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That is cool - like, does 529 ever get CN power??
Yes it does. That train is an Norfolk Southern train from Enola, PA to Montreal Tashereau yard, PQ. It starts as 31T then becomes CP931 when it gets on CP tracks through NY state and finally becomes CN529 when in crosses into Quebec from Rouses Point, NY up to Montreal, PQ. On its way back to Enola, PA the symbols are CN528, CP930 and 30T. Usually the power is all NS, but currently NS is using pay back power from CP thus all the CP power lately. Its the same 6 or 7 GE's being rotated on this train by NS so they don't have to use much of their own power. That will change once the pay back is completed, then all NS power will return. When CN529 goes to Montreal, the power is recycled and use on CN trains 394/393 (Montreal to Richmond, Qc) and 324/323 (Montreal to St Albans, VT). If those trains don't come back in time when a CN528 is ordered back to Enola, PA, CN power is added on as a result which makes for nice lash ups of NS and CN power sometimes. There has been CN CP NS lashes used recently because of the CP pay back power on NS.
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Breaking News: The contract for the new 9m minibus has been awarded, and the winner is VANHOOL !!!, RTC will take possession of 24 A330K buses with an option for 8 more.
(http://www.rtcquebec.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=173&pubid=929&language=fr-CA)
Don't scrap your holiday plan to see those new buses running, the first one should enter service... in 2018 !!!
This is very interesting..
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Last I heard the numbers are put on by Nova and the Livery is done in house. at least that is what they did for the 2012 buses.
The STM blue and chevrons are done at a decal place in ville St Laurent close to the Ikea on the highway service road.
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Why is the hybrid POS? Well, I would like to contribute a few reasons:
1. The driver is forced to floor it all the time and brake late just to keep it on time on the 6
2. The lousy acceleration and lack of overall speed has left me sprinting for the outbound train at St. Lambert at least twice a week.
3. The engine sounds like a troll...
4. It struggles to start in the snow, and it brakes weird (jolting and lurching) when the road is slippery, bringing the backside of any vehicle ahead ever so closer
5. Almost every bus on the !#/$!"/%#@>
6 is a hybrid!Will the cost of getting a new set of batteries for the whole fleet offset the fuel savings? I doubt it. They might look at the accounting and decide to switch back to pure diesel when people complain about subsidizing the cost of new batteries through their monthly pass...
The route 6 is a wheelchair accessible route so it will be almost 100% hybrids with the occational 2012 bus if you're lucky. I avoid driving this route at all costs! Basically I avoid any routes that could give me a good chance of driving a hybrid. The fuel savings are next to nothing if that. So having hybrids is purely for publicity to show to public the RTL is environment friendly when it really makes no difference if we still ordered diesel buses.
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This article introduces Raymond Leduc as Nova Bus' new president with 36-001 in the background. Would this one be the STM's new hybrid buses?
(in French)
New president and same crappy product... As for the bus it's got an STM fleet number but not the livery. Probably just the number added on to an all white ghost livery bus for the publicity photo.
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If 9-919 was a first-gen, it probably won't be missed.
The 99 series were fantastic and some of the best buses we have. They will surely be missed. It's that POS hybrid that rear ended it that won't be missed.
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Drove the oldest bus in the fleet yesterday 9-913
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DSC07154.jpgDSC07178.jpgDSC07223.jpgFriday started off at the Alberta Railway museum with free rein to pretty much go anywhere we wanted. Just a few samples... an ex EMU car now used as a passenger car. This is the usual car used for their train rides when the museum is open. And then a couple of F units. 6311 is privately owned and is at the ARM for work, while the A-B set are owned by the museum and being repainted into CN livery.
DSC07358.jpgDSC07369.jpgDSC07372.jpgShortly after leaving the museum, we found 556 heading to Edmonton with a few SD40-2's. Some rough looking paint on some of the locomotives.
Back around 156 St we spotted two SD40-2(W)'s but they didn't quite pan out at the time. Instead, we decided to head towards East Edmonton to catch up to 442 that was due to head south towards Calgary. We'd been hearing 417 slowly progressing West ward from Clover Bar and finally found it just West of 127 St with a large 6 unit lash up, then 418 was arriving at Dunvegan. We abandoned 442 at that point and got turned around. Scoped out 418 and found it with 2144, and GTW SD40-2 5933. Decided 417 would be the first priority, we headed towards 149 St. Shortly afterwards, that pair of SD40-2(W)'s turned up. Looks like they were switching Inland. Really harsh paint on the cab of 5277.
DSC07493.jpgDSC07494.jpgDSC07528.jpg417 showed up. I managed not to shoot an overall shot. Oops. Nice puff of exhaust coming out of 2431. Consist was: 2431, 5432, 8803, 8800, 5335, and 5630. Pretty good paint on 5335! That was SD40 #7 at that point.
418 had already snuck into Walker so we missed out on 5933, but, we went and hung out at 124 St and caught 5293 bringing a short train back to Walker for SD40-2(W) #8 for the day.
Finally, this odd ball came along. GP38-2 with a set of intermodal cars and a few cars. Guessing that the intermodal equipment had been BO and had been repaired at the car shops and was it's on way to the intermodal terminal to be put back into a train.
All the good CN power is out west! Jealous..
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In other news, 21227 is back at Garage Longueuil albeit not in service. This was the vehicle that ended up in the ditch of autoroute 10.
Some minor paint damage, scratches and a few broken lights. Shouldn't be too long before it gets back on the road.
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Lot's of retirements as of yesterday with 9-812, 9-905, 9-915 and 9-919 all done! That leaves only 9-913 as the last 1998 built LFS and oldest active bus.
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Two RTL buses rear ended each other during AM rush Tuesday morning. The end result is 21403 with bad front end damage and 9-919 running its last shift ever, as the rear end frame is cracked and it has been retired out back as of this afternoon.
http://www.lecourrierdusud.ca/faits-divers/2016/3/1/collision-entre-deux-autobus-du-rtl.html
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Sadly, since the system is operated by humans and management, they are always that "Big Brother" factor that is sadly unavoidable.
I rather avoid that "big brother" breathing down your neck. The system we have now is fine except that bus distribution machine at GALO is a nightmare. I hate it will a passion.
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Thanks guys.
In other news it appears that the SAEIV project is dead due to lack of financing.
They did not issue a press release.
Good! A huge waste of money! I hope it never sees the light of day.
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9-802 has been retired as of last week leaving only 9-812 as the last red Balios 1st gen.
Drove 9-921 yesterday (Friday) and what a great bus!!
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9-909 is now retired
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Another series completely gone (97's) with the retirement of 9-707 yesterday. Down to the last two red balios 1st gens 9-802 and 9-812.
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Wow I thought they still had a bunch! Sad to hear.
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The first 15 RTL hybrids 21601 to 21615 are active except 21609 which I don't think is delivered yet.
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So no more 96's active eh! Wow. Add 9-814 now to the retired list! That leaves only 3 active buses with red Balios 9-707 9-802 and 9-812.
Drove 2-0001 the other day and it was a nice and smooth bus.
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Starting to be used in service now http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=563828&nseq=30
Don't you love how this guy saturates the crap out of all his shots and makes the colours look ridiculous! The worse part is that all his pics still get on rp.net!
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RTL's new hybrids are entering service very fast now. 21602, 604, 605, 606, 607, 610, and 612 have all been spotted active with 608, 611, 613 and 614 ready for service soon.
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9-817 and 9-907 retired now
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Based on the photos, I guess you meant 3524 for SJSR. It is too bad this was retired as it was one of only 3 30'RTS buses bought by the CIT companies. With the one in Joliette appearing a few months ago on the web for sale, does anybody know what happened to the 3rd 30' RTS?
Haven't seen or heard about that 3rd one in years now
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The fact that it's made by Novabus which is a Quebec product should be a big hint..