Just made the tracks as 70 was leaving the station with Telus 6429 http://railfan.thegrebs.com/VIA/via6429_70a Walter Pfefferle Ingersoll Ontario Web site...
Regarding this blockading matter and Jerry saying in America they would be taken to jail very quickly I like that idea rather than 'police tolerance' And...
james armstrong
jarmstrong19@...
Oct 1, 2008 1:30 pm
50933
I'm not sure if the outdoor miniature train still runs, but when I was there with my little cousins a few years ago, they really enjoyed it! Transit service...
I don't think he gives a rats ass if he has 3 convictions and a years probation. He does not respect our laws and never has. The only way to prevent him from...
We don't know what negotiations took place behind the scenes leading to the dropping of some charges and agreement to plead guilty to others. Perhaps it was...
... I'm thinking of doing this next year, so I'll be interested in hearing how your trip goes. ... I wonder when passengers will be allowed to board the train ...
Sorry James only one of us are right...me! ha ha ha, just kidding bud. But seriously do you want to know why I'm cynical about all this? I see the everyday...
The minature train is operated by a Montreal area live steam club. I think there probably is operations on the weekends in the summer, and I think they do at...
I took my three-year old there last November - the day was sunny but cold, and after three hours I had to drag him away to go pick up his mother - he was eager...
Hi Terry, I agree with you entirely - and you've seen lots on the inside to boot! Improvement in any public facility only comes about when there's someone at...
Make that "someone at the top (of government) who cares.... ... public ... is ... railway ... kidding ... for ... issue ... built ... to ... If ... would ... ...
Terry: I got the impressionthere is a lot of anger in you. Welcome to the club. I was at the station last saturday and i looked at the aging rolling stock and...
james armstrong
jarmstrong19@...
Oct 1, 2008 8:14 pm
50943
I went to Exporail in summer of 2006 on a Tuesday and they were running the minature railway, though the train was pulled by a model diesel....
Sorry James not anger as much as frustration. And I get that way because I care! I want to see Via Rail do better. I remember 20 years ago having a Conductor...
Last time I was there was for the May 2006 CRHA/CARM convention. Some of the old DC electric trains from the CN Mount Royal Tunnel line are there; including GE...
viahogger's passion for his job reminds me of O.P., a VIA Conductor during the '80s and '90 who always went out of his way to accommodate my wheelchair-bound...
I'll have to find out that answer. Chris ... From: "Jim" <jk_eaton@...> To: <Canadian-Passenger-Rail@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008...
That's where you got it all wrong. This is `their' land and they are fighting for `their' rights. This is right whether you of me agree with their means or...
O.P. (Opi Leclair) Windsor based Conductor. I believe when he retired he moved up to the Hamilton area. He certainly had that look of a naval captain with his...
There was another Via conductor who worked Montreal-Toronto, maybe twenty to twenty-five years ago. He loved to entertain passengers with his magic tricks. Our...
I know we are getting off track but I would like to see the original deed where God gave them the land. Just because they were here first they don't own the...
I can see his face but cant remember his name? I'll ask my dad next time I talk to him to see if he remembers his name. That's something I wish I would have...
... So if I'm bigger, more powerful and more "civilized" than you and I can either throw you off, or scam you out of your land, then it becomes mine?? Since it...
VIA #1 backed into Union Stn (which is on land populated by amoebas long before any humans arrived) at 0825 EDT this morning, unfortunately I could not wait...
I agree with you guys both. It sounds to me like VIA suffers what we call here in the states Amtrak syndrome where we have a threadbare system with minimal...
For the record the land was originally Huron and was granted to the Mohawks for compensation for loosing their land in what is now New York state as the ...
To Andrew of columbusOhio: Andrew, I was for a number of years a member of both NARP and MARP and like tt2000 it was a learning experience for me When it was...
james armstrong
jarmstrong19@...
Oct 2, 2008 8:13 pm
50958
While I think 403(b) is a great idea and has worked for many states there are many others that don't fund Amtrak and those states have little to no service at...
... For this Thursdays departure which I'm on, I checked at the station and they have an extra set of equipment so it will depart on time, I'm not sure if this...
Caught 72 & 73 in Woodstock looking like twins. http://railfan.thegrebs.com/VIA/via906_72a http://railfan.thegrebs.com/VIA/via911_73a Walter Pfefferle ...
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