VIA Rail

[reaperexpress]

Ideally Quebec and New Brunswick would acquire their respective stretch of the Ocean trackages as their contribution to a service which is more than a slow . But Quebec has already spent quite a bit on the Gaspe rebuild and New Brunswick seems to have little interest other than to say that Ottawa should pay for all things interprovincial passenger rail.

New Brunswick has spent an outrageously large amount of money on highways for such a small population. A railway would need to be very fast to be competitive against the bus, let alone private cars. It's safe to say the Province has zero interest in passenger rail.

 

[reaperexpress]

They put the interim president in the hot seat.

One of the things included creating a contingency for the Sudbury White River train if the RDC's have an issue.

Interim VIA CEO questioned on equipment issues, remote trains - Trains https://share.google/HZPlhyZi3cgoNG7cF

Does Via still have any spare RDCs (in the scrap line) or is the Sudbury set the only one remaining?

 

[micheal_can]

Does Via still have any spare RDCs (in the scrap line) or is the Sudbury set the only one remaining?

The ones in Sudbury are barely hanging on.The baggage RDC is out. Makes me wonder what the summer service will look like.

 

[crs1026]

New Brunswick has spent an outrageously large amount of money on highways for such a small population. A railway would need to be very fast to be competitive against the bus, let alone private cars. It's safe to say the Province has zero interest in passenger rail.

That highway building has an interesting history - and a history of federal funding.

https://ucalgary.scholaris.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/0ec6e975-d514-44d4-ae87-6e518574fec3/content

Not really a bad investment, considering the value of the TCH link to Nova Scotia. I can't imagine NB maintaining its economy without it - so a necessity rather than a splurge.

I agree that NB does not have the resources or interest to go it alone with a rail investment, and would certainly not touch the Ocean as it would demand continued federal support.

- Paul

 

[lenaitch]

New Brunswick has spent an outrageously large amount of money on highways for such a small population. A railway would need to be very fast to be competitive against the bus, let alone private cars. It's safe to say the Province has zero interest in passenger rail.

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I find the yellow-coded "at grade expressway" depictions somewhat curious.

 

[micheal_can]

I find the yellow-coded "at grade expressway" depictions somewhat curious.

They are known as Super 2s. They have limited access, but they are 2 lanes and at grade.

 

[Bordercollie]

The ones in Sudbury are barely hanging on.The baggage RDC is out. Makes me wonder what the summer service will look like.

In the summer when there aren't as many venture issues i bet they could stage an F40 and two Budd coaches. I don't know if they have any baggage cars available.

 

[micheal_can]

In the summer when there aren't as many venture issues i bet they could stage an F40 and two Budd coaches. I don't know if they have any baggage cars available.

That may have to do.

 

[Bordercollie]

That may have to do.

Can they MU the RDC'S and the F40'S? Then they would not need to be wyed.

 

[micheal_can]

Can they MU the RDC'S and the F40'S? Then they would not need to be wyed.

No idea.

 

[reaperexpress]

I find the yellow-coded "at grade expressway" depictions somewhat curious.

That's my classification for limited-access roads that aren't grade separated. So basically it's a two-lane road without driveways