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Nov 1, 2007 7:29 am
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... Westfield Beach (14.0 miles west of Saint John) was not just a one-way stop for this train, it was one-way for the regular Atlantic, too. This was the...
Fred Mills reported last week that RDCs would be tested on this line this week. Has this been confirmed? Peter D.A. Warwick ... Make free worldwide PC-to-PC...
Tom B wrote : Only four trains ran in each direction, departing on Dec 20, 22, 26 and 28. The westward train was running in the time slot of the regular...
Hello Mr.Tom Box! It's true. I made a mistake. The CP bridge in Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade bridge was washout in 1987 and rebuilt one half year later in december...
Hello everyone! What's the name of the CP's passenger trains running from Montreal- Trois-Rivières-Quebec City? And what's the name of the night train of...
The Frontenac was the name of the morning train eastbound and the afternoon train westbound. The Viger was the name of evening trains in both directions. The...
... Frontenac and Viger being the hotels at either end of the route? I guess if you were on the night train, you didn't need a hotel! Apart from the short...
http://tinyurl.com/2l8vet I spotted Via #2 at around 4:30PM at Waverly St heading towards Union, so it must of been held up quite a few hours. Makes me wonder ...
Keep an eye on Via 69 for the next few weeks, ive seen some sleepers deadheading on that train in the evenings. Spare equipment off the Canadian is starting...
Not to nitpick but I think you mean #68. (69 runs from Mtrl to Trto). And indeed there is spare equipment out there right now. Tonight (Thursday's) 68 had 2...
... In a ideal world, I'd like to see this, but in the world we live it, it's not so obvious that VIA "must" do this. How much would it cost? What other...
... Thanks, George. Where were these stops for the VIA Atlantic? Do you (or anybody here) know how the crew change and servicing were handled in Montreal for...
... Yes, TER (Train Express Regional) acts as a feeder into TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse). Sylvain means the dual mode version of Bombardier's AGC (Autorail ...
... How much do they cost? What's the incremental cost of the dual-mode capability? ... How would you get from the Canadian Pacific line in Laval to the...
The transcontinental cars ... From: Steve Ellis To: Canadian-Passenger-Rail@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 6:22 AM Subject: [CanPassRail]...
... Have you priced hybrid buses recently? Diesel is much cheaper but cities still pay the extra cost. What matters is whether the dual mode trains are cheaper...
The name Royal York was previously used on trains 37 and 38 Toronto-Detroit. Boat trains at one time carried the "Empress" designation but that was for the...
... wonder ... idea, ... Hi Will! Thought,Operation Lifesaver(Opération Gare au train) said that it is dangerous to go walking on onto the track and take a...
... QGRY(CPR) and CNR cross at grade at L'Epiphanie(diamond at MP114.7 CNR Joliette sub). It would be straightforward to construct a connection for a...
... is ... the ... This is the latest from the Winnipeg Free Press: http://tinyurl.com/38aceq Earlier Thursday evening, the paper was reporting that the person...
... No. Nor have I priced Bombardier AGCs. If anybody here has done so, I'd be interested in knowing the price tag (for the trains). My questions above were...
Amtrak has released its statistics for fiscal year 2007. The Empire Builder, which is sometimes contrasted to the VIA Canadian, carried a record 504,977...
Yesterday on the 1st, while on train #853 I met the 2nd last HUDSON BAY to be run with a Park Dome car, returning to Winnipeg from Churchill. While we were...
Here is the tailend shot of the YOHO PARK as seen from the top of the wye on the elevators trackage at Roblin MB. Sorry for the quality but I only had my P&S...
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