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| Amtrak 219 is leading Via train number 181 away from the London,
Ontario station on December 11, 1988. Lots of Via RDC cars were in
attendance on that day. |
By Peter Mumby.The
final run of the Via/Amtrak "International," which operated between
Toronto and Chicago, took place on April 23, 2004. In the early years
of this service, Via and Amtrak equipment was used on an alternating
basis. This was followed by a period when mixtures became standard, but
finally straight Amtrak equipment became the norm. There certainly
were lots of occasions when these Amtrak train sets rubbed elbows with a
variety of equipment, Via and otherwise, that would not have been
encountered south of the border. Prior to 1990, this would have
included lots of F units and RDC cars. At the time when today's photo
was taken, we can see that the station tracks at the London depot were
well populated with the RDC cars which were destined to disappear in
little more than a year's time.
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