Recent content by cplchanb

Ok then those lines can use diesels or go buys the rest of the track. But theres no reason why LSW, LSE and stouffville cant use more efficient trains. ML is just being cheap

Exactly... We just have the Corridor... and its slow

I long for the day we can enact a law like they did in France to ban local air travel. Sad it wont happen in my lifetime

the example you brought up for the USRC is all about inspection and maintenance and nothing to do with structural integrity. since GO owns and exclusively uses this entire corridor why does it need to be subjected to heavy freight train standards? will their signalling upgrades allow them to...

im taking the latter approach. honestly when it comes to rail innovation north america has zero legs to stand on since they are still stuck in the 50s diesel era. rail traffic overseas in europe and asia is far denser than what we can ever achieve and yet their safety record is probably better...

In this political climate I think its time to decouple ourselves from the american requirements and decide for ourselves what is suitable when it comes to rolling stock. Why must we be subject to American regulations when they dont even run south of the border?

when i read your second statement host and trackage seemed to blend into 1 word.... HOSTAGE... which is exactly what is happening with via.

thats a winter design issue. not a prime mover.

Also the performance improvements and redundancy. It won't have the issues the seimens are having now

Another problem is that the industry is too afraid, cheap or broke to develop a new dmu to replacement. I dont understand why they dont see the merits of a dmu for routes that dont require a huge honking diesel loco pulling just 2 cars and wasting resources.

Theyre too old

if they need to go into their extreme weather protocols on the day of fine, but to screw over people over a perceived winter flurry that is typical of canadian winters from the day prior just means they are playing chicken,

Yup they should've made the call first thing thos morning or even at the close of yesterday. In this digital age everyone can get the latest news almost instantly so there was no need to cut service because of a perceived snowfall event a day prior. Besides its not like were in Texas. Snowfall...

honestly they pre-empted their mediocrity. it was bone dry this morning for the morning rush and it only started to snow at 10. Its not even a major blowing snowstorm that is worse than what we typically see during winter. just another big pie in the face for ML.

https://chuuchuu.com/2025wrapped more info here. as for china i would say that is the exception not the norm. statistics have shown a consistent high 90%s on time performance. Regardless even 80% on time performance considering just how many orders of magnitude larger their network and...