VIA Rail selects Siemens for flagship fleet renewal

Didn't say. Sorry but I can't find any more info.

I think this is the consist in question.

@ Webster, MO


@Collinsville, IL

NH2060====== All of those 8 cars have Amtrak logos center top. Marked Amtrak Midwest.

Yes I am aware of that. But there has been no other movement through that area AFAIK so the consist that derailed had to be that one, not a rake of VIA Rail cars. If there was there would no doubt be photos online and /or videos on YouTube by now.

From the VIA Rail Instagram and Facebook pages:



https://corpo.viarail.ca/en/projects-in ... nt-program

Is that a large enough snow plow on the front end of the locomotive for Canadian service?

Looks very nice. What's with the three headlights?

electricron wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 9:23 am Is that a large enough snow plow on the front end of the locomotive for Canadian service?

It's Canada. It's never large enough.

Not bad, but I prefer the Brightline and long distance Amtrak ALC-42 variants. This one looks like it's missing a piece in the middle!

Not 100% perfect (I think a very dark green window band would have been a better fit vs black), but I LOVE the bold new look for the new trains. The VIA SC-44s blow away every other Charger livery to date (though the Metro-North unit renderings are not far behind).

The first trainset is now being delivered.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CUU6dk_lNd2/

Some videos of the first trainset being delivered:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9PRJSreYls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfUy-hwk0e8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJScvJwe-Qs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaIySOXnxMM

The VIA RAIL CANADA letterboard on the coaches is a nice touch. Now if they'd only stuck with that spruce green instead of black...

Agreed on both. The letterboards are a nice touch though the green would be a better look for VIA and more properly reflective of Canada than even the original blue and yellow livery colors.

From Marriott Renaissance Center Detroit--

Yesterday. Observed #76 at Windsor. I just walked on to the platform from the street.

What I observed was a four car train of Amtrak hand me downs (one ex-SP) handled by a P-42.

All looked to be - at least on the outside - in a "state of disrepair"; Amtrak equipment seemed "golden" - at least when washed - when compared with this motley collection, which I can assume was roadworthy.

VIA cannot get their Venture/Charger equipment soon enough - and without the "grief" Amtrak has been confronted with in accepting their cars.