The January 2003 edition of Train Scan Canadian Railway News is now online at: <http://www.TrainsCan.com/news> Regular news articles in this edition: *...
... **No. I would say that there would probably be about the same chance of Amtrak operating the International to Toronto as there would VIA operating that...
@ There is a basic flaw in the Canadian rail passenger scene that goes well beyond whether or not there will be international services. It is simply that the...
Dale Wilson
dale.wilson@...
Jan 1, 2003 11:44 pm
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... Nothing was done because nothing needed to be done, in the case of the Maple Leaf and the International. The Canadian services were already there, waiting...
[See below] "I understand that the U.S. government considers it would be a violation of its sovereignty to have agents of a foreign government exercising their...
As Tom Box and Mark Meyer duke it out over who should get credit for the International and the Maple Leaf, there are a couple of comments I would like to add: ...
Greetings. I still do not underswtand how the equipment between ViaRail and Amtrak can not be compatible. For the first four times I rode the International,...
... I've heard this sovereignty issue mentioned several times as an explanation of why there is no preclearance of international flights at U.S. airports....
In the current Via system timetable there is a section in the back for modifications to the timetables for holiday services. Looking at the schedule for the...
As ironic as it might sound, the Canadian Government could be considered as one of the first Stockholders in Amtrak. (Even when the "Amtrak Act" stated it was...
... No, you haven't overlooked anything. The timetable is not very clear on this point. The '6' means that the Ocean and Chaleur will be running separately...
... All true. However, Via equipment does not meet mechanical/electrical standards adopted by AMTK in recent years. The LRC cars in question were originally...
... Thanks for your information on this. Where are these schedule modifications found? Are they posted on the Via website? Does Via print a special holiday...
... VIA cars have dual electrical (HEP) lines, one on each side of the car. This is to ensure conductivity during severe weather. Amtrak has only a single HEP...
... I got them by querying ReserVIA. ... They're on https://reservia.onerail.com , but I don't think they're on http://www.viarail.ca . ... Not that I've seen....
At 3.30pm I saw a VIA train heading through south-west Ottawa towards the city, comprising P42 + 4 x LRC's + P42 + 3 x LRC's. Was there a failure on an earlier...
When riding corridor trains from Montreal to Toronto, I've always gotten off at Toronto, and the train staff says "This train will be making up train such and...
In a message dated 1/3/03 3:39:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, va3qf@... writes: << At 3.30pm I saw a VIA train heading through south-west Ottawa towards the ...
In a message dated 1/3/03 4:32:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, va3qf@... writes: << << At 3.30pm I saw a VIA train heading through south-west Ottawa towards ...
... My single experience was the opposite. In August 2002, I took Train 47 from Ottawa to Toronto and then Train 89 from Toronto to Kitchener. When I bought...
Interestingly, this morning GO Transit trains were delayed with GO train 428 (0731hrs Union Station to Oshawa)which was cancelled from Rouge Hill to Oshawa due...
... When the "International" started up, one set up of equipment was supplied by Amtrak - an F40PH and Amfleet cars. The other was supplied by VIA - an LRC...
In a message dated 1/3/03 6:59:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, onr1511@... writes: << GO train 428 (0731hrs Union Station to Oshawa)which was cancelled from...
Tom Box wrote: I've heard this sovereignty issue mentioned several times as an explanation of why there is no preclearance of international flights at U.S....
... Interesting. When I came out of Windsor on #70 last April, anyone going east of #60 was invited to remain on board if the wished. We were even told what...
... On January 31st I was on train 45 from Ottawa to Toronto. (I got off at Belleville) There were two people in my coach that were travelling through to...
This tallies with my own experience of the "International" and its equipment; on 2 March '91, I rode Amtrak 364 out of Chicago, as far as Hammond/Whiting, on...
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