Here's a press release about the transfer of passenger service to Schefferville to an Innu/Naskapi group. Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) INDUSTRY:Mining -...
... I don't see any mention in this release about passenger service to Labrador City. Does anybody know if it will continue, and if so, who will run it? If...
VIA #1 as observed at Union St at 0800 EST this morning. 6433 6434 still with tired SM wrap 8609 8101 Skyline 8501 Empress Douglas Manor Franklin Manor Brock...
... social ... I don't doubt that for a minute. I don't think Doug Young had any interest in Via. But are you saying that if CN had been applying to abandon...
In many photographs of VIA long distance trains, I have noticed that the sleeping cars run with the doors at the rear end when the train runs forwards. Why is...
Tom: I have noticed the samething about the doors. I'm not sure what the answer is on that 1? I can ask a Contact I know who works for VIA, & see if he knows...
... So that the seats in the roomettes will be facing forward when the roomettes are made up for daytime occupancy. ... Unlike in roomettes, the seats in...
I have the think it has to do with the sleeping car orientation. If you look at how most railroads run their equipment weather it is Canadain, American or...
... Also, the seating arrangement in the double bedrooms is of concern to many passengers. Although the chairs are movable, double bedrooms, except F, are...
... Good evening Tom, I don't have the definitive answer to your question but, given that the mines in Shefferville have been closed for a number of years, ...
I remember in early 1977 studying the CN or Via timetable (whichever was in effect) while planning a trip to western Canada and Montana. I tried to figure out...
... McBride? I assume it carried a coach. Did it have a combine, full- length coach and baggage car? How about a caboose? Where did the crew stay at...
As the seats in the coaches are reversable, they can be run with the vestibule pointing forward or to the rear. As for the sleepers, the vestibule has to be...
Lyman Holmes (llholmes1948@...) has sent you a news article ... Personal message: Icahn Group Plans Fairmont Hotels Bid: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance ...
#2 Dep. Vancouver On Time at 5:30pm. 9 Coaches, & 2 Units. Unfortunately I'm unable to provide a Consist as the Friend of mine who works at the Station called...
I was on the 1653 go train out of Union express to Pickering on Wednesday Nov.30. We routinely take the south track on the Kingston sub to Durham Junction. At...
Caught 70 with those shiny Budd cars leaving Ingersoll this morning. Great day for photos. http://railfan.thegrebs.com/VIA/via6409y Get out and enjoy. Walter...
Since this summer, VIA added a Park Car to the Renn Ocean trainsets, it got me thinking of how to further improve the Ocean's Renn trainsets. One such idea is...
By Copetown 0810h today VIA 6414 East with two HEP II and one HEP I car. Appeared to be deadheading and the trace showed all in Sarnia off 85 yesterday at...
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