Ontario Northland/Northern Ontario Transportation

[Bordercollie]

Talking to the crew while on the PBX they had mentioned there is some sort of requirement to start it by a certain date or there could be some sort of repercussions. Whether it is true or not, and what those repercussions are, I do not know.

May 24 is when cottages open so that's likely when they would want the service to start.

 

[APTA-2048]

May 24 is when cottages open so that's likely when they would want the service to start.

It doesn’t look like this service is geared toward that kind of travel though.

 

[Bordercollie]

It doesn’t look like this service is geared toward that kind of travel though.

It's geard to who ever will use it.

 

[micheal_can]

It doesn’t look like this service is geared toward that kind of travel though.

It is supposed to leave Toronto in the evening and get back to Toronto in the morning. For the 9-5er, how would that not be good?

 

[crs1026]

It's geard to who ever will use it.

I would look to fall, when driving starts to get iffy.

They will need the summer to get the shovels going. And to bring staff on board.

Cottage traffic is not going to start out heavy, and the train has to play to the North when it opens and not to rich Torontonians in their summer recreation properties (although that market will be very helpful as things progress).

Maybe Labour Day when kids start coming back to school....although those trips often require Dad's pickup to bring furniture and belongings south to set up the student apartment. Maybe home for Thanksgiving works better.

- Paul

 

[nfitz]

May 24 is when cottages open so that's likely when they would want the service to start.

I'd guess about 10 days earlier - especially May 15th for the long weekend.

 

[Allandale25]

https://www.timminstoday.com/local-news/from-demolition-to-preservation-how-matheson-residents-fought-to-save-their-train-station-11675751

 

[lenaitch]

Talking to the crew while on the PBX they had mentioned there is some sort of requirement to start it by a certain date or there could be some sort of repercussions. Whether it is true or not, and what those repercussions are, I do not know.

Chad Evans' head on a pike at the tower gate? (He's the CEO).

I don't know if I have read it and can't be bothered to look but for some reason July 2026 sticks in my mind.

 

[micheal_can]

Chad Evans' head on a pike at the tower gate? (He's the CEO).

I don't know if I have read it and can't be bothered to look but for some reason July 2026 sticks in my mind.

Maybe that is the date that it "must" be running by.

TBH,I have worked at enough places with rumor mills that work working well. My thinking is that they want it open as soon as they can, but they want it open with all stations completed and the politicians have their photo ops in front of all finished stations.

 

[hw621]

Do we have a route map and schedule yet?

 

[reaperexpress]

Do we have a route map and schedule yet?

Yes, go back two pages.

 

[lenaitch]

Do we have a route map and schedule yet?

Multiple posts dating back many months, plus their website

The Northlander - Ontario Northland

www.ontarionorthland.ca

Maybe that is the date that it "must" be running by.

TBH,I have worked at enough places with rumor mills that work working well. My thinking is that they want it open as soon as they can, but they want it open with all stations completed and the politicians have their photo ops in front of all finished stations.

The rumour mill at the worker level can take on a life of its own. In government, 'hard dates' tend to be fairly flexible, particularly when it involves elements outside of its control (i.e. CN). I imagine they want it open as soon as practicable but not so soon as to be unreliable or providing a poor customer experience. That can be hard to shake.

The performance and reliability issues that VIA is going through right now must be keeping somebody at the ONR up at night.

 

[micheal_can]

The rumour mill at the worker level can take on a life of its own. In government, 'hard dates' tend to be fairly flexible, particularly when it involves elements outside of its control (i.e. CN). I imagine they want it open as soon as practicable but not so soon as to be unreliable or providing a poor customer experience. That can be hard to shake.

The performance and reliability issues that VIA is going through right now must be keeping somebody at the ONR up at night.

.... yeah, it is almost a joke now. The issue is in Northern ON, not much cell service and far from civilization.

 

[Bojaxs]

Are there any concerns regarding the Siemens Charger's ability to handle the cold weather of Northern Ontario? Both Amtrak and VIA have had issues with their Charger's in cold weather. These Siemens Chargers will experience some of the coldest weather in Northern Ontario.

 

[dowlingm]

One wonders what the ONR planners are thinking now that some VIA Ventures are running with F40s at one end. Might need more than two APCUs up there soon...