... Its name has its roots in the Cree word opasquaow,'narrows between wooded banks'. It sounds French, but if so, it should be Le ... During the French...
35215
Walter Pfefferle
wpfefferle
Sep 1, 2006 3:11 pm
Caught 70 leaving Ingersoll and 71 sliding by 396 at the station. http://tinyurl.com/ljhfj http://tinyurl.com/rglo3 http://tinyurl.com/msfk6 Thanks for taking...
35216
David Jeanes
dljeanes
Sep 1, 2006 3:26 pm
I have a reputation for trying to prove wild theories about people and railway projects. So here is a big one: inspired by my plans to attend Wagner's complete...
35217
cn854
Sep 1, 2006 5:32 pm
... wooded banks'. ... Pas. It is spelt THE PAS and pronounced The "PAW". Have heard it referred by some as Le Pas through the years but I've seen nothing ...
35218
Tom Box
boxthom
Sep 2, 2006 1:45 am
... As I mentioned previously, the National Transportation Act, under which the 1992 order was issued requiring VIA to change its tariffs for domestic vs....
35219
Tom Box
boxthom
Sep 2, 2006 2:32 am
... Right. ... Pronounced that way, but spelled with one "s", as Jon said. ... "Le Pas", in French. Literally, it means "The Step". Not a step on a...
35220
Tom Box
boxthom
Sep 2, 2006 3:10 am
... The Grove Dictionary of Music says that Wagner's first opera was Die Feen, composed in 1833 when nothing much was happening with Canadian railways. ...
35221
Michel Robichaud
mike_1103
Sep 2, 2006 3:20 am
... The installations at Capreol can be seen on Google Maps: http://tinyurl.com/hc6j5 Regards, Michel. -- Michel Robichaud - St-Lambert, QC MP 69.9 - CN...
35222
Don Thomas
donaldmthomas
Sep 2, 2006 7:34 am
Trois-Rivieres was officially named Three Rivers until 1926, at least in English usage. The English version of course lasted for a long time informally after...
35223
Canadian-Passenger-Ra...
Sep 2, 2006 7:43 am
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,...
35224
Tom Box
boxthom
Sep 2, 2006 11:55 am
... The Canadian Pacific timetable called it Trois Rivieres (without hyphen or accent) in 1965 and Trois Rivières (accent, but no hyphen) in 1970. VIA always...
35225
davidmississauga
davidmississ...
Sep 2, 2006 1:37 pm
... and railway ... complete Ring Cycle ... ... Thank you, David, for this informative posting. We can hope that there will be a significant (positive) event...
35226
Walter Pfefferle
wpfefferle
Sep 2, 2006 1:41 pm
VIA 70 arrived just as the tie gang was at the station.They had to part their equipment so the passengers could get on the train. http://tinyurl.com/fmxou ...
35227
Walter Pfefferle
wpfefferle
Sep 2, 2006 2:32 pm
A little different look with 6424 on the nose. The rails on the right were just laid with 136 lb rail and new ties also installed. Should hold those 75 mph...
35228
Lyman Holmes
llholmes1948
Sep 2, 2006 3:23 pm
... the ... line to ... Thanks for posting this link to the map. 1. How much of the line to North Bay is still intact? 2. It appears from the photo that the...
35229
Hugh
hugh_mccormack
Sep 2, 2006 3:30 pm
... and railway ... complete Ring Cycle ... Grand Trunk and ... and the ... And most of Wagner's sopranos sound like stuck steam whistles...coincidence?...
35230
David Jeanes
dljeanes
Sep 2, 2006 3:37 pm
... Oh well, I was just trying to have fun! But you will note that I used the word "appeared"; for Das Liebesverbot, while Die Feen failed to get performed. ...
35231
Tom Box
boxthom
Sep 2, 2006 5:24 pm
... The 1996 National Transportation Agency decision authorizing abandonment applied from mile 233.4 to mile 310.5 (Newmarket Subdivision). The North Bay...
35232
Dale Wilson
dale.wilson@...
Sep 2, 2006 7:44 pm
... Just enough to use for switching pullback and the rare instances when a freighht must be turned ... The turntable was sold to someone in the U.S.; the...
35233
Dale Wilson
dale.wilson@...
Sep 2, 2006 8:05 pm
... The tail track of the wye is the Bala sub. ... In North Bay there is/was recently track meant to connect the ex-CPR main through the city with a number of...
35234
wotanbrain
Sep 2, 2006 9:41 pm
... and railway ... complete Ring Cycle ... for Theatre ... National Ballet ... plead for the ... abandoned my budding ... music and ... despite the ... to...
35235
Peter D.A. Warwick
peter1623a
Sep 2, 2006 11:43 pm
I was on 76 Thursday taking blurry photos from the other side of the train. I was coming home to St.Catharines from Chatham. When I went on Monday 90 was late...
35236
Lyman Holmes
llholmes1948
Sep 2, 2006 11:49 pm
... My Thanks to you and Tom Box for responding to my questions. I had thought that it was the roundhouse at Capreol which was being used by NRE and I...
35237
Tom Box
boxthom
Sep 3, 2006 2:49 am
... It's hard to imagine VIA naming trains for Canadian composers, isn't it? The Claude Champagne, the Healey Willan, the Alexina Louie, the Jacques Hétu,...
35238
Walker Coe
onr_walker
Sep 3, 2006 3:45 am
"There is a rail museum in Capreol, and one of the exhibits is CN 6077." That's a huge overstatement. I was there a year ago June, and was TERRIBLY ...
35239
darrenmullin84
Sep 3, 2006 3:46 am
... I didn't take note what motive power was used in Churchill. All I noticed was that the HBR was using former old CN locomotives still in CN collors and...
35240
Eric Gagnon
mile179kingston
Sep 3, 2006 3:48 am
Via and CN trains delayed tonight at Kingston, likely a trespasser incident, west of Mi.179 Kingston Sub. Via No 668 held west of Ernestown with CN Nos. 148...
35241
Ken V
ken_2104
Sep 3, 2006 4:32 am
... Do I understand this correctly? Do you mean that the southern leg of the wye, as seen in Google's view, is the Bala Sub (the current main) and the straight...
35242
cn854
Sep 3, 2006 6:15 am
... in ... noticed ... Nothing new EVER runs on the HBR. ... Yes it's posted in the PHOTOS section under HUDSON BAY. It's nothing great, I had orginally set...
35243
davidmississauga
davidmississ...
Sep 3, 2006 12:58 pm
... Rail Networks ... Johann ... Carl Maria ... Haydn, Lehar, ... no train named for ... There is, however, an apparently never used locomotive named for ...
