Second Life Paint. VIA 6309 (née-CN 6528, FP9A, GMD, 3/1957) was selected for restoration, but in the paint scheme of its second owner. The large letters and bright yellow and blue were sy... (more)

Volunteers work on the track at Exporail as freshly restored VIA 6309 at right glistens in the sun.

The nose of freshly restored VIA 6309.

A bit of steam from the passing John Molson wifts past recently restored VIA 6309. At left is GP9 CP 1608

Freshly restored. The cosmetic restoration of VIA 6309 (made possible by a successful fundraising campaign) is now finished and it is seen coupled to some AMT equipment on a sunny morning. ... (more)

VIA 6309 is reflected in some spring melt-off at Exporail as the sun briefly peaks out.

Paint peeling. The paint is peeling on the nose of FP9A VIA 6309 at Exporail.

Snow-covered windshield. Snow has covered the windshield of FP9 VIA 6309, seen outside at Exporail on a frigid afternoon.

Former VIA Rail FP9 6309 on display at Exporail in Saint-Constant.

Blue fleet together. FP9A VIA 6309 is now coupled to a pair of matching VIA Rail 'blue fleet' cars at Exporail.

Preserved Canadian passenger equipment AMT 603 & VIA 6309 are seen at Exporail. AMT 603 is a generator car which last saw service on the AMT's Candiac line and VIA 6309 is an FP9A which was... (more)

Baterred VIA logo. The VIA logo on the side of VIA 6309 has seen better days. It was donated by VIA Rail to Exporail about a decade ago but has not been refurbished and has been stored outs... (more)

This preserved locomotive was donated by VIA Rail Canada and was an early era for passenger operations across Canada and the United States. Now showing it's age, it is seen here at Canada's larges... (more)

VIA RAIL

VIA 6309 sighting at Exporail museum,near the turntable,with some many more rolling stock we can see CP 1608,old CN EMU cars,ONR 1400 high nose locomotive,Port of Montreal 1002 and some VIA blue f... (more)