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I stumbled upon a channel on Youtube with some pretty detailed drone shots of various steps in the construction process. The latest...

So, by the time we have procured the equipment, we will also have invested in sufficient track capacity to allow the passenger trains to...

So long as VIA operates on landlord freight railroads that handle frequent heavy freight equipment, this is what one can expect. It...

Newbie Ottawa riders thought that they could force the doors to stop closing - or reopen - by brute force. Lots of people who didn't...

Interesting to contrast this work with the grading and drainage going in on the Metrolinx owned lines, where there is not only sound...

While I suspect that the new fleet will abandon the dome concept, I do think the short domes of the HEP I fleet are the optimal...

While people do still ride the whole way in economy, the transportation element in our long distance trains has diminished and is pretty...

On the TRTO->WDON right now. I’m shocked at how rough the ride is. It’s like being on a plan with constant turbulence. Makes it obvious...

The general point here is that the sightseeing and lounging/space amenities are a critical part of the rider experince on our long...

Keep in mind that we are talking about accommodation types for train services where only 40% rather than 80% of the time spent on board...

Concrete girders have been put up on the new Tremaine Rd overpass. Got a quick shot with my dashcam, not a lot of detial but I thought...

Way back when the Expansion P3 was first conceived, there were statements that the job of laying track and installing signals for the...

Metrolinx makes the CIA look like an open data point. You'd be better off trying to get info from the NSA or CSIS.

Apparently, last night, 5 rail cars, part of an in-motion CPKC train in London, ON caught fire...

If so, the service and staffing plans for Jan 2005 are now a matter of fact and there is no commercial sensitivity in disclosing them...