Friday Flashback
"Rush Hour"
There's a lot going on about a mile east of Toronto Union Station in this view from a hot, hazy July, 1985 afternoon. To the left, a Canadian National (CN) ballast train is waiting in the clear to head west when the rush hour "dust" clears. In the center, on the CN Kingston Subdivision, a Via Rail Canada LRC ("Light-Rapid-Comfortable") consist is just nicely into its eastward journey to Montreal, while on the right, an outbound GO Transit commuter train is heading toward Toronto's north suburbs on the CN Bala Subdivision. Cherry Street Tower can be seen on the far right in the distance. July, 1985 photo by Mark Hinsdale