Morning Sun Books 1483 VIA In Color The First 25 Years 1976-2001
Kevin J. Holland.The first-ever all-color tour of VIA Rail Canada, covering the systems first 25 years from its beginnings as a Canadian National subsidiary to its role as the Crown corporation responsible for Canadas intercity passenger train network. Emphasis is on VIAs early years, when equipment inherited from CN and CP was merged in a period of remarkably colorful operation. Coverage extends through the 1980s and 1990s, when VIA introduced its first new equipment in the form of lightweight LRC trainsets and F40PH-2 diesel locomotives.
Morning Sun Books 1483 VIA In Color The First 25 Years 1976-2001
Kevin J. Holland.The first-ever all-color tour of VIA Rail Canada, covering the systems first 25 years from its beginnings as a Canadian National subsidiary to its role as the Crown corporation responsible for Canadas intercity passenger train network. Emphasis is on VIAs early years, when equipment inherited from CN and CP was merged in a period of remarkably colorful operation. Coverage extends through the 1980s and 1990s, when VIA introduced its first new equipment in the form of lightweight LRC trainsets and F40PH-2 diesel locomotives.






