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smallspy

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Too bad they never thought about doing a temporary station at Summerhill.

And how would the trains get there exactly?

Or better yet, who would pay CPR for the pilot crews necessary? Does CPR have enough crews for all of the VIA trains that would be run?

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I was wondering between Windsor and Montreal if there are smaller stops which VIA currently does not serve?

In other countries like japan, there are about three levels of service, Local, Express and high speed.

If there are smaller stops which could benefit from Train service, could GO serve the local stops, and then have VIA have Semi express and express services? Since GO is constantly expanding their service area, could it be used to compliment province wide services?

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dowlingm

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And how would the trains get there exactly?

Or better yet, who would pay CPR for the pilot crews necessary? Does CPR have enough crews for all of the VIA trains that would be run?

Given that ONE BEEEELION DOLLARS is being spent on this fiasco, including an indoor goddamn reflecting pool, the cost of having a temp platform and pilot crews is, I would submit, a drop in the bloody bucket.

Unfortunately, VIA are getting the Kingston section subsidy money and probably feel they can't rock the boat since more will be needed to add the extra services this capacity will permit.

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smallspy

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I was wondering between Windsor and Montreal if there are smaller stops which VIA currently does not serve?

In other countries like japan, there are about three levels of service, Local, Express and high speed.

If there are smaller stops which could benefit from Train service, could GO serve the local stops, and then have VIA have Semi express and express services? Since GO is constantly expanding their service area, could it be used to compliment province wide services?

Virtually every town on the tracks in Canada had a station at one point in time. CN, and later VIA, "rationalized" many/most to the point that we are at now.

I don't think that at this point it is reasonable for GO to service say Morrisburg or Paris, but Dundas and Bowmanville may yet again have stations and service before too long.

Given that ONE BEEEELION DOLLARS is being spent on this fiasco, including an indoor goddamn reflecting pool, the cost of having a temp platform and pilot crews is, I would submit, a drop in the bloody bucket.

Unfortunately, VIA are getting the Kingston section subsidy money and probably feel they can't rock the boat since more will be needed to add the extra services this capacity will permit.

The costs required to run the service may be a small drop in the bucket, but there is still the very small question of a station for the trains to stop at. As in, none currently exist.

Frankly, I think this whole thing of not stopping the trains at Union is quite silly, seeing as how the majority of them will still be passing through the station during the weekend. What VIA should have done is had all trains for those 4 days also stop at all of the suburban stations (Aldershot, Oakville, Oshawa and Guildwood) whether they were scheduled to or not, and warn all passengers that it may be tricky getting around downtown for those four days - but that parking will be available at the suburban stations if they felt so inclined.

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miklin

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I see ONR has cancelled the Northlander south of North Bay for the days in question (it doesn't operate Saturdays) and replaced it with a bus out of the Bay St. Terminal (Greyhound-Coach Canada-ONR) making all the Northlander stops to North Bay where it will connect with a North Bay to Cochrane rail service.

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Waiting for 30 Minutes

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Looks like another Via strike coming...along with 60% discounts after??? I don't know...

Montreal – June 21, 2010 - VIA Rail Canada is currently negotiating with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW), which represents some 2,200 employees who provide services in stations, telephone sales offices, on-board trains, maintenance centres and in offices. Locomotive engineers, who are represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), are under contract and are not part of these negotiations.

The previous CAW collective agreement expired December 31, 2009, and talks with the union have been ongoing since last October. Federal mediators are assisting the parties in the negotiating process and talks are expected to continue until at least midnight June 27th.

VIA remains optimistic that a negotiated agreement will be reached. Nonetheless, in the event of a work stoppage, VIA has developed a contingency plan for the provision of basic train service on all its routes. This plan, which is posted on viarail.ca, includes using fully qualified VIA locomotive engineers as well as qualified management employees. VIA would operate daily morning and end-of-day departures in the Quebec City-Windsor corridor and once-a-week service on all trains outside the corridor with some exceptions.

VIA services between Sudbury - White River (Ontario) and Victoria - Courtenay (British Columbia) are operated by a third party and will continue to operate as normal.

“Because the CAW has been given a strike mandate by its membership, VIA must act now to look after our customers by ensuring continuity of basic train service and by providing as much information as possible,” said VIA President and CEO Marc Laliberté. “We encourage passengers to continue booking with VIA, with our assurance that we will make new information available to the public as soon as it becomes available.”

The CAW must provide VIA at least 72 hours notice of its intention to initiate a work stoppage.

No disruption in service due to these negotiations is expected prior to June 28, 2010.

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TheAverageJoe

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Is anyone of you lads are heading out to Oriole this week - for the Canadian to arrive/depart? For me, I'm not heading out as I live too far. It would be odd if the Canadian leaves/arrives in the area due to the G20.

What about the Ontario Northland trains? Do they have a policy?

Ontario Northland is replaceing the Northlander between Toronto and North Bay with buses during the G20

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TDE

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On July 6th, a slow-moving CN freight train struck the rear of a parked Via Rail passenger train sitting at the train station in Jasper, AB. Not all of the train's 270 passengers were on board at the time. The train was also carrying 27 crew members and two engineers. The cars are being inspected to determine the extent of the damage and both CN and VIA are investigating the cause.

http://www.canadianrailwayobservations.com...perincident.htm

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trainmaster_1

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Anyone have any details into that VIA "rule infraction" that resulted in a crew change and significant delays along the Weston Sub. the other day?

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/83...hange-on-tracks

I'm wondering if it had something to do with the work zone at West Toronto?

VIA crew ran a red at the West Toronto Interlocking.

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TDE

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I heard it was a sideswipe not a rear ender. Looking at those images it would support that.

A sideswipe eh? Hmm... but why just one car, and not the rest of them? Was there a turnout right where that car was standing?

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D40LF

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According to google maps, there is a turnout right where the car is.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=...mp;t=h&z=19

Someone left the switch open by the looks of it.

Wouldn't be an open switch, or the train would have derailed if trailing or gone down it if facing. From what I heard the freight crew went a little too far while switching. Also at the time the train was stopped in the station.

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trainmaster_1

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Wouldn't be an open switch, or the train would have derailed if trailing or gone down it if facing. From what I heard the freight crew went a little too far while switching. Also at the time the train was stopped in the station.

I don't think you understood what I meant by open switch, the freight train was lined on top of the VIA train that was parked at the station on the track parallel to it. In railroad terms when someone says leaving the switch open, it means leaving it in the reverse position rather than the normal position it's lined for.

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D40LF

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I don't think you understood what I meant by open switch, the freight train was lined on top of the VIA train that was parked at the station on the track parallel to it. In railroad terms when someone says leaving the switch open, it means leaving it in the reverse position rather than the normal position it's lined for.

I thought you were referring to an open switch on the line with the VIA train on it, hence my comment. I am not familiar with the track layout there so I don't know if the tain was on a parallel track or coming out of a yard.

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