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More coverage of the Peterborough train proposal: <URL:http://www.thestar.com/Article/308433> RAIL REPORT PROVING ELUSIVE The Toronto Star can't lay hands on...
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... Thanks for these posts Tom. I got as far down as the Mayor of Toronto article and then I couldn't take it anymore and had to stop reading. Total sour...
CTV Network is Featuring "Canada's Greatest Ride". It features VIA Rail's Canadian, The Corridor, & The Ocean". There are several Segments of 1 Hour Episodes....
Finished work at 4:20 and was surprised to see 279 blocking all the crossing in Ingersoll. Seems like it had been there for about an hour. I just heard the...
... You state that as though you believe fuel prices couldn't possibly rise high enough to make driving to and from a cottage uneconomical. Or do you think...
The modern e-mail equivalent would be a program like Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), with "public" (encryption) and "private" (decryption) keys. Mark Walton ...
Those codes were probably intended more to save time and space than for any genuine "security" reasons, much like police radio 10 codes. Mark Walton ...
... You're missing my point. What I was trying to say was that higher fuel prices will mean higher prices for food, higher prices for shoes, higher prices for ...
Sun was out even though it was -10C had to get that first shot off the new bridge in Ingersoll. Temporary decking is in place so out I went. I know, I should...
... stuff, BUT I got the shot and you can yell at me if it makes you feel better :-) Awesome shot Walter, that's a nice angle! And remember, it's only ...
I agree Chris all these articles seem to share the same sour grapes theme, We didn't get the funding so we think it stinks attitude. The comments coming from...
... It's hard to avoid having mixed feelings about this announcement, but I'd agree that those who are complaining about restoration of rail service to...
Caught 71 paasing in front of me when I was just getting to Woostock http://railfan.thegrebs.com/VIA/via901a_002 and 72 just after it crossed the diamond at...
... From: "Andrew Jeanes" <yahoo@...> ... I'm caught by the same conflicting sentiment....maybe it's better to let this happen, and then use it as a...
... That's easy. I would put all of it into capacity upgrades for the Kingston sub. If VIA had control of their own tracks in the corridor, and they were built...
... As far as I'm concerned, the Martin government--perhaps any federal Liberal government that doesn't include David Collenette--would not have made the ...
Yell, Yell, Yell.There, now I feel better. (pst, Walter, thanks) ... From: Walter Pfefferle To: Canadian-Passenger-Rail@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 02,...
... Speaking of which, only one track is open in Queens. I am on 60. We pulled ahead into the south siding to wait for 61 and 45 to pass us. Then we backed...
The CP sleeping car dept code for cockroaches was "rubies" and there were others for different vermin. These were definitely not used to save words (the...
... From: "Andrew Jeanes" <yahoo@...> ... I wonder what the price tag would be to triple track the Belleville-Brockville segment. Adding a hundred miles...
It's not directly Canadian, so I won't quote at length - but I found this article in the paper while in Austin TX this week...seems their abuilding LRT is...
75MPH? Are you kidding me? ... From: Paul Cordingley <pcordingley@...> To: Canadian-Passenger-Rail@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 2, 2008 5:15:20...
... Most of the European DLRT is designed for 120 km/h (75 mph operation). That is also the top speed of our Talent O-Trains in Ottawa, but they do not ...