... I ... *** From my recollection, there is nothing for VIA passengers at Redditt - not even a bus shelter. The station index in the timetable indicates:...
15307
onr1511
Oct 1, 2003 1:51 pm
As noted at the VIA TMC wye in Mimico this morning (Oct.1st): VIA EQ51 1st section (telus 6429)+2LRC+2HEP cars at 0907EDT. VIA EQ51 2nd section (6431)+7...
15308
Gary Hadfield
gary1953ca
Oct 1, 2003 4:55 pm
... From: rick_foo [mailto:rick_foo@...] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 1:21 AM To: Canadian-Passenger-Rail@yahoogroups.com Subject: [CanPassRail]...
15309
Tom Box
boxthom
Oct 1, 2003 5:18 pm
... How long is the wye at TMC? Is 1 unit + 7 cars close to the largest train that can be turned on it? A year ago, there was a thread about wying trains with...
15310
Canadian-Passenger-Ra...
Oct 1, 2003 6:30 pm
CANADIAN-PASSENGER-RAIL GROUP INFORMATION: Scope and Mandate: Canadian-Passenger-Rail (a.k.a. CanPassRail) is a place to discuss all aspects of past, present,...
15311
rick_foo
Oct 1, 2003 7:15 pm
... 0917EDT. When did the Enterprise gain a Renaissance baggage car? Cheers, Ricky...
15312
Tom Box
boxthom
Oct 1, 2003 10:00 pm
... Quite a while ago. From my limited firsthand experince with no. 51, I can tell you it did not have a baggage car on Oct. 15, 2002, but did have one on...
15313
kroenigk@...
kris_r123
Oct 1, 2003 10:31 pm
I was by there today & all that is left ius the main siding & "back" track. Kris Roenigk...
15314
kroenigk@...
kris_r123
Oct 1, 2003 10:39 pm
Hello folks, I made it into Winnipeg AOK. It was snowing from Nakina to Sioux Lookout this morning. CN MOW employees were getting dropped off Nakina, Cavell,...
15315
onr1511
Oct 2, 2003 12:16 am
Insider information from certain VIA Rail employees indicates that the baggage car was added as a safety buffer zone (like the "crumple zones" on today's...
15316
Doug Hately
dhately
Oct 2, 2003 1:15 am
An extra hour this afternoon allowed me to visit the VIA station in Oshawa and 57 was kind of interesting: 6411 (operation lifesaver) baggage 8623, LRC coach...
15317
Lyman Holmes
llholmes1948
Oct 2, 2003 2:43 am
... & "back" track. ... Thanks for this update on Redditt. Did you notice whether or not there is still a small airfield opposite the station site? I went...
15318
Mark W. Walton
mark_waltonca
Oct 2, 2003 3:53 am
That was probably the "VIA CN" theme adopted in late 1976. VIA was created in 1977 as a CN subsidiary; in 1978 it became a separate Crown corporation, though...
15319
Lyman Holmes
llholmes1948
Oct 2, 2003 12:29 pm
... created ... still ... Thanks for this information. I assume that in 1978 the paint scheme was changed to just "Via" without the "CN." I wonder how many ...
15320
qc_railfan
Oct 2, 2003 1:10 pm
In the mid-90s, I saw a 12 car consist with 2 F40 being "wyed". It was during the X-Mas holidays where they add a Park car to the Chaleur, and from the switch...
15321
Tom Box
boxthom
Oct 2, 2003 5:30 pm
... Parliamentary authority for the creation of VIA was given by the Appropriation Act No. 1, 1977 (Transport Vote 52d, subparagraph(c)(i)). ... Yes. The red...
15322
Ebmtl Ebmtl
ebmtl2003
Oct 2, 2003 7:37 pm
... the >wying, ... HBR >crews are ... just >has two ... Does the HBR crew only turn the train and then get off, or do they stay with the train for its entire ...
15323
Derek Thompson
prevotor2000
Oct 2, 2003 7:38 pm
I happened by the rear of Toronto Union Station this morning at precisely 9:00, on my way to a business meeting. I could not get any numbers for you, but the...
15324
davidmississauga
davidmississ...
Oct 2, 2003 8:53 pm
... any ... For the last few years, the longest consists of the Canadian (at least east of Jasper) have been in the "shoulder"; season, i.e. April, May,...
15325
Tom Box
boxthom
Oct 2, 2003 10:21 pm
... VIA engineers operate the train on HBR trackage between The Pas and Thompson (and also on CN tracks south of The Pas), but it's HBR crews that run the...
15326
Tom Box
boxthom
Oct 2, 2003 10:41 pm
... I've made spring trips on the Canadian in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. On my trips, the April consists have all been short (sometimes with cars...
15327
rick_foo
Oct 3, 2003 6:04 am
When Via decided to run the Ocean 6 days a week, why did they choose Tuesday as the off-day? Cheers, Ricky Leong Montreal...
15328
Alan
as265
Oct 3, 2003 10:18 am
... I suspect that traffic data available at the time suggested that Tuesday going east and Wednesday going west were the least busy days....
15329
Dale Wilson
dale.wilson@...
Oct 3, 2003 12:52 pm
... This is a very significant change. In a year when overall tourist numbers are down, does this represent more Canadians in total numbers? -- ...
15330
Derek Thompson
prevotor2000
Oct 3, 2003 12:57 pm
Thanks, David and Tom, for your comments and input. For me, it takes seeing a consist such as that one yesterday to truly comprehend how remarkable a train the...
15331
Alan
as265
Oct 3, 2003 3:58 pm
... Speeds have been reduced due to the speed restrictions from Transport Canada on the P42s. If the restrictions are removed, the schedules will return to...
15332
Tom Box
boxthom
Oct 3, 2003 5:25 pm
... My observation is just based on one trip in each year, so perhaps we shouldn't make too much of it, but there was a big increase in the absolute number of...
15333
Ebmtl Ebmtl
ebmtl2003
Oct 3, 2003 7:28 pm
... Wow! I thought traditional railroad crews were gone for good on VIA. Why does on HBR crew work the train north of Thompson? Did the conductor and...
15334
Christian Base
sd90mac6000
Oct 3, 2003 8:16 pm
... When I rode it in 2002, the HBR crews were only recognizable by their HBR baseball caps and radios. There were in no other uniform. ... The Victoria -...
15335
Tom Box
boxthom
Oct 3, 2003 9:32 pm
... I don't know how this came about, but I think it dates back to the time when CN still owned the line. When the CN engineers and conductors who worked on...
