VIA train No. 2, the Canadian, cruises through Yellowhead Pass, British Columbia, on July 20, 2011, with classy Budd-built dome-observation trailing the train.

VIA’s Canadian cruises through Yellowhead Pass, British Columbia, on July 20, 2011. Lead F40PH-2 No. 6457 has recently been rebuilt and is decked out in VIA’s current locomotive paint scheme, whil... (more)

VIA’s train No. 2, the Canadian, rumbles around a curve at Moose Lake, British Columbia, on July 20, 2011. To our surprise, the 20-car streamliner was running one hour early (yes, early!) on Canad... (more)

VIA train No. 2 rushes by a hour early at 2:00 p.m. at Moose Lake, British Columbia, on July 20, 2011. The 20-car streamliner has the usual classy Budd-built Park-series dome observation carrying ... (more)

VIA's incredible “Canadian” skirts Brule Lake at Swan Landing (Brule), Alberta, surrounded by beautiful Jasper National Park, on July 20, 2011.

VIA #1 proceeds through Taverna.

VIA's Westbound Canadian proceeds through Taverna at the bottom of CN's Robson Hill.

"The Canadian" eastbound from Jasper, two hours late.

A late "Canadian" #2 is about to hit the single track headed east to Edmonton. Locomotive issues nailed the train for two extra hours in Jasper.

A pair of F40PH-3 rebuilds speed towards a limited to clear signal at Henry House with the Eastbound Canadian.

Rebuilt 6457 with 6415.

VIA 26 heads west towards Québec City as the day comes to an end. *50th RP shot*. Click here to see 6457 in one of my ... (more)

The afternoon Québec-Montréal train, led by newly-rebuilt F40 6457, crawls through a curved rock cut just before hitting the Cap-Rouge wye, minutes before a scheduled stop at the Sainte-Foy VIA st... (more)

Via 15 headed for Montreal. As a sidenote, 6457 was second unit and damaged when VIA 15 derailed on the morning of Feb 25, 2010 near Quebec City. Leading 6400 fell on it's side and is in a sad sta... (more)

VIA's recently- rebuilt and upgraded to a F40PH-3 6457 leads sister 6443 on Train 14 "Ocean".