Book "The Cars of VIA - Heritage Fleet, Volume 1, Cars 100 to 517"

Hardcover book.

Gathered by CN and CP from various sources, VIA Rail’s heritage fleet was understandably varied and offered a wide gamut of accommodations to the travelling public.

This is the story of that motley fleet, which incorporated pretty much every type of passenger accommodation ever devised in North America. Gone were CN’s black & grey and CP’s silver & action red. Canadian passenger trains were now distinctively blue & yellow!

The history of VIA Rail Canada’s inherited passenger fleet will no longer be a mystery shrouded in the mist of misinformation. Never before was such an effort was made to document each of the different types of cars, including new colour floor plans.

This book features plenty of pictures of both interior and exterior of every type of car during each car’s history as practicable, as well as a comprehensive roster of every car’s whereabouts and disposition, including a detailed specification sheet.

Over 400 b&w/colour images; 300 pages; 12" x 9" format; up-to-date colour diagrams for each passenger car group; over 100 passenger train consists.

Author: Richard Longpre

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