Ten days after deciding to model the Budd Car, I was in Sudbury to ride the real thing (aka VIA 185 / 186 but let’s not call it that).
Our consist was VIA 6105-6217-6250 with only 6217 in-service for
safety (fortunately just a temporary measure I don't need to model).
Onboard, it’s amazing how much friendlier the train is up north — it felt like a small community.
Our stops were: Woman River (bye Rick), Chapleau (refuel), Nicholson (bye Peter) Swanson (+21 hunters), and White River (end).
At the time, I planned to include White River on my layout so I explored as much as I could before dark.
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| East end: 1957-built passenger facility (closed) |
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| Sign should read 186 departs 7:00am |
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| West end: 1927-built telegraph building (roadmaster HQ) |
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| South end: CP 434727 complete with smokejacks in the yard |
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| North end: Canada Post and the rest of the town |
The next morning, I was up at 5:00am to be sure I caught my train back because the next trip wasn't for another 3 days.
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Sunrise onboard at Missanabie
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We got to stretch our legs in Chapleau on the way back, but I've got a lot more to say on that town now so I'll save it all for a separate post.
Sorry you had to travel during the Buffer Car era, Derek. Glad, however, to see you got some useful prototype photos and thanks for sharing!
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It was a super useful trip and although I didn't end up including White River, it's definitely the easiest stop for first-timers (which I was). Hopefully I'll be back to ride it without a buffer and do more research soon. Thanks for the comment, Eric.
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