... A few 8100-series coaches have had snack bars added for use on the Jonquière and Senneterre trains. VIA might do the same on the Skeena at some future...
... The bill for deferred maintenance on Union Station is now over $35 million and the City has started to undertake the most urgent items. The most visible...
... I haven't been on the Ocean recently so I haven't experienced the sophisticated Ren lounges but it would seem to me that it would enhance customer...
... That reminds me that in the 1930s and 40s CN used to have its publicity material showing the 6400 streamlined Northerns in the Rockies, about 2,00 miles...
... When I lead my tours of Toronto Union Station, I like to point out that the barbershop is one of the oldest continuously operated businesses in the city....
... car ... Thanks for pointing that out and I didn't know that. So would it be feasible in the off season for the service car to be operated with the lounge...
... Not only that, but the lounge space in the Renaissance equipment is pretty small. With the number of passengers on the Ocean, there needs to be the extra...
... The two service cars that flank the dining car are facing in opposite directions so the galley of each car is immediately adjacent to the diner. In the...
... How about VIA's 1977 publicity shot of 6524 with two B units and train photographed in a gorgeous Rocky Mountain vista? That photo was used on timetables,...
last winter there was a link to a video shot of this long train. I would like to show that to someone while here at a meeting. can you direct me this way! ...
... So if I understand correctly, the consist during the peak Easterly class season is arranged somewhat as follows: coaches, lounge, three sleepers (comfort...
... rear ... There were usually five sleepers between the lounge/diner/lounge. From my experience, the first two of them are interchangeable between Comfort...
... Are both service cars really essential? Why? If there were only one, then there would be less capacity to reheat meals, so meal service would be slower,...
... Perhaps I am misunderstanding some of the terms being used. Are all Ren Ocean service cars in part lounges or are there some Ocean service cars which have...
The service cars located at both ends of the Ren diner are also used for food storage which is not really a very large area in each car (the food comes on in...
I rode the smooth sided 2200 class cars in the Laurentians during the early 1960's on special trains coming home from Camp Nominingue. Heavyweight cars were...
... Yes, I believe so. ... Not that I have seen or heard of. ... That's right. The two service cars are oriented so that both have their galleys adjacent to...
... (the ... their ... As on the Montreal - Quebec trains, the former baggage compartment in the service cars is now the storage area for meals on the Ocean....
... rear ... Lyman, Here are some sample consists of Ren equiped Oceans: February 20th, 2006 #14 had: F40s #6420*, 6403, and 6411 Baggage #7011 Coaches # 7223...
... Park car ... operation of ... is ... to ... How true. If (and that is a BIG IF) VIA had the money, they could take out the small office space (and...
... lounge ... I've heard that the four sleeping compartments in the Park car on the renn Oceans isn't sold. I think that they should sell the space, (or at...
... the ... the ... car ... additional ... the ... (or ... As I remember, the Learning Co-ordinator gets the Drawing Room, but yes, none of the park Car's...
When I lived in Winnipeg in the sixties the "Campers Special" was not listed in the main CN timetable but there were small timetables in the station for this...
... Any idea why they wouldn't sell it to passengers? Is it just for crew accommodations or is there some other reason? Will [Non-text portions of this message...
Sounds about right…..Bell Northern, or whatever they call it yesterday, is doing the same thing with Telesat…..hire a bean counter/financial wizard from...
... You didn't. Nor did I assume that you did. I suppose I didn't really get my point across very well, which was the under the circumstances you need to work...
... Two immediately comes to mind: 1) Simplicity of the Reservia booking system. Having a "Budd Double Bedroom" and a "Double Bedroom" and a "Deluxe Double...
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