VIA Rail Canada 186 - White River to Sudbury (July 27th, 2022)

This is a ride on VIA Rail Canada Train 186, the only remaining route using the 1950's-built RDC Budd DMUs - between White River and Sudbury in Ontario.
Departing at 7:15am and arriving in Sudbury at 4 p.m., approximately an hour late.
On this journey, two 1956/1957-built RDC-2s numbered 6217 and 6219 are led by 1955-built RDC-4 number 6250.
Our train makes several intermediate stops - at Amyat (Negwazu Lake); Chapleau; and Cartier - along with a CP-crew pickup at a location near Franz Junction.
Regrettably, the weather started out wet and miserable but cleared up shortly after departing Chapleau.

[@CharlieND]

With how absent train service is in so many parts of this country, I find it miraculous that this service is still in operation. Seems like a beautiful route.

[@johnmurray8428]

It is!

[@johnmurray8428]

We went Sudbury to Chapleau (2/3rds the way to White River) return in September 2022. Two car unit that journey. A super trip, not to be missed or forgotten.

[@Welwyn22]

It's definitely something I'd like to do again

[@frederickmoller]

Excellent video says this all time train nut from Timmins ON...Thanks so much!

[@robertramsay5963]

Thanks for posting. Interesting to see this route again. I recall beiing on The Canadian in January of the early 1970s. I awakened when we were stopped in Chapleau, workmen with blowtorches doing their bit to keep the steam heating working.

[@a3th3rstar]

That a Interesting looking train

[@JuanSanchezGuerra]

Sad that this is all that remains of once-extensive and daily CP and VIA service along the North Shore of Lake Superior.

[@jhardman4534]

Very nice. apparently VIA RAIL takes good care of their RDC's.

[@Welwyn22]

It would be nice if we could get the ones on Vancouver Island back again, and maybe the ones that used to run between North Vancouver and Prince George

[@fishingthebackcountry]

Thanks for posting, my atv has a canoe rack and i contacted via they gave me door width but not height.... looks like 6' ish

[@alinrioux9877]

you didn't film the town of Missanabie

[@Welwyn22]

Regrettably, the weather was far from ideal. I did the best I could to record the ride.

[@BirbarianHomeGuard]

Those retro Budd DMUs are oddly handsome, yet ugly.

[@haweater1555]

Those protruding exhaust stacks don't help make them look any better.

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

The TVO show was very disappointing. The tripping shows were all poorly organized and made.

[@raymond19001]

I enjoyed the TVO three hour television broadcast. It was certainly worth my time watching.