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dowlingm wrote:Running between Sudbury and Thunder Bay would eliminate (or at least seem to) the need for the Sudbury-White River RDC service, but would VIA then be required to run some other essential service services between some or all of the Sudbury Jct-Winnipeg to compensate?........It’s all hypothetical, but I’m guessing that if the Canadian was to begin running on CP.....it would assume the stops made by the Sudbury-White River RDC.....allowing VIA to transfer the RDC to Capreol to operate a “remote” service along the CN route across northern Ontario.
MikeCDN wrote: My thoughts and please discuss, embellish or refute any of my points as I welcome it - this is a forum after all.All make perfect sense to me......even your point #4: No need to involve Rocky Mountaineer.....just stay on CN west of Winnipeg. If someone really wants to see Banff or the Spiral Tunnels......then ride Rocky!
NS VIA FAN wrote:Furthermore, the VIA ( as we call it in the industry ) could travel the CP route hitting Regina and as far that city in Southern Alberta ( they have a big rodeo there ) then divert north to Edmonton. It'd add an extra day or so... However, lets remember one does not ride the route for speed across the country. Ha! Ha! Ha!MikeCDN wrote: My thoughts and please discuss, embellish or refute any of my points as I welcome it - this is a forum after all.All make perfect sense to me......even your point #4: No need to involve Rocky Mountaineer.....just stay on CN west of Winnipeg. If someone really wants to see Banff or the Spiral Tunnels......then ride Rocky!
MikeCDN wrote: 1. The route is far more scenic than the CN's. Having the opportunity to ride the line ( in the head-end ) I can personally tell you it's absolutely stunning. It also shows the shear beauty of Lake Superior. It's as beautiful as any of the coasts in Canada. Some may disagree with me and they can feel free to do so.I have a copy of the wonderful book " Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific " by J.F. Garden. Morant had a career than spanned from 1929 to 1981, as the CPR Company photographer. The book has a 20 page section on the North Shore of Lake Superior, majority of photos are locations at Mink Tunnel, Little Pic River bridge near Middleton, Jackfish Bay, and Cavers to the west of Schreiber. When I first viewed the Lake Superior photos, I was simply amazed of the scenery ..... to use MikeCDN's quote again " absolutely stunning ".