 20). The locomotive is 2203.

Ray








Date: 05/28/23 16:15
Re: VIA's Siemens trainsets
Author: NiagaraMike

Very nice !



Date: 05/28/23 16:18
Re: VIA's Siemens trainsets
Author: TomG

Yes, very nice. VIA has a much nicer looking nose than the Amtrak units.



Date: 05/28/23 19:55
Re: VIA's Siemens trainsets
Author: Lackawanna484

The locomotive nose would look very nice on a BrightLine unit.  Same colours, different design



Date: 05/29/23 15:07
Re: VIA's Siemens trainsets
Author: briancdn

Very nice! Thanks for sharing. I have yet to see one of these sets. I wonder when they'll start testing to qUEBEC cITY.
bRIAN n.



Date: 05/30/23 10:24
Re: VIA's Siemens trainsets
Author: cn6218

briancdn Wrote:
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> Very nice! Thanks for sharing. I have yet to see
> one of these sets. I wonder when they'll start
> testing to qUEBEC cITY.
> bRIAN n.

They already are. 

Last Monday, the 22nd, a set blew past me at St-Edouard as I was getting gas for the return trip to Nova Scotia. 

It must not have been going particularly fast.  They had to make a stop at Drummondville, but we still got within sight of them just after St-Apollinaire.

GTD



Date: 06/20/23 14:59
Re: VIA's Siemens trainsets
Author: isambard

Good looking train, and great graphics.



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