micheal_can
Senior Member
Is that due to lack of equipment, covid, or some other reasons?VIA hasn’t even operated the western part of that third summer-only frequency (i.e., west of Edmonton) since 2019…
Is that due to lack of equipment, covid, or some other reasons?VIA hasn’t even operated the western part of that third summer-only frequency (i.e., west of Edmonton) since 2019…
But they have a tendency to put a HEP coach at the end of an LRC consists. Is that by accident?Ah, the famous ‚wiggle waggon‘ (a HEP-I car at the end of a mixed Corridor consist) user „tysmo“ (I’m pretty sure he’s also here on UT, but couldn’t remember his user name) keeps mentioning on the „Rail Fan Canada“ Discord server:
Are you in one of the HEP cars?
HEP-I coaches don‘t have a galley (except for 8145-47, which are running exclusively on the JONQ/SENN service), which is why they can‘t run as car 3 (i.e., the first ECO coach) or in pairs, which means you have to mix them with LRC or HEP-II cars…But they have a tendency to put a HEP coach at the end of an LRC consists. Is that by accident?
There are a couple of ways.How would a novice know which type of car they are in?
Are they "on loan" to the corridor due to the shortage of equipment?HEP-I coaches don‘t have a galley (except for 8145-47, which are running exclusively on the JONQ/SENN service), which is why they can‘t run as car 3 (i.e., the first ECO coach) or in pairs, which means you have to mix them with LRC or HEP-II cars…