It starts out with planes and ends trains. Europe must laugh at us when they see how we run our railroads when they have such an efficient rail service. ...
That was my point. It is not only better for your pet, (shivering for a half an hour in the cold), but also for you. Walter Pfefferle Ingersoll Ontario Web...
Caught 70 but blew the shot. :-( Sun was peaking in and out and I got fooled on the settings. Brrrrrrrrr -12C, that's about 10F for us old guys. First shot of...
Hey Jason, I'll be riding #1 tonight, and can take pictures and get measurements if you wish of window and latch placements while en-route and can get them to...
And unfortunately Tom, the Sunset Limited between New Orleans and Sanford, Florida is likely gone for good. No qualified crews for the route and apparently a...
... the cold), but also for you. ... In defense of Jakob, I have certainly heard more than my share of horror stories about people who have placed animals in a...
... It will be interesting to see what the new administration does. I wouldn't give up on this too easily. Crews can be trained and stations can be rebuilt....
I have two cats and when I go away for more than a couple of days I hire a guy I know to come in and take care of them. That does double duty of keeping my...
When Amtrak was created thee was a provision for 403(b) trains which were partially subsidized by the states. Routes came and went over the years. That...
I saw the train pass through Thornhill this morning over 90 minutes late. The train had the following three F40s as power: 6435, 6449, and 6445. So somewhere...
I have uploaded a video onto Youtube of the Canadian passing through Thornhill today (Jan 1st): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbLk3IXk61I&feature=channel_page...
Now that is a train. 3 units 21 cars. Wish something like that came this way. Thanks Walter Pfefferle Ingersoll Ontario Web site http://geocities.com/railpast/...
These may be stupid questions but I will ask anyway. Looking at the pictures of VIA 1 & 2, it seems there are baggage cars in the middle of the train. Not...
Hey Walter Happy New Year! First off no question is ever stupid. Not sure which photo you are looking at, but it sounds like there was probably a lot of D/H...
What you may have seen are coaches being deadheaded in front of the baggage car. Or you may have gotten the diners confused for the baggage cars in case of my...
... and 5 cars with a new fresh snowfall. ... Holy crap I was about 2 miles east of you Clayton, shooting that very same train at the first crossing east of...
Noticed how she quoted "He made it to the city of Vancouver in a few hours, and then the train got stuck in the snow". The Train did NOT get stuck in the Snow!...
I need some historical help. One of my Christmas presents from my brother was a postcard, postmarked from our home town of Perth, Ontario on Friday, July 10,...
Maybe lets just all think that Jakob had to go to attend a dog show somewhere, therefore he HAD to bring his dog with him on the train. Knowing that, now what...
Thanks Terry. It was a video on YouTube that had the baggage cars about 4 cars back. Tried to find it again but no luck. So if I bought a coach ticket, I would...
Walter if you bought a Comfort Class Ticket, you would have access to the Skyline Dome. You just wouldn't be able to use the Park Car Dome at the Rear. I'm...
... postmarked from ... "Could not ... CPR to ... Brian, I don't have timetables right at hand but I believe there would have been two basic options. 1. CPR...
... Knowing that, now what do you all think of VIA's service and ... I agree with Mark on this one, Via didn't treat Jakob very well. I read his post a couple...
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