tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post4120147279726057478..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: An Afternoon on the Cataraqui Spur, 1977Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-2718114609659252632011-03-05T15:19:51.431-05:002011-03-05T15:19:51.431-05:00Thanks Steve, that means the paint was 3-6 months ...Thanks Steve, that means the paint was 3-6 months old, when that photo was taken. Can't remember if it still had that 'new paint' smell!<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-89515695418640746852011-03-05T15:13:41.687-05:002011-03-05T15:13:41.687-05:00Yes, 6765 is one of my favourites, as I have one o...Yes, 6765 is one of my favourites, as I have one of her number boards. She lives on in the Canadian Railway Museum in Delson, Quebec, albeit in the green and yellow CN colours.<br /><br />You can see my <a href="http://blog.traingeek.ca/search/label/6765" rel="nofollow">blog posts about 6765</a> for more photos.<br /><br />She was repainted into the VIA yellow and blue sometime between September 11 and December 19, 1976.Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-85615262091130682832011-03-05T13:50:49.896-05:002011-03-05T13:50:49.896-05:00Thanks for your kind comments, Jason. The old B&a...Thanks for your kind comments, Jason. The old B&W aren't the best format for sharing, but hey, they're considered retro now. <br /><br />I'll let Steve Boyko comment on 6765, as it is one of his favourite units.<br /><br />Regarding the transition between CN and VIA, this will be included in my new book, based on sightings I had. At some point, I'd like to present this information in the form of a graph. Certainly 1978-79there was a lot of blue and yellow paint flowing. The CN logos and slanted yellow nose paint didn't last too long.<br /><br />Eric<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-34563483557408993822011-03-05T13:00:39.070-05:002011-03-05T13:00:39.070-05:00I like the B&W 126 photos. Great post and an i...I like the B&W 126 photos. Great post and an interest bit there about VIA locomotives. Also can't wait for the new book!<br /><br />These VIA trains and locomotive were about a year before VIA officially began operation as an "independent" company from CN. I take it that 6765 was probably among the first to get VIA colours with the CN logo. I wonder how long it took to re-stencil VIA locomotives with the VIA logo after 1978.jddc.trainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18011221055194946939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-88877681518895587022011-03-05T09:37:40.034-05:002011-03-05T09:37:40.034-05:00Hi Elijah and Bryan, that's the first Like!! t...Hi Elijah and Bryan, that's the first Like!! that Trackside Treasure has had so far. Thank you. <br /><br />There were a couple of wooden vans in use out of the Montreal Street outer station at that time.<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-37426438282898980492011-03-05T00:27:34.359-05:002011-03-05T00:27:34.359-05:00Like!!Like!!Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-55157414152216931772011-03-04T19:31:04.263-05:002011-03-04T19:31:04.263-05:00Nice pictures; good and old! I like that wooden va...Nice pictures; good and old! I like that wooden van on the end of this train. I bought one just like it at the recent train show just last week, and now I wish I knew where it was 'assigned'.Zartok-35https://www.blogger.com/profile/00449976580118722879noreply@blogger.com