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Post by Mike on Jan 21, 2020 0:29:15 GMT -8
The eastbound Canadian heads south on the CN New Westminster Subdivision at Lake City, passing under Highway 1 and the old signal bridges installed by the Great Northern Railway. January 17, 2020.  VIA #2 - Lake City by Michael, on Flickr Glacier Park brings up the rear.  VIA #2 - Lake City by Michael, on Flickr |
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Post by grk on Jan 21, 2020 11:29:04 GMT -8
I took this train to Toronto on January 10. Biting cold across the prairies, a lot of fresh snow, and a full moon made it a memorable trip. Most passengers from overseas out to see a Canadian winter. An excellent journey, although an expensive one!
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 4, 2020 21:52:53 GMT -8
Jasper, 1979, a mere forty-nine years ago when Via Rail Canada was a newly-formed entity ... |
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Post by Mike on May 9, 2020 14:43:12 GMT -8
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Post by Mike on May 21, 2020 21:38:42 GMT -8
On May 15, VIA ran a special train of empty equipment to Toronto to balance equipment at their maintenance centres. It ran as VIA #12. With regular VIA service not returning to BC until this November at the earliest, I felt it important to document this movement as it headed east though the Fraser and Thompson River canyons. Fast running through Agassiz:  VIA 6453 - Agassiz by Michael, on Flickr Ruby Creek:  VIA 6453 - Ruby Creek by Michael, on Flickr Saddle Rock, where limited space has the CP mainline and Highway 1 in close proximity:  VIA 6453 - Saddle Rock by Michael, on Flickr Cisco:  VIA 6453 - Cisco by Michael, on Flickr Indictment Hole:  VIA 6453 - Indictment Hole by Michael, on Flickr Toketic:  VIA 6453 - Toketic by Michael, on Flickr Ashcroft:  VIA 6453 - Ashcroft by Michael, on Flickr The final shot, east of Ashcroft:  VIA 6453 - East of Ashcroft by Michael, on Flickr |
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Post by paulvanb on Nov 24, 2020 15:32:06 GMT -8
WettCoast, this may be of interest to you!
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 24, 2020 21:21:02 GMT -8
WettCoast, this may be of interest to you! That is indeed interesting and I am glad you posted it here. They have captured a very similar experience to what my wife & I had when travelling to Jasper in June of 2019. In fact it was about 3 in the morning when our train reached Jasper. These guys did not get a special delivery of chinese food, however. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 4, 2023 14:21:33 GMT -8
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Post by grk2 on Feb 22, 2024 21:50:20 GMT -8
Each winter I take VIA’s Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto, sometimes round trip and other years just one way. My trip in February was completely sold out, and the train was a bit longer than the usual winter length. Excellent food with a different menu each day. A fish, fowl, vegetarian and red meat ( tenderloin steak, rack of lamb, crown roast pork, prime rib eastbound). Amazing staff with enrichment type talks, Canadian wine tasting, Micro Brewery beer sampling. Cars are 70 years old but in excellent condition, but their ability to continue will soon end. (2033-2035 according to VIA). A great Canadian experience but pricy!
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jul 11, 2024 20:24:17 GMT -8
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Post by paulvanb on Jul 12, 2024 15:12:05 GMT -8
Promises, promises. I will believe this when they actually arrive. This quote from the CBC post makes me think that it may not ahppen for a long time. "She said the new fleet will be procured through a global tender bidding process, which could take a lot of time. "You are talking a lengthy period, you're talking years," she said, citing a complicated negotiation and testing process." |
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 12, 2024 16:31:14 GMT -8
Promises, promises. I will believe this when they actually arrive. This quote from the CBC post makes me think that it may not ahppen for a long time. "She said the new fleet will be procured through a global tender bidding process, which could take a lot of time. "You are talking a lengthy period, you're talking years," she said, citing a complicated negotiation and testing process." That CBC report is pretty bad. In fact the Via fleet in 'The Corridor' has already been replaced (or at least partially replaced) with new Siemens trainsets. What this announcement is about is replacement of equipment used on trains running elsewhere in Canada such as on The Canadian & The Skeena. Those trains are equipped with Budd-built cars that are as old as I am. Simply put, that equipment must be replaced or the services that they are used on will die. corpo.viarail.ca/en/projects-infrastructure/train-fleet/fleet-replacement-program |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 28, 2024 19:37:48 GMT -8
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Post by Neil on Oct 28, 2024 20:42:05 GMT -8
Call me crazy, but when I read this, I just can't help referencing the ongoing drama of upgrading Canada's military, whether it be land, sea, or air. I fully expect that in 2040, when I'm an ancient relic of 84 years, I'll be reading of ongoing delays in contracts that have pushed this rail project into some ill defined future completion date. |
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 29, 2024 9:21:08 GMT -8
Call me crazy, but when I read this, I just can't help referencing the ongoing drama of upgrading Canada's military, whether it be land, sea, or air. I fully expect that in 2040, when I'm an ancient relic of 84 years, I'll be reading of ongoing delays in contracts that have pushed this rail project into some ill defined future completion date. It is time for North America to move into the 21st century and get going on high speed rail at least in areas where population density & geography make it feasible. Canada & the USA are laggards when compared with Europe & much of Asia.
Speaking just about Canada, there ought to be high speed rail in the Quebec City to Windsor 'corridor', and also between Edmonton & Calgary. I don't expect to live long enough to see this actually happen as I doubt that we have the political fortitude to spend money on transportation infrastructure beyond catering to the automobile.
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