This post could fit into Amtrak but being narrowly focused I picked here.....
I was just looking at the Maple Leaf [64] timetable: https://asm.transitdocs.com/train/2018/03/03/64" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It arrives NF at roughly 1030am and departs 2 hours later. Does the train actually sit at the station for 2 hours? Doesn't this block any traffic to/from the bridge? There is no other trackage to get around the station. Do they reposition the train until nearing departure time or is there so little Canada traffic that it doesn't matter.....it stays at the station.
The old station solved this as the station track was seperate from the main bridge track.
I was just looking at the Maple Leaf [64] timetable: https://asm.transitdocs.com/train/2018/03/03/64" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It arrives NF at roughly 1030am and departs 2 hours later. Does the train actually sit at the station for 2 hours? Doesn't this block any traffic to/from the bridge? There is no other trackage to get around the station. Do they reposition the train until nearing departure time or is there so little Canada traffic that it doesn't matter.....it stays at the station.
The old station solved this as the station track was seperate from the main bridge track.