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CN Turbo train, photographed near Guildwood station, already wears VIA paint job
CN Turbo train, photographed near Guildwood station, already wears VIA paint job

CN Turbo train, photographed near Guildwood station, already wears VIA paint job

Date2/22/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: CN Turbo train; photographed near Guildwood station; already wears VIA paint job. The CN letters will be removed after April 1
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012592F
CN repairmen examine the crumpled front of a VIA Rail locomotive that smashed into a stopped freight train near Ingersoll yesterday. More than 70 pass(...)
CN repairmen examine the crumpled front of a VIA Rail locomotive that smashed into a stopped freight train near Ingersoll yesterday. More than 70 pass(...)
8/10/1982
Time runs out: A woman surveys the departure times in Union Station yesterday during the countdown to oblivion for many VIA passenger trains across Canada
Time runs out: A woman surveys the departure times in Union Station yesterday during the countdown to oblivion for many VIA passenger trains across Canada
1/14/1990
The Tortoise in the race between Star travel writers Gerry Hall and George Bryant from Toronto to Montreal was the world's first turbo train, silhouetted against the towering Toronto-Dominion Centre
The Tortoise in the race between Star travel writers Gerry Hall and George Bryant from Toronto to Montreal was the world's first turbo train, silhouetted against the towering Toronto-Dominion Centre
12/10/1968
Two CN trains collided in York borough today, injuring the engineer of one train and derailing six cars of another
Two CN trains collided in York borough today, injuring the engineer of one train and derailing six cars of another
7/15/1975
Toppled boxcars: Had two CN trains deralled one main road east of the mishasite in downtown Brampton, mayhem would have resulted, the city's mayor says
Toppled boxcars: Had two CN trains deralled one main road east of the mishasite in downtown Brampton, mayhem would have resulted, the city's mayor says
2/26/1990
Supercharged chief of CN's passenger services, Garth Campbell, 49, stands in front of the Turbo locomotive on Track 1 at Toronto's Union Station. The train has hit 140 m.p.h. on its Montreal run
Supercharged chief of CN's passenger services, Garth Campbell, 49, stands in front of the Turbo locomotive on Track 1 at Toronto's Union Station. The train has hit 140 m.p.h. on its Montreal run
4/29/1976
Prototype of LRC trains (light, rapid and comfortable) that Via Rail hopes to introduce in 1982
Prototype of LRC trains (light, rapid and comfortable) that Via Rail hopes to introduce in 1982
9/12/1979
Losing steam: The 6.3 million riding VIA's trains last year saw 750,000 fewer fellow passengers, and the crown corporation says it lost $506 million
Losing steam: The 6.3 million riding VIA's trains last year saw 750,000 fewer fellow passengers, and the crown corporation says it lost $506 million
2/4/1985
Like clockwork?: Of 134 trains that will depart today, 38 will likely arrive at their destinations late, VIA says
Like clockwork?: Of 134 trains that will depart today, 38 will likely arrive at their destinations late, VIA says
2/4/1985
Putting steam back into VIA, Is it too late to save Canada's love affair with the train?
Putting steam back into VIA, Is it too late to save Canada's love affair with the train?
7/30/1981
Rail Relaxation: Bob Macdonald of Burlington puts his feet up and settles down to read his newspaper as Via Rail's Transcontinental train rolls through Muskoka
Rail Relaxation: Bob Macdonald of Burlington puts his feet up and settles down to read his newspaper as Via Rail's Transcontinental train rolls through Muskoka
11/29/1989
Chopped Enough? The bitter coast-to-coast protests following passenger-train cuts last year make Via Rail an unlikely target
Chopped Enough? The bitter coast-to-coast protests following passenger-train cuts last year make Via Rail an unlikely target
1/18/1990