VIA has uploaded new schedules in ReserVIA that show the Ocean & Chaleur operating separately beginning on June 15th. The day that Easterly Class resumes for the summer with the addition of a Park Car on the Ocean.
The current VIA timetable shows different departure and arrival times at Central Station only for the Ocean & Chaleur. This is to allow for the combining or splitting of the train if it has to occupy two tracks in Central due to the length of the consist. All other times, St Lambert and east are the same.
But beginning June 15, there will be different times for each train at other stops too: At Charney (Quebec City) for example, the eastbound Chaleur #616 will depart at 21:42 and the Ocean #614 at 22:17.
During the summer in other years, the Ocean and Chaleur have run combined with the consists approaching 30 cars in length. This required double and triple stops at some stations. Time keeping was terrible....... Hopefully this will eliminate the problem.
The current VIA timetable shows different departure and arrival times at Central Station only for the Ocean & Chaleur. This is to allow for the combining or splitting of the train if it has to occupy two tracks in Central due to the length of the consist. All other times, St Lambert and east are the same.
But beginning June 15, there will be different times for each train at other stops too: At Charney (Quebec City) for example, the eastbound Chaleur #616 will depart at 21:42 and the Ocean #614 at 22:17.
During the summer in other years, the Ocean and Chaleur have run combined with the consists approaching 30 cars in length. This required double and triple stops at some stations. Time keeping was terrible....... Hopefully this will eliminate the problem.
Last edited by NS VIA FAN on Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:11 am, edited 1 time in total.
