The Regina setout sleepers began in the fall of 1960 when the Dominion stopped providing full through sleeping and dining service except during the summer. The...
... They sure do as they're right next to the CN Saskatoon yard. I'm sure they have a GMD1u or something better like a GP9RM+slug, a GP38-2W or a SD40-2W...
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Jan 1, 2007 10:48 am
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... Well said! Game, set and match to David. -Jason...
... one ... border. On just ... everyone on ... On my Toronto to Vancouver trip of 16th to 19th Dec. I observed all four consists of the Canadian. No two were...
... border. On just ... everyone on ... There is a substantial difference between VIA and Amtrak in this regard. VIA, I believe, has a surplus of cars in the...
... Has VIA ever asked? VIA seems to be able to modify the schedule of its other trains on CN tracks without apparent difficulty. I am not aware that VIA and...
... As you note it is difficult to serve everyone well on a route this long. It is too bad that VIA could not reduce frequency of the Canadian in early...
... I think there are many millions of people who would disagree with you. I saw hundreds of thousands on TV last night partying around the world on December...
... As we've already discussed, we don't have enough information to know if a significant number of customers were turned away. Was the train only sold out for...
... VIA does in fact avoid running the Ocean and the Chaleur on New Year's Eve. The departures of the Ocean from both Halifax and Montreal were cancelled on...
... And yet we keep electing these clowns! Why don't they understand these matters since that is an integral part of their jobs? Perhaps it would be a good...
Dale Wilson
dale.wilson@...
Jan 1, 2007 7:11 pm
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... Perhaps, but I would suggest identifying the knowledge levels and interest of the other candidates, too, before you elect them to replace the despised...
... I agree, but let's not fall into the trap of the endpoint mentality. The Canadian isn't sealed up in Toronto, and then unsealed in Vancouver. You could...
... OK, but I assumed that if you were going to toss out the incumbent for not caring about rail passenger service, there is a not-so-subtle message for...
Dale Wilson
dale.wilson@...
Jan 1, 2007 7:54 pm
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In a message dated 1/1/07 1:25:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, david@... writes: Auld Lang Syne² must be at least as familiar a tune worldwide as ³Joy to...
A few considerations regarding cancelling or rescheduling the Canadian around holidays: The equipment cycling would be broken for the normal arrival/departure...
... I took #56 on Dec. 25th, 2005. It was packed. A lot of people have no problems travelling on Xmas, especially if they have family in two cities. They...
The day was a write off as far as weather goes. It was so dark at times, automated parking lights were coming on. I caught 72 as it blew through. I had to...
... Do I gather correctly that you expect the awesome electoral might of passenger train advocates to single-handedly crush incumbents, and thereby cow the...
... It's curious, then, that VIA cancelled #56 on Dec 25, 2006. Only two pairs of Montreal-Toronto trains ran: 57/60 and 68/69. Other holiday oddities:...
... I've never met David, but I going to go out on a limb and guess that he is not a big fan of Three Dog Night. (If yoiu don't know what I'm talking about,...
... This is the first New Year's Day in four years that my wife and I have not travelled from Ottawa to London on 45 and 79. The reason is simple: our daugher...
... Simply, yes. And it's quite true you DO have to tell them, as many times as necessary so they change their behaviour. Unfortunately, we as Canadians seem...
Dale Wilson
dale.wilson@...
Jan 2, 2007 1:35 am
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... I think that's true. When I was studying in the East, quite a few of my friends and classmates took the Ocean to Montreal or NB down the line, during the...
I disagree with the fact that the Canadian should be canceled on Christmas and New Years eve/day. I have traveled on the Canadian on both Christmas day and...
... Thanks very much for your comments on this. However there seem to be many who contend that there is no demand for transportation on the Canadian except...
... The 2005 national timetable indicates that VIA cancelled 43 trains on Dec. 24 and 25, if I have counted correctly. I don't know what the count was in...
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