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Is The Canadian going back on a two trains a week schedule (EB & WB) this winter? Thanks....

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Seems to me a worn out F40 had to bail out a new shiny HSP46 on Cape Flyer just yesterday... A brand new, never-before used loco make that's only been in commuter rail revenue service for 3-1/2 months with 5 accepted units to-date has a glitch on a unit that had its inaugural run only 2 weeks ago. ...

So just occurred to me, which train will most likely run with the most Viewliners in regular service? My initial thought is the LSL past ALB. I see at a minimum: 2 Sleepers from NY 1 Baggage from NY 1 Diner from NY ===== 4 and then from Boston 1 Sleeper 1 Baggage/Bag Dorm ===== 2 For a total of 6. ...

marquisofmississauga wrote:My VIA "contacts" tell me that VIA is doing the work at the Maintenance Centre in Montreal. Of the 26 cars to be converted to "2 + 1" seating (amongst other refurbishments) 11 are in service as of the end of March.

I was just reading the "Via Rail Business Class Enhancements" e-mail I got on April 8 of this month and was wondering is Via doing these "Enhancements" or have they contracted it out? Thanks for any info!

DutchRailnut wrote:hmm a Malaysia pilot did.....

Has anybody heard how/if any work is proceeding on Customs clearance project is going?
I haven't heard anything in quite a while?

I'd also like to know why its only five Viewliners, not all eight completed cars? Cheers, Nick Hmm, For some reason I was thinking it was just 5 completed cars, but I believe you're right, 2 of each. A witness reported seeing 5 Viewliners parked on a track not far from the CAF factory. Someone sugg...

I will be taking Train # 50 which is combined with Train # 60 which is going to Montreal. Can anybody tell me what the order of the trains is and the consist are for each train? I will be doing a circle trip taking # 50 all the way to Montreal and connecting in Montreal with # 67 back to Toronto. :-...

It appeared something was up early last summer when VIA did not post the menus for "Sleeper Plus" (formerly "Easterly Class") on the Ocean. Then at the end of October the Business Class (VIA 1) menus disappeared. A short while later the menus for the Canadian were removed. The m...

I'm a little late in uploading video from Friday's first revenue run. I've included footage of both the Conrail freight and the Crescent in the video since both were shown in the still photo I posted earlier. Both northbounds cleared with about 15-20 seconds to spare 600 passed. Here it is at North...

I know this pic isn't the quality of the previous photos that have been posted by everyone on this page, but I took my twin 19 month old boys over to Princeton Jct. to watch the #600 and train 159 pass by. Figured since I had the camera in the car from earlier, I'd bump the ISO way up and see what ...

Ok, this is PURELY in the realm of hypothetical, but... Assume in 4 years Amtrak has a couple of extra sleepers. So two questions: Would it be practical to re-institute the practice of set-out sleepers and if so, how would you do it? My thought is probably not but let's play with it. My thought is:...

Similar to what happened over Christmas, the Canadian #2 is expected 20 hours late in Toronto. The departure set for 22:00 on New Year's Eve has been postponed until the same time on New Year's Day. Via should have had a protect train in Toronto and Montreal for the Christmas holidays! It's not lik...