My point was that the government is not likely to let the train's route be dictated by which railway produces a better bid for the train, so the question of...
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... route be dictated by which railway produces a better bid for the train, so the question of what would happen in such a case is entirely hypothetical. It's...
... Thanks very much for that information. Although one can compare the Jasper - Vancouver services of VIA and RMV, it is also interesting to compare the...
... I doubt that the government (or the public) would be interested in having a publicly funded tourist train. Remember that the Rocky Mountaineer operates ...
... I recall there has been some discussion on this list comparing the Canadian coach seats to the Dayniter (RMV) seats. As built, the Canadian coach had 60 ...
Actually, the late train credit program is NOT part of the Terms and Conditions of your ticket. That program could be altered or revoked at any time. ... ...
Sorry meant corporations- as in US stakeholder ownership of CN G. ... George? ... efforts ... within ... Canada, ... been ... an ... are ... is ... runs ... ...
... From: "Lyman Holmes" <llholmes1948@...> ... I thought this way when I took the trip and was not disappointed. It's a matter of personal choice I...
... But I am not among the "some". And the word "primarily" for tourist operation was yours. I certainly do not exclude tourism. And I think I was pointing out...
... Leaf or ... David, They may not be part of your comparison, but Gold Leaf vs. VIA sleeper would be part of my comparison. As a person who may be looking...
Happy New Year Caught 71 as it arrived in Ingersoll. Rails were snow covered so no morning traffic. Here is a shot looking west from Mile 59 Dundas sun showing...
... CN, ... from my ... Point A to ... I think your post summed up the situation in the 1970s very well and I enjoyed reading it. ... friends that ... ...
Gord, In your statement below about CN and CP being so quick to tear out sidings in Directional Running Territory, CN was quick to tear out every second and...
... That depends on the time of year. If you left Vancouver on May 30 (the last spring departure this year before high season fares begin), then you'd have...
Instead of viewing this situation from the VIA versus RMR angle why not borrow a page from Alaska State Railway and Amtrak and LuxeRail and get VIA and RMR to...
VIA is very open to working with any willing bus partner. Here are a few examples: - VIA sells connections with Canada Coach buses in certain regions of ...
I braved the snow this morning and filmed #1 passing through Richmond Hill. I didn't get the car numbers but this is the consist: 6420 6440 Baggage (ex CP) ...
I note that the consist for this train hasn't been posted yet. Train departed Toronto 3 hr 50 min late at 12:50 PM. VIA 6404 VIA 6440 8609 Baggage 8106 Coach...
... Thanks for correcting that. I may be quite incorrect but I assume that many sleeping car passengers would retire at about North Bend, 201 km from...
Of course we want to see the scenery but some of my nicest train riding experiences have been at night! Laying in a berth going through the Fraser and Thompson...
On Dec 27 Stuart Manor and Osler Manor were added to the train at Jasper. Jarvis Manor and Bayfield Manor remained in the yard at Jasper. Gordon Ross,...
... riding experiences have been at night! ... a full moon outside and watching trains and traffic on the other side of the canyon. ... Barry, I quite agree...
... Canadian ... coach had 60 ... RMR's Red Leaf coaches are "Dayniter" seats provided by Delta Furniture in Montreal. VIA's 8100-series coach seats are...
Hi All: It's OmniTRAX's "Canadian Sunset", which was built by NSC in 1959 as CN #22 (second), then became CN 90 (fourth) in 6/1975, then CN 100 (seventh) in ...
I find it funny when bus people complain about passenger trains in North America, if they want to argue over train service between Montreal-Toronto then maybe...
Buses have an important niche, though what I find funny is some of the demands/requests by people in that business. For example a few months ago there was a...
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