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VIA LRC2 6915 |
Description: |
VIA LRC2 6915, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 8, 1984, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built by MLW in March 1982 (c/n M6109-16), it is pictured here with its intended LRC trainset. The following is from the book, 'A Centennial Remembrance', by Richard T. Steinbrenner: The objectives of the LRC (Light Rapid Comfortable) design were to produce a high-speed, lightweight, low center-of-gravity passenger train that overcame the deficiencies of the sucession of previous designs. Thus, the features of the LRC design were: - Power-banked coaches of 85 foot length, electro-hydraulically tilted up to 10 degrees on curves - Coaches 12 feet high with an underbody clearance of 8 inches, similar in dimensions to the TurboTrain, but with an air bag suspension and heavy acoustic insulation - Coaches constructed primarily of aluminum with a stressed skin exterior for light weight. Their 85 foot length provided greater spaciousness and minimized the claustrophobic feel of their predecessors - Individually-coupled cars, each with a vestibule on one end, providing flexibility for train consists, in both single-ended and double-ended operation - Matching low center-of-gravity locomotives - Train speeds of up to 120 mph, enabling 100 mph terminal-to-terminal speeds on existing mainlines with 4 degree curves. The locomotives were powered by a 16 cylinder 251F prime mover producing 3725 hp total, 2700 available for traction, as the locomotive supplied all of the power for train heating, lighting, and other utilities. This arrangement avoided the use of a separate power unit as existed on many other installations, and thus generated less noise than was typical with separate HEP power plants. But by 1988, VIA's operational assessment of the LRC was more favorable to the cars than the locomotives. Their complex electrical system was particularly cited as failure prone. At that point, VIA's expectation was only a 15-year life for its fleet, and indeed, by 1995 about 20 of the 30 locomotives were in storage. The LRC's only slightly outlived VIA's prediction, the last 7 operational locomotives were retired at the end of 2001. |
Photo Date: |
8/8/1984 Upload Date: 1/26/2011 3:40:53 PM |
Location: |
Toronto, ON |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
VIA 6915(LRC) |
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468 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
VIA 6915 |
Description: |
Leading #40 Capitol Rapido |
Photo Date: |
7/4/1985 Upload Date: 8/21/2012 10:58:35 PM |
Location: |
Brockville, ON |
Author: |
Stephen Borleske |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
VIA 6915(LRC) |
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285 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
VIA 6915 |
Description: |
(Date approximate) |
Photo Date: |
8/8/1985 Upload Date: 3/15/2012 12:14:58 PM |
Location: |
Port Hope, ON |
Author: |
Robert Farkas |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
VIA 6915(LRC) |
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323 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Trailing power and a classic station |
Description: |
A westbound recedes toward Windsor with the pushing LRC unit taking up the rear, and both units blowing some Alco smoke. The CP station at Dorval, built around 1890, is to the right. It's still open, serving commrter trains at the time of this photo. |
Photo Date: |
8/26/1986 Upload Date: 12/9/2014 3:30:14 AM |
Location: |
Dorval, QC |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
VIA 6915(LRC) |
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195 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Close up |
Description: |
A close up look at an LRC unit, making a stop at Dorval on its way west. |
Photo Date: |
8/26/1986 Upload Date: 12/9/2014 3:33:27 AM |
Location: |
Dorval, QC |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
VIA 6915(LRC) |
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598 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Train 63 |
Description: |
Train 63 rolls out of Dorval. Unlike train 65, this one has LRCs fore and aft. |
Photo Date: |
6/15/1989 Upload Date: 10/28/2015 3:34:58 AM |
Location: |
Dorval, QC |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
VIA 6915(LRC) |
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107 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
VIA LRC-2 6915 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
8/14/1990 Upload Date: 7/19/2014 11:55:33 AM |
Location: |
Montreal, QC |
Author: |
Alan Gaines |
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Locomotives: |
VIA 6915(LRC) |
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172 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Via 6915 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
12/31/2010 Upload Date: 12/6/2010 3:38:09 AM |
Location: |
Unknown, ON |
Author: |
Unknown |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
VIA 6915(LRC) |
Views: |
266 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Via 6915 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
12/31/2010 Upload Date: 12/6/2010 3:37:26 AM |
Location: |
Unknown, ON |
Author: |
Unknown |
Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
VIA 6915(LRC) |
Views: |
285 Comments: 0 |
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