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Re: High speed rail in Newfoundland- could it work?

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Sat Apr 07, 2018 5:04 pm ¦  Forum: Canadian Railfan ¦  Topic: High speed rail in Newfoundland- could it work? ¦  Replies: 12 ¦  Views: 11093

No, I don't think so. All simply is an high speed rail in Newfoundland is not profitable at all.
That's it.

Re: CSX Selling Trackage

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Fri Apr 06, 2018 10:00 pm ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: CSX Selling Trackage ¦  Replies: 168 ¦  Views: 131564

It seems to me that CSX will sold the St. Lawrence and Montreal subdivisions from Syracuse, NY, USA to Beauharnois, QC, Canada including Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Huntingdon in the province of Quebec. And finally CSX will sold their Massena yard too in the New York state. So short lines railroad ...

Re: CSX Auburndale Sub

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:42 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: CSX Auburndale Sub ¦  Replies: 13 ¦  Views: 5671

If CSX really want to sold the Auburndale Subdivision from Auburndale until West Palm Beach to a railroad shortline companies, such as Genesee & Wyoming or Omnitrax or RJ Corman or other shortline railroad companies which are interested to buy the actual CSX track. To me I will see the Genesee &...

Re: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:56 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor ¦  Replies: 344 ¦  Views: 112068

Ok. I'm aware the works for the new brand new Raleigh Amtrak station will finish this year so I'm sure that the new Amtrak HSR trains will be stop in brand new station from Washington, DC and Richmond and Petersburg, VA via the future Petersburg-Raleigh corridor which was a former S-Line from Seaboa...

Via Rail's Fleet Renewal Program

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:16 am ¦  Forum: Canadian Passenger Operations: AMT, Go Transit, VIA, etc. ¦  Topic: Via Rail's Fleet Renewal Program ¦  Replies: 87 ¦  Views: 38761

The Justin Trudeau Government in the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, ON will give a part of budget 2018 of the Canada's Finance Minister Bill Morneau to Via Rail Canada for replace his fleet yesterday. VIA Rail is excited to announce that following the Federal Budget 2018 it will acquire a new train ...

Re: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:40 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor ¦  Replies: 344 ¦  Views: 112068

Where are they with the Southeast High Speed Corridor ?

Re: US High Speed Rail Trainsets?

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:34 am ¦  Forum: Nippon Sharyo ¦  Topic: US High Speed Rail Trainsets? ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 3550

I like so much the prototype of Nippon Sharyo high speed train. What I like least is the four headlights over the windshield of the locomotive. I will have placed the headlight in the middle of the locomotive nose plus the ditchlights close to the pilot and finally, I will placed the number frames o...

The Quebec-Gatineau Railway

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Sun Feb 12, 2017 12:11 am ¦  Forum: Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Class II & III Lines Including Providence and Worcester ¦  Topic: The Quebec-Gatineau Railway ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 11648

The Quebec-Gatineau Railway belongs to Genesee & Wyoming Canada connecting Gatineau, Lachute, St-Jérôme, Laval, Montréal, Joliette, Trois-Rivières, Shawinigan and Quebec City. The QGRY's rail system interchanges with the Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal and the Canadian National Railway in Q...

Re: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Sat Feb 11, 2017 2:21 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor ¦  Replies: 344 ¦  Views: 112068

There's some NIMBY opposition to the proposed addition of a third track in Fredericksburg and in Ashland . The politicians must don't listen to the NIMBY's about this project in the upper Virginia State. It's a waste of time. Let's make the project even if they don't want. The futur high speed trac...

Re: South Florida Railfanning

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:26 am ¦  Forum: Southeastern Railfan ¦  Topic: South Florida Railfanning ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 13373

For trains on the Florida East Coast Hollywood - along Dixie Highway, Fort Lauderdale - area around the New River Drawbridge, River Walk, just south of this location near the SW 7th, 6th or 5th Street crossings, Oakland Park around the area near NE 38th Street crossing, Pompano Beach along the area...

Re: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:12 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor ¦  Replies: 344 ¦  Views: 112068

I will see high speed trains running at 200 mph (320 km/h), from Washington DC to Jacksonville FL on their own tracks reserved for high speed trains like in Europe especially like in France and the freight trains example CSX and Norfolk Southern have their own existing railroad track reserved to the...

Re: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:24 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor ¦  Replies: 344 ¦  Views: 112068

gprimr1 wrote:Where does the money come from to build it?
It comes from the government and the governors of the states of Virginia,North Carolina,South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida to built this future railroad track for Amtrak high speed trains on this future rail corridor.

Re: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:54 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor ¦  Replies: 344 ¦  Views: 112068

Why they're waiting for 2030 to have the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor ?
Why not in three,four or five or eight years to built and inaugurate the
Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor ?

Why it's so long to build that ?
Unbelievable.

Rail websites on locomotives and cars

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:18 pm ¦  Forum: Operations, Facilities, Maps and Resources ¦  Topic: Rail websites on locomotives and cars ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 1946

I need informations about Rail websites on the locomotives and cars description on the weight,length,traction,etc. I'm looking for locomotives and cars descriptions websites on their weight,length,traction. I want their internet adresses please. It will be very appreciated and I thank you all in adv...

Re: Canada May Sell Part of VIA Rail

 by Sylvain727 ¦  Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:53 am ¦  Forum: Canadian Passenger Operations: AMT, Go Transit, VIA, etc. ¦  Topic: Canada May Sell Part of VIA Rail ¦  Replies: 14 ¦  Views: 6238

Now before everyone gets their knickers in a twist: http://www.thespec.com/news/canada/article/658309--no-plans-to-sell-via-rail-ottawa-says "The federal government is denying a published report that it is thinking about selling Via Rail. A spokesman for Transport Minister Denis Lebel says pri...