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Caught 70 with 6413 leading this morning http://railfan.thegrebs.com/VIA/via6413 Walter Ingersoll Ontario Web Site http://geocities.com/railpast Latest VIA...
I made reservations online for 66 on a Friday and 667 on a Sunday. on 66 it assigned me Car 4 seats 47/48 and on 667 it assigned Car 3 seats 5/6. I believe...
When the seats are turned, seats 5/6 are no longer in a quad and are sold as separate seats. Actually, VIA's systems prevent users from booking seats in quads...
I thought seats 1 and 2 are rear-facing? 13/14 I believe when the car is travelling in the correct direction, are immediately behind the quad on the left-hand...
On my trip to Ottawa a few weeks ago, I was seated in seat 13 in the VIA 1 car. The window location is perfect and close enough to the front of the car that...
... car is ... on the ... these are ... last ... they were ... 13/14 are the seats behind the left-hand quad at the kitchen end of the car. They do indeed have...
Just saw a report on TV that Canadian Pacific is looking to sell Windsor Station in Montreal. CP expects to remain a tenant there, should the station be sold. ...
As VIA do not provide a numbered seat diagram on their website for LRC Comfort Class cars, I thought I would work out the seat numbers based on a 2005...
... And not only intercity, but also suburban, transcontinental, and international! Not to mention CPR's former corporate headquarters. David Jeanes...
... <http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070727/CPSOLEIL/70726194/5133/CPSOL EIL> Here's a follow-up article from Le Soleil: <URL:http://tinyurl.com/377rz8> or...
Here is a story I had not seen before. I guess we live at the wrong end of the hemisphere. 1020 km is longer than Quebec to London via Montreal and Toronto,...
... Please notice that it´s unknown if the TGV in Argentina will be finally built, is a political project to show that they are "modern". I live in Uruguay, ...
What's the latest on VIA having to make these cars accessible? Is there a deadline as to when they have to have them done by? Also, anything lately on the...
It was the VIA 900 and it had some sort of electrical fire: "Train passengers traveling between Toronto and Montreal this morning were diverted onto buses...
... <http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070801/CPSOLEIL/70731230/5133/CPSOL EIL> ... Radio-Canada says that VIA has now confirmed that the trains will run...
Hi Nick, From my experience the most important factor in picking a seat is where abouts the sun is going to be. Clearly that varies based on time of day,...
Your numbering looks to be exactly the same as what I've deduced on my seat diagram from the timetable. so chances are if both of us got the same thing then...
I think 13/14 are still better though aren't they? I think 19/20 only have a half window. 13/14 are full window. Guess it depends on whether or not you care...
My wife was going to the mall to get a new card from the Bell store if that doesn't work I'll just email them to myself thanks for the tip. Terry Terry...
The ex UP baggage cars used in the corridor have both blue communication cables and yellow MU cables on the ends of the cars. Original CP cars used on the...
By the way, in the next few months, VIA will be changing the numbering scheme on all Corridor trains based on row number.... i.e. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D Reason:...
In the next few days, I'll post a link to actual seat maps from VIA's reservation system for all Comfort class cars... -- Views expressed represent my personal...
Do you know how that will work for passengers who already have seats reserved for trips a few months away? I'm guessing whatever seat you have will still be...
Just returned from an Alaska cruise where I rode on both the White Pass & Yukon RR (a Cdn operation with its HQ in Toronto) and on the Alaska RR. During the...
If I can get away from the killing and maimimg on Sunday (Sorry the Montreal Highland Games) I will try to see how 14/16 are run. Ian Dorval, QC ... ...