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| − | + | File:55-025a Via 6781 in Halifax Station 870530.jpg|[[VIA6781|VIA 6781]] leads the [[Apple Blossom Special]] at [[Halifax]] on May 30, 1987. | |
| + | File:55-026a Via 6781 in Halifax Station 870530.jpg|[[VIA6781|VIA 6781]] leads the [[Apple Blossom Special]] at [[Halifax]] on May 30, 1987. | ||
| + | File:55-027a Via 6781 in Halifax Station 870530.jpg|[[VIA6781|VIA 6781]] leads the [[Apple Blossom Special]] at [[Halifax]] on May 30, 1987. | ||
| + | File:55-032a Via 6781 at Windsor, NS 870530.jpg|The [[Apple Blossom Special]] arrives at [[Windsor]] on May 30, 1987. | ||
| + | File:55-033 Via 6781 at Windsor, NS 870530.jpg|The [[Apple Blossom Special]] arrives at [[Windsor]] on May 30, 1987. | ||
| + | File:55-034 Via 6781 at Falmouth, NS 870530.jpg|The [[Apple Blossom Special]] arrives at [[Falmouth]] on May 30, 1987. | ||
Image:Appleblossomspecial2.jpg|Westbound [[Apple Blossom Special]] passes a gypsum train in [[Windsor Railyard]]. | Image:Appleblossomspecial2.jpg|Westbound [[Apple Blossom Special]] passes a gypsum train in [[Windsor Railyard]]. | ||
Image:Appleblossomspecial1.jpg|Westbound [[Apple Blossom Special]] is about to pass under Nesbitt St. in Windsor. | Image:Appleblossomspecial1.jpg|Westbound [[Apple Blossom Special]] is about to pass under Nesbitt St. in Windsor. | ||
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Image:Appleblossomspecial10.jpg|The [[Apple Blossom Special]] at the [[Kentville Station]] is blue flagged while the power is turned on May 30, 1987. | Image:Appleblossomspecial10.jpg|The [[Apple Blossom Special]] at the [[Kentville Station]] is blue flagged while the power is turned on May 30, 1987. | ||
Image:Appleblossomspecial11.jpg | Image:Appleblossomspecial11.jpg | ||
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Revision as of 20:05, 19 December 2013
VIA Rail operated the Apple Blossom Special with conventional equipment one time only, May 30, 1987. It ran from Halifax to Kentville, where VIA 6781 reversed direction on the turntable. The train returned to Halifax the same day.
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VIA 6781 leads the Apple Blossom Special at Halifax on May 30, 1987.
VIA 6781 leads the Apple Blossom Special at Halifax on May 30, 1987.
VIA 6781 leads the Apple Blossom Special at Halifax on May 30, 1987.
The Apple Blossom Special arrives at Windsor on May 30, 1987.
The Apple Blossom Special arrives at Windsor on May 30, 1987.
The Apple Blossom Special arrives at Falmouth on May 30, 1987.
Westbound Apple Blossom Special passes a gypsum train in Windsor Railyard.
Westbound Apple Blossom Special is about to pass under Nesbitt St. in Windsor.
E series sleeper (Ex. CN) "Evangeline" was included in the Apple Blossom Special consist.
Apple Blossom Special Westbound across Avon River Causeway.
The Apple Blossom Special at the Kentville Station is blue flagged while the power is turned on May 30, 1987.
