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All it would have taken was VIA saying to CN “We need the track maintained to meet our present schedule” and CN to have said “No problem, where shall we send the bill?”. Clearly, VIA’s mandate is only to operate to whatever standard the track can support given CN’s low use of the line. Ottawa is...

Ford has enough sense to not provoke the blue collar unions, he needs their support to disincent them from backing teachers and nurses who the government has a more direct win-lose positioning with. I am surprised that the cross-border pickup issue is so important to the unions in a context...

What "world of difference" would this make? I give VIA credit for likely knowing what the potential ridership draw would be if the service were doubled to six days a week. If they are not moving in that direction, it's likely hinting that the net benefit isn't there. Makes perfect sense...

I would be disappointed in a new strategy that somehow makes road construction and maintenance magically easy and quick. I wonder what the city leaders of the 1950's would have said if the had a crystal ball that showed them just how much effort and money would go into maintaining the...

Media coverage of the March PIC re the Porcupine station indicated there would be a further information session around now. Stay tuned. https://www.timminstoday.com/local-news/plans-for-porcupine-train-station-on-track-8444295 - Paul

We may all have our opinions, but in business these decisions do reflect someone's sage observations about human behaviour and what constitutes "value". If people perceive value in something, they will pay to derive the value. Buying a non refundable booking to secure a lower price point, at...

I have never seen data reported on what percentage of air travellers do take advantage of paid seat selection, but I'm sure that the rates airlines charge are carefully crafted and monitored to optimise revenue. While there is good reason to make informed decisions about seats on an airplane...

This was being installed on Bloor West today, The worker doing the task commented “we keep trying different things to get the drivers to turn where they are supposed to…. The bollards are getting pretty beat up” - Paul

I understand your point, but I think you are imagining things that are a long way away, if ever. I would not expect a "transit service" to spring up in Temagami, ever. But there is likely already some way of getting people to appointments etc - perhaps it's a Red Cross volunteer, perhaps it's an...

Those who ignore history are bound to repeat it..... For the very reason you cite - ie transit connectivity at Kingston VIA was inexplicably bad for decades - attending to transit connectivity from the start is not wrong-headed..... where it is possible, and that's a big qualifier. Having...

The problem I foresee is that the train stations may be in the wrong locations to be good transportation hubs for whatever local services already exist or are planned. Should communities uproot their existing transportation investments to include the train station? Should they reroute existing...

I would say it differently, but get to the same place. Amtrak has just as many scuffles (maybe more) with freight railroads over dispatching priority, but where they do have control they exert their seniority. Metrolinx, given their relationship as a tenant to CP and CN, ought to know better and...

The City has announced a further consultation meeting on June 19 under the Municipal Class EA for "Street A", which runs from the underside of the GO line to Lakeshore Blvd at the east end of the Christie Lands. https://www.2150lakeshore.com/street-a-ea/ - Paul

Exactly. There is a lot of misplaced nostalgia for the days when small town train stations had a sense of place, because they were also a place where railway activites were operating 24.7......a train order office, a yard office, an express/lcl office, MOW sheds and personnel, possibly a small...

Further, it is unclear whether VIA and/or Ottawa is actually paying its way for any capacity it is presuming to use in the GTA. Ottawa promised Ontario $1.8B for GO expansion back in 2017..... I have no information on whether Ottawa ever cut that cheque or if amounts will be paid over time...

Wel, it's a fairly old design and not meant to be a truly double deck car, as has been designed more recently. Think of it as a fairly conventional but oversize car shell that in effect provides 3-3 seating. An improvement over earlier traditional coaches. A major selling point was the ability...

If there are lights and a ticket machine, there is likely a data connection, and that ought to enable video cameras, a panic button and intercom, and hopefully a screen showing how long until the train arrives. Not very difficult or expensive in today's technology. The point of the shelter is...

Check out this article which does mention heating https://storeys.com/northlander-train-shelters-muskoka/ - Paul PS - You could always email and ask PPS - Official government release also states heating...

Awesome model. (as usual). One nitpick would be, I would assume at least two minutes between when a enters the triple track and when a following express can arrive behind it, partly to add timekeeping contingency but also to protect against lag in the signalling. But that's a minor tweak. I...

The problem is not that the crew runs out of time doing their run, it's the amount of time they must then wait before returning in the other direction. And the amount of time that they must wait after reaching their home terminal before they can start their next day's work. If you are...