Recent content by lenaitch

Perhaps, depending on the foundation of their interest. They are taking a stake in the railway, not a particular part of it. They could see value in the part of the line servicing the Port Hawkesbury/Canso area and the Sydney sub is simply part of the package. The railway or, in this case the...

So does Parry Sound - about 1/2 km apart - because of the CN/CPKC directional running agreement.

Perhaps, but the bigger issue is the approx. 110 miles that separates the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (Sydney) at the east end and the rest of the network at the west end near the Canso Strait. It is out of service because there is no revenue to justify it.

Yes we should. I don't want to spin this thread of more than it has, but the issues on remote FNTs are not impossible, but extremely expensive, to solve. I won't apologize for the snail's pace of progress/rectification by this government or any of its predecessors but, as always, there are...

Hwy 11 between Gravenhurst and Bracebridge has a couple of at-grade intersections, which might a hard stop for the MTO. If memory serves, 17 west of Sudbury and 11/17 east of TBay does as well.

You do understand how the 'host-tenant' relationship works, right?

All they will need is the crews to operate them, which speaks to other challenges facing the CAF. I wonder if they will favour NATO/US compatibility or a Saab product that favours a certain domestic aircraft manufacturer.

Rocky Mountaineer does have panorama view cars, but they may be just recently acequired. A you say, they are much more expensive than VIA, but provide the whole excursion package (all daylight running, hotels, transport between, etc.).

I agree. International and domestic tourism is a not-insignificant part of the Canadian ridership, and amenities such as sleepers, dining/galley and baggage (luggage) need to be addressed. Some kind of dome or at least large windowed panorama would also be beneficial if there are no structural...

We were taking about this just this morning. I went grocery shopping last week in my truck but forgot to grab the reusable bags out of the wife's car (I only have one or to in the truck). When I was checking out, my only option was to more reusable bags (no paper option). I'll be damned if I...

There's still a few around here. They used to get together at Tim's on Sat or Sun morning but now I think they just freelance. The standard fare: pickup truck, often a loud muffler, rear window/bumper stickers, guy in a baseball hat. I saw one just walking downtown with his flag - maybe his...

It is just a provincial commitment to fund a study (which I think is fairly fanciful) and it would just be in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, which is the 'greater Sydney area' and the east end of the Island...

No need to create anything new. The Canada Lands Company already exists. All they would need is a mandate from the government and the budget to buy and hold. Whether or not it should be within the federal sphere to hold lands for intra-provincial transportation I suppose is another discussion.

I just saw this discussion and there is no way I would pay what they want for a CG parka. I have an old Woods parka I bought in the late '70s before I moved north. It is good to -40* which is way too warm for southern Ontario. I think I've worn it maybe a half dozen times in the past decade...

On another note, it appears CN has bought a stake in the Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia RR, which they spun off several years ago. Some think this may mean something positive for the ~150 mile abandoned portion on the Island. The cynic in me says they just want a chunk of the scrap steel...