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VIA Rail
It's a nice train but as an actual proper train foamer, I miss the old days of a "real" locomotive and a bunch of carriages in tow. Modern trains are so boring because they all look the same. Each train ends up looking really dull because the locomotive and the cars are all done in the same industrial design, intended to be run as a single unit that is rarely uncoupled or altered unless it's for shunting things around for maintenance. They all sort of look like any other, even completely unrelated train...I mean you could slap some Avanti or Lumo livery on these sort of trains and would barely tell them apart from a train running on the East or West Coast Mainlines in England.

Nonetheless, it's nice to see new equipment that can actually go fast with no issues (not that they're ever going to use these at a high speed lmfao) and modern amenities. It's been ages since I've been on a VIA train so I can't even remember how comfy the carriages are.
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VIA Rail - by panamaniac - 03-04-2016, 08:06 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 03-04-2016, 08:59 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 03-04-2016, 10:50 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 03-05-2016, 12:27 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by MidTowner - 03-05-2016, 03:02 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by BuildingScout - 03-05-2016, 03:38 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 03-07-2016, 04:57 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by panamaniac - 03-07-2016, 12:02 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Markster - 03-07-2016, 03:35 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 03-07-2016, 04:01 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by MidTowner - 03-05-2016, 03:46 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by BuildingScout - 03-06-2016, 09:31 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Markster - 03-05-2016, 07:16 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Elmira Guy - 03-05-2016, 08:06 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 03-06-2016, 12:17 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 03-06-2016, 08:12 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Elmira Guy - 03-06-2016, 01:17 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 03-06-2016, 09:39 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 03-06-2016, 05:48 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 03-07-2016, 11:50 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by MidTowner - 03-07-2016, 12:08 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 03-07-2016, 02:42 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by MidTowner - 03-07-2016, 03:57 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by BuildingScout - 03-07-2016, 04:27 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 03-07-2016, 06:59 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by BuildingScout - 03-07-2016, 07:52 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by MidTowner - 03-07-2016, 04:36 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 03-07-2016, 05:47 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 03-07-2016, 07:51 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 03-07-2016, 07:53 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Elmira Guy - 04-15-2016, 12:35 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 04-15-2016, 07:30 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 04-15-2016, 06:30 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by jwilliamson - 04-15-2016, 07:06 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 04-15-2016, 07:26 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by jwilliamson - 04-15-2016, 07:54 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 04-15-2016, 07:42 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 04-15-2016, 07:55 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by MidTowner - 04-15-2016, 08:28 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by BuildingScout - 04-15-2016, 08:47 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by SammyOES - 04-15-2016, 09:27 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Viewfromthe42 - 04-15-2016, 08:56 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by MidTowner - 04-15-2016, 09:03 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by SammyOES - 04-15-2016, 09:21 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 04-15-2016, 09:29 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 04-15-2016, 09:36 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by SammyOES - 04-15-2016, 09:45 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 04-15-2016, 09:57 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by SammyOES - 04-15-2016, 10:35 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 04-15-2016, 10:57 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 04-15-2016, 10:27 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by mpd618 - 04-15-2016, 10:35 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 04-15-2016, 10:45 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by MidTowner - 04-15-2016, 10:56 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 04-15-2016, 11:04 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by panamaniac - 04-15-2016, 11:11 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by SammyOES - 04-15-2016, 11:27 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 04-15-2016, 01:47 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by BuildingScout - 04-15-2016, 11:10 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by MidTowner - 04-15-2016, 11:13 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by chutten - 04-15-2016, 11:44 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 04-15-2016, 02:47 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by chutten - 04-15-2016, 03:07 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 04-15-2016, 03:13 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by BuildingScout - 04-15-2016, 04:44 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 04-15-2016, 04:46 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by BuildingScout - 04-15-2016, 05:15 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by SammyOES - 04-15-2016, 09:49 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by kitborn - 03-31-2017, 10:31 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 03-31-2017, 10:54 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 03-31-2017, 09:59 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Chris - 05-15-2017, 01:21 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Coke6pk - 10-02-2017, 02:02 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Markster - 10-02-2017, 02:29 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by urbd - 10-02-2017, 04:53 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Rainrider22 - 05-15-2017, 01:56 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by clasher - 05-15-2017, 01:59 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by panamaniac - 05-15-2017, 02:01 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by mgregorasz - 05-15-2017, 03:28 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by panamaniac - 05-15-2017, 02:03 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 05-15-2017, 05:34 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 05-15-2017, 05:45 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 05-22-2017, 08:58 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by D40LF - 09-29-2017, 04:33 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 09-29-2017, 04:34 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 09-29-2017, 07:12 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 09-29-2017, 08:18 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 09-29-2017, 10:06 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 09-29-2017, 09:38 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Elmira Guy - 10-02-2017, 06:25 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by MidTowner - 10-03-2017, 07:09 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 10-03-2017, 07:16 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by MidTowner - 10-03-2017, 07:22 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 10-06-2017, 05:18 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 10-21-2017, 10:28 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 10-21-2017, 04:26 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Rainrider22 - 10-21-2017, 06:34 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Viewfromthe42 - 10-21-2017, 12:24 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 10-21-2017, 01:16 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 10-21-2017, 01:56 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 10-21-2017, 04:29 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 10-21-2017, 04:31 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 10-21-2017, 05:20 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 10-21-2017, 05:40 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 10-21-2017, 06:09 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by kitborn - 10-22-2017, 08:08 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 10-21-2017, 06:32 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 10-21-2017, 07:15 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 10-22-2017, 03:49 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 10-22-2017, 04:29 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 10-22-2017, 05:37 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 10-22-2017, 07:30 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 10-22-2017, 07:59 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by schooner77 - 10-22-2017, 07:34 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 10-22-2017, 07:45 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by rangersfan - 12-01-2017, 09:26 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 12-01-2017, 11:29 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by rangersfan - 12-02-2017, 08:11 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 12-02-2017, 01:58 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 12-02-2017, 03:13 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 12-02-2017, 10:26 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 12-02-2017, 11:08 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 12-19-2017, 10:03 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by MidTowner - 12-19-2017, 12:19 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 12-19-2017, 12:32 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Markster - 12-19-2017, 04:32 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 12-19-2017, 05:50 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 12-19-2017, 09:14 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 12-19-2017, 11:26 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by MidTowner - 12-19-2017, 12:42 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 01-12-2018, 11:57 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 01-13-2018, 12:07 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 01-13-2018, 01:04 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by DHLawrence - 01-13-2018, 02:02 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 01-13-2018, 08:52 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by bgb_ca - 01-13-2018, 11:25 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by ijmorlan - 01-13-2018, 11:42 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 01-13-2018, 05:16 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 01-13-2018, 05:48 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 01-13-2018, 11:54 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by chutten - 01-15-2018, 10:23 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 02-28-2018, 07:02 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by panamaniac - 02-28-2018, 07:22 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by timio - 02-28-2018, 07:24 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 02-28-2018, 08:31 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by taylortbb - 03-01-2018, 12:04 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by D40LF - 03-01-2018, 01:12 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 03-01-2018, 08:13 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 03-01-2018, 12:21 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Pheidippides - 03-01-2018, 12:23 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 03-01-2018, 08:59 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 03-01-2018, 08:22 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 03-01-2018, 08:50 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinT - 03-01-2018, 12:19 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by timio - 03-01-2018, 08:54 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 03-01-2018, 01:06 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 03-02-2018, 11:10 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 03-02-2018, 11:23 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 03-02-2018, 11:25 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 04-03-2018, 12:44 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 04-03-2018, 02:41 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 04-03-2018, 03:20 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by trainspotter139 - 04-03-2018, 04:08 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 04-03-2018, 03:08 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 05-21-2018, 03:24 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by D40LF - 05-22-2018, 10:54 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by ijmorlan - 05-23-2018, 08:10 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 05-23-2018, 08:28 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Coke6pk - 05-23-2018, 09:07 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by kps - 05-23-2018, 12:00 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Markster - 05-23-2018, 01:11 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by ijmorlan - 05-23-2018, 01:54 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 05-23-2018, 03:00 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by jamincan - 05-23-2018, 02:04 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Markster - 05-24-2018, 02:34 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by jamincan - 05-24-2018, 06:29 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 05-26-2018, 02:14 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by ijmorlan - 05-26-2018, 04:25 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 05-26-2018, 04:34 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by ijmorlan - 05-26-2018, 07:13 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 05-26-2018, 04:37 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by ijmorlan - 05-26-2018, 07:11 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 05-26-2018, 07:26 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 05-26-2018, 07:34 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 05-26-2018, 04:44 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 05-26-2018, 05:06 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by timio - 05-26-2018, 10:00 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 08-06-2018, 07:59 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 12-12-2018, 03:12 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by trainspotter139 - 12-12-2018, 08:27 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Spokes - 12-13-2018, 10:19 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by clasher - 12-12-2018, 03:25 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 12-12-2018, 04:40 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 12-12-2018, 05:31 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by jamincan - 12-12-2018, 08:40 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 12-12-2018, 08:55 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by trainspotter139 - 12-12-2018, 09:08 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by jamincan - 12-12-2018, 09:05 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 12-12-2018, 09:19 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 12-12-2018, 09:46 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 12-12-2018, 11:53 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 12-13-2018, 02:52 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 12-13-2018, 06:02 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by jamincan - 12-13-2018, 08:22 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by kps - 12-13-2018, 12:05 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by trainspotter139 - 12-13-2018, 12:44 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by timio - 12-13-2018, 08:40 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 12-13-2018, 08:49 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by clasher - 12-13-2018, 10:00 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by bgb_ca - 01-08-2019, 11:23 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by timio - 01-09-2019, 12:01 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Canard - 02-26-2019, 09:38 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 06-24-2019, 09:56 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by panamaniac - 06-24-2019, 10:00 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 06-24-2019, 10:24 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by panamaniac - 06-24-2019, 10:34 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by D40LF - 06-24-2019, 11:37 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 06-25-2019, 09:54 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 06-25-2019, 10:01 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 06-25-2019, 09:56 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Chris - 12-02-2021, 10:15 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 12-02-2021, 10:37 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by jeremyroman - 12-02-2021, 10:52 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by Chris - 12-02-2021, 12:19 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by ac3r - 12-02-2021, 01:09 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 12-02-2021, 01:32 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 04-14-2022, 08:09 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Rainrider22 - 04-15-2022, 08:42 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by clasher - 04-15-2022, 11:56 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by bravado - 11-18-2022, 12:17 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 11-18-2022, 12:44 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by SF22 - 01-19-2023, 03:26 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by neonjoe - 01-19-2023, 04:14 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinT - 02-10-2023, 12:29 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 01-19-2023, 04:47 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 01-19-2023, 06:16 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 01-19-2023, 06:49 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by panamaniac - 01-19-2023, 05:58 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by dtkvictim - 01-19-2023, 07:09 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 01-20-2023, 12:58 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 01-19-2023, 08:19 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by clasher - 02-10-2023, 08:11 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Chris - 02-10-2023, 08:25 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by dtkvictim - 02-10-2023, 09:29 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by nms - 02-10-2023, 09:31 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 02-10-2023, 10:51 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 02-11-2023, 04:37 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 02-11-2023, 05:24 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 02-12-2023, 03:46 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by dtkvictim - 02-12-2023, 04:09 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 02-12-2023, 05:54 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 02-12-2023, 01:49 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by nms - 02-12-2023, 09:46 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by SF22 - 07-13-2023, 11:05 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 07-13-2023, 01:04 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 12-30-2023, 05:14 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by dtkvictim - 12-31-2023, 04:56 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 12-31-2023, 10:00 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 12-30-2023, 07:42 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by ac3r - 12-31-2023, 07:47 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 12-31-2023, 09:52 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 12-31-2023, 10:03 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 01-01-2024, 08:52 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 01-02-2024, 02:24 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 01-02-2024, 05:37 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 01-02-2024, 10:05 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 01-02-2024, 11:01 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by ac3r - 01-01-2024, 10:13 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 01-01-2024, 10:41 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by timio - 01-01-2024, 11:51 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 01-02-2024, 11:20 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by panamaniac - 01-03-2024, 09:31 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 01-03-2024, 11:20 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by panamaniac - 01-03-2024, 07:09 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by danbrotherston - 01-03-2024, 07:41 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by plam - 01-04-2024, 12:07 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 01-03-2024, 05:20 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 01-04-2024, 01:26 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by ac3r - 03-08-2024, 03:38 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by nms - 03-08-2024, 08:30 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by Acitta - 03-27-2024, 12:54 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by SF22 - 03-27-2024, 01:07 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by ac3r - 03-27-2024, 01:16 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by SF22 - 03-27-2024, 01:41 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by bravado - 03-27-2024, 03:01 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by tomh009 - 03-27-2024, 04:42 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by nms - 03-28-2024, 07:45 AM
RE: VIA Rail - by KevinL - 03-28-2024, 06:00 PM
RE: VIA Rail - by ac3r - 03-28-2024, 07:24 PM

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