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VIA 8401 to 8418 Dining Cars

48 seats and a kitchen. Cars 8401-8407-8412-8413: 44 seats
These cars are assigned to long-distance services, including the Canadian, Ocean, and Churchill-Winnipeg trains.
8401 Acadian
 
Ex-VIA 16501
née-CP 16501
   
8402 Alexandra
 
Ex-VIA 16502
née-CP 16502
   
VIA 8403 Alhambra
Retired
Scrapped 1985
Ex-CP 16503
 
8404 Annapolis
 
Ex-VIA 16504
née-CP 16504
   
VIA 8405 Cartier
Retired
Scrapped 1985
Ex-CP 16505
   
VIA 8406 Champlain
Derailed - Retired
Train No. 2, Mile 7.5, CN Wainright Sub., near Biggar, SK,
9/3/1997
Ex-VIA 16506
née-CP 16506
 
8407 Emerald
 
 
Ex-VIA 16507
née-CP 16507
Wrapped in "Exhibition Churchill" livery.  
8408 Empress
 
Ex-VIA 16508
née-CP 16508
   
8409 Fairholme
 
Ex-VIA 16509
née-CP 16509
 
8410 Frontenac
 
Ex-VIA 16510
née-CP 16510
   
VIA 8411 Imperial
Vancouver, British Columbia
5/6/2026
Photo by Carson Wiebe
Ex-VIA 16511
née-CP 16511
 
8412 Kent
 
Ex-VIA 16512
née-CP 16512
 
     
VIA 8411 Imperial
Vancouver, British Columbia
5/6/2026
Photo by Carson Wiebe
     
VIA 8413 - Louise
Mile 0.25 USRC (Union Station Rail Corridor)
2/19/2026
Photo by Carson Wiebe
Ex-VIA 16513
née-CP 16513
 
8414 Palliser
 
Ex-VIA 16514
née-CP 16514
   
8415 Princess
 
Ex-VIA 16515
née-CP 16515
 
VIA 8416 Selkirk
Retired
Scrapped 1985
Ex-CP 16516
 
 
VIA 8416 Wascana
Retired
Involved in derailment at Stewiacke, NS on April 12, 2001.
Ex-VIA 16517
née-CP 16517
 
 
8418 York
 
Ex-VIA 16518
née-CP 16518
 

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