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I saw Via F40-2 6443 and a single VIA 1 Stainless Steel Coach sitting in Mon. Central Station at 5 p.m. on Sunday. The unit faced outbound. Andrew Ashenhurst...
That sounds like the headend of #69 usually an engine and maybe a coach will wait for #60 to be backed in. After #60 is unloaded a cut is made to a number of...
Do you mean they finally intend to learn of what a train is ? Seriously, the train was splitted at Matapedia and #6429 "Telus" came to the Chaleur. Marc-A. ......
... It's not very reassuring to hear that a loaded passenger train is used as the guinea pig/canary!!! CB _______________ Christian Base, MP 18.45, CN Bala Sub...
CBC News is reporting that a CN freight train derailed three cars, two carrying sulfuric acid and one carrying metal ingots, near Davis Drive and Highway 48 in...
To use Donald Trumps line from the Apprentice "You're Fired" CBC reporting today on the dismissal of Pelletier the heads are beginning to roll at Via! TJ...
Montreal - The following statement has been issued by Paul Côté, interim President and Chief Executive Officer of VIA Rail Canada: "We acknowledge the...
... The website should be updated soon to reflect this, but there will never be a charge for the Tickets by Mail service when passengers board from an unmanned...
ONR train 698/697 was replaced by bus service from North Bay to Toronto return. VIA #2 last reported to be just north of Doncaster diamond awaiting a CN...
I had the pleasure of having her as my boss for countless years, while I was in the Marketing Department. She was/is the best damn boss (manager) that I ever...
She should know how to stick-handle (PTP!) her way around politics in Ottawa - or anywhere else. That's what VIA needs, not another political flunky/lackey,...
We know what Paul Martin thinks of VIA as he announced the dismissal of Jean Pelletier today and he refered to "Via Rot" [Non-text portions of this message...
Hi all, Anyone see Rick Mercer's Monday Report on CBC tonight where he took a couple of shots at VIA, via (pardon the pun) the "Man in the Street Interview."...
... If Doug is referring to the same clip that I saw, then I'm quite certain Martin started to pronounce "VIA Rail" in French in the middle of a sentence in...
also mentioned was a new paint scheme for VIA locomotives have a look at the the link below www.cbc.ca/mondayreport/ certainly would brighten things up a bit ...
... I didn't see the clip but can someone explain how Rail is pronounced in French. I have trouble understanding how Rail could be confused with Rot. Lyman...
VIA #1, as observed backing into Union Stn at 0815 EST this morning. 6444 6442 8609 8126 Skyline 8502 Thompson Manor Fairholme Burton Manor Craig Manor Elgin...
In the latest "CLASSIC TRAINS" (Spring 2004) on page 6 it mentions that J. David Ingles "has ridden dome cars in 40 states, 9 Canadian provinces, and the...
... Labrador is part of NFLD. He rode the QNSL's dome in Aug of '98... John John Godfrey Les Services SEMAPHORE Services www.semaphoreservices.com [Non-text...
... Yes. ... Not on the island of Newfoundland, but in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The QNS&L owns a dome coach, built by Pullman for Wabash in...
What about NWT?? What RR's operate up there with a Dome? - Michael ... From: Tom Box To: Canadian-Passenger-Rail@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004...
... The vowel sound of "rail" is pronounced with the mouth more open and the tongue further back in French than in English. This puts the French "rail" closer...
... None in regularly scheduled service, but a tour group took some chartered VIA cars on the Mackenzie Northern Railway to Hay River(?) a few years ago. Tom...
... Two private charters. One with a former UP dome, the other with a VIA Park... John John Godfrey Les Services SEMAPHORE Services www.semaphoreservices.com ...
... Thanks for your very helpful explanation. Has Martin's statement been repeated in the any of the print media so we can see how they interpreted his...
... Lyman, In french "ail" as in the word rail is pronounced like the english pronoun "I" (as in "I love trains."). So, the word "rail" sounds like "r'I". I...