... I rode both the Super Continental and the Canadian in summer 1980. Unfortunately, I don't have notes or photos, but I'm quite sure that both trains had...
... I don't know if there are special rules for this train because of its joint VIA/Amtrak status. If the Niagara Falls - Toronto segment is treated like a...
There is a video of the transfer ceremony on May 25 this year at http://events.onlinebroadcasting.com/tc/052506/index.php It is at the VIA station in The Pas,...
... and ... 1989 ... occasionally ... Very interesting comments. I had seen the Montreal section of the Canadian a few times 1985-89 when it appeared to be a...
Late Train Credits don't apply to the Maple Leaf if the origin or destination of the trip is in the United States. LTCs are only valid for passengers...
VIA #1, as observed backing into Union Stn at 0800 EDT this morning. 6435 6433 6438 8616 8125 (or possibly 8123) 8118 Skyline 8507 Jarvis Manor Lorne Manor ...
Suggestion for the PG Railway Museum. Bring lots of bug dope when you're looking at the exhibits outside. Wife and I were eaten alive when we were there a few...
Of course, this also means that he's going to step up the rhetoric to kill VIA so he can get some additional cars to replace the wreck- damaged ones...despite...
... Had a thought the other day, specifically about the SARS outbreak in Toronto and the resultant drop in business for VIA's Canadian since the connection...
One of the east/west montreal-shortcut lines, the CN Beachburg sub is gone. The CP "north mainline" still exists, but is awfully slow for passenger trains....
... I understand that mosquitoes and other bugs can be quite a problem when visiting Churchill. Did you find this to be so during your visit? I wonder if...
I'm not sure where you are, Lyman, but right now everywhere in southern Canada, outside of the cores of major cities, the blackflies and mosquitos can be a...
Yeah, true enough, though one can argue that a connection between the Canadian and the Chaleur or Ocean is put off by the fact the two can't connect in...
Having lived in an area where "The official bird" is the mosquito (yes, I know I'm not telling the whole truth, but it's as popular as the official perfume and...
From: "Tom Box" tbox@... Date: Tue May 30, 2006 6:00pm(PDT) ... Attempts at phonetic transcriptions using Latin letters are rarely satisfactory, but...
I'm putting the finishing touches on a railway-oriented article (I'm a freelance writer by profession), and need to contact Colin Churcher or Brian D....
... I am certainly very conversant with mosquitoes and blackflies here in Maine and many were very conversant with me this past weekend. However I have read...
... Gone west of Pembroke. It still exists from Ottawa to Pembroke, but is probably very slow. ... Parts of the traditional CP Canadian route -- the M&O Sub ...
... This is a longer train than I would have expected. On the first day - or first train - of the peak summer fares, the length of the Canadian usually drops...
... Simple. Go in November. Polar Bears would be out on the ice, mosquitoes long dead from the cold, and the train will be relatively quiet. Mind, you said...
... Thanks for this information. It sounds like yet another reason to book the Canadian and U.S. segments of a Maple Leaf trip separately. Other reasons: --...
The best time for polar bears is from very late in September through about the 15th of November, but in recent years bears have been sighted in/near Churchill...
Carl H. Fowler
railvt@...
Jun 1, 2006 5:21 pm
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Two major changes have been released on RESERVIA today: 1) Risk-free cancellation policy. When you book online, you can cancel any booking within 24 hours of...
I'll try to answer the questions that have come up... Jon wrote: 1) Engineers are based out of Gillam and take the train to Churchill and then the same crew...
... The CN track from Capreol to Pembroke is gone and even considering getting the train on the CP (Ottawa Valley Railway) would be impractical since there...
Dale Wilson
dale.wilson@...
Jun 1, 2006 9:03 pm
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Many of you have probably already received e-mails from VIA about this, but I don't see it on the VIA web site yet, so this may be news to some of you. VIA is...
... wrote: ... I will answer based on my experience with 14 trips in a Renaissance sleeper (nine on the "Enterprise" and five on the "Ocean.") On all my trips...
Caught 70 this morning under dark skies. http://railfan.thegrebs.com/VIA/via6407m back to the old camera as the new one has died again Walter Pfefferle ...
Caught 70 this morning under dark skies. http://railfan.thegrebs.com/VIA/via6407m back to the old camera as the new one has died again Walter Pfefferle ...
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