Just a while ago, I decided to have at least some minimal passenger activity going on on my layout and I develloped the plan to model some variant of the train formerly known as „The Skeena“. Throughout most of the year this train consists only of a single F40PH, a couple of coaches and a dining or observation car. So I tried to get my hands on some suitable coaches, but failed to find any affordable cars on the German 2nd hand market. Being a „least cost afficionado“, importing the correct models was way out of the line. So I aquired two Southern Pacific cars that got a first layer of paint to match the VIA Rail scheme a bit better and I decided to recreate a VIA Rail Park Car for this train as a 3D-model. These will eventually form my fictional or freelanced „Bear River Explorer“ Train (Prince George to Stewart).
F40PH Locomotive
to do
VIA Rail Passenger Cars
VIA Rails Canada „Glacier Park“ Dome Sleeper
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