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MaT

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Just wondering who's it could be, because this is my first time ever seeing one in person! All I seen of it was the back, was all blue and white stripes(the diagonal stripes). I didnt see the sides or anything because there was a train parked next to it so it was impossible to see anything but the back end of it. . It looked like it may have been part of a freight consist but i had no way of telling. Its with the CP trains along EC row between jefferson and central. The back end looked similar to this>>
 

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Except the stripes were blue and white and went from top to bottom on either side of the door, even around the windows if i remember right. I just wanna know out of curiosity, thanks!

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Yep thats it! I do remember the blue stripe on the side of it near the back from where I seen it from. Thanks a lot my friend! Is there any particular reason why it would be coming through windsor? maybe some refinishing work in canada before heading to vermont?

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3 hours ago, MaT said:

Yep thats it! I do remember the blue stripe on the side of it near the back from where I seen it from. Thanks a lot my friend! Is there any particular reason why it would be coming through windsor? maybe some refinishing work in canada before heading to vermont?

The shortest route/fewest interchanges from Texas to Vermont is through Canada. There appears to be some hold up however, as apparently they're still in Windsor.

 

Dan

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4 hours ago, TheAverageJoe said:

Yes via the D&H

What would the routing to Vermont be?  South on CP (D&H) to Whitehall then to Rutland and interchange to the Vermont Railway? Or interchange to CN in Montreal then to New England Central?

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1 minute ago, ghYHZ said:

What would the routing to Vermont be?  South on CP (D&H) to Whitehall then to Rutland and interchange to the Vermont Railway? Or interchange to CN in Montreal then to New England Central?

If its already on CP it should be going to Whitehall would not make sense to interchange to CN as would be extra costs for the car owner

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On ‎2017‎-‎08‎-‎02 at 4:32 PM, TheAverageJoe said:

If its already on CP it should be going to Whitehall would not make sense to interchange to CN as would be extra costs for the car owner

The RDCs are in St. Albans  now (on New England Central).....so did they stay on CP to Whitehall NY then into Vermont......or were they interchanged to CN/NEC for delivery to St. Albans?

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/david-blittersdorf-bets-on-vermont-commuter-rail/Content?oid=7098903&utm_content=bufferce15b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Interesting....in the story above.....Blittersdorf, who beat out VIA in the bid to acquire the cars.....says.....he has a “failsafe option — to sell his Budd cars back to VIA Rail Canada if he doesn't succeed — but he doesn't think that will be necessary, he said”

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On 8/5/2017 at 10:16 AM, ghYHZ said:

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/david-blittersdorf-bets-on-vermont-commuter-rail/Content?oid=7098903&utm_content=bufferce15b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Interesting....in the story above.....Blittersdorf, who beat out VIA in the bid to acquire the cars.....says.....he has a “failsafe option — to sell his Budd cars back to VIA Rail Canada if he doesn't succeed — but he doesn't think that will be necessary, he said”

I hope that he's not planning on holding onto the cars for too long. Or think that VIA is going to be a sucker and pay what he paid for them or more.

 

Dan

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