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VIA LRC PROTOTYPE |
| Description: |
This is one of the preliminary pre-production test runs for lightweight diesel-powered passenger trains that were planned for medium-distance inter-city service in the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1972 Upload Date: 2/3/2025 5:10:41 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, QC |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
VIA PROTOTYPE(LRC) |
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14 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
VIA LRC PROTOTYPE |
| Description: |
This is another pre-production test run of the LRC designed for VIA done between 1972-77. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1972 Upload Date: 2/3/2025 5:10:42 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, QC |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
VIA PROTOTYPE(LRC) |
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14 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
VIA LRC PROTOTYPE |
| Description: |
This is an overhead view of one of the test runs for the pre-production LRC (Light, Rapid, Comfortable) passneger train planned for VIA. sometime between 1972-77. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1972 Upload Date: 2/3/2025 5:10:43 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, QC |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
VIA PROTOTYPE(LRC) |
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13 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
VIA PROTOTYPE |
| Description: |
Here is a close up view of the pre-production prototype LRC power unit being tested for use on VIA passenger service in the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec. This was taken sometime between 1972-77. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1972 Upload Date: 2/3/2025 5:10:44 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, QC |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
VIA PROTOTYPE(LRC) |
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17 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
VIA LRC PROTOTYPE |
| Description: |
Nice color shot of the pre-production test run of the light rail LRC being developed for VIA for use in the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec. This was taken sometime between 1972-77. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1972 Upload Date: 2/3/2025 5:10:45 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, QC |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
VIA PROTOTYPE(LRC) |
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17 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
VIA LRC-2 #6901 - VIA Rail |
| Description: |
This is one of the novel diesel locomotive LRC units built by the Bombardier Corporation in 1982. "LRC" is an acronym for "Light, Rapid, Comfortable" (in French: Léger, Rapide, et Confortable) According to Wikipeida "The LRC passenger cars feature active-tilt technology to reduce the forces on the passengers when a train travels at high speeds through curves. LRCs have reached speeds as high as 130 mph on test runs. On its only regular service route, the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, wear concerns, signalling issues and conflicts with slower-moving freight trains limit this to 100 mph (160 km/h) or less." Retirements for the 31 locos started 10-15 years after the build dates with the last one running in 2001. Reuben S. Brouse slide |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/1984 Upload Date: 10/19/2020 5:35:20 PM |
| Location: |
Toronto, ON |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
VIA 6901(LRC) |
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251 Comments: 0 |
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