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Thanks for the confirmation. Wouldn't VIA have been all over ON Ventures that arrived with Onboard Shunt Enhancers (OSEs).When VIA OSE...

On top of all that..... There is nothing installed between the axles on the lead trucks of the loco and cab car - certainly nothing...

Interesting MTO comment - thanks for noting it! Shunt-enhancers have not been approved, tested or implemented in Canada. That approval...

THE F40 add-ons to Ventures as potential HEP backup seems to be on hiatus. FINAL TALLY: 6413 with Set 14 Jan 5-9 6408 with Set 19 Jan...

Wonder if he had the presence of mind to phone via 'the blue sign'...

A no-whistle crossing. Also, consider whether the plow was 'stuck' on the crossing and couldn't move. Train speed was about 28 mph per...

Citytv reports it was a sidewalk plow...

VIA Venture-equipped train No 644 hits a snowplow approaching Guildwood just before 1400?

I disagree with upgrading the northern corridor. It would still have the problem of having to deal with CN trains and is a much more...

For anyone keeping track (pun intended) of the ongoing VIA injunction, this post details the latest known decision re: the amount of CN...

Part of the contract for the supply of the trains is for a TSSSA after their delivery. So yes, it is incumbent on Siemens to ensure that...

It was leading at first because they wanted to test what the effects would be to the schedule. An F40 is not capable of the same...

They don't need to visually inspect the crossings anymore, CN issued an update in September that eliminated that requirement and just...

You assumed wrong. As pointed out by Reaperexpress and Bordercollie, the axle count is still less than 32 with the addition of the F40...

VIA officially ruled out tacking cars (never heard about locomotives) onto Venture consists for safety and monitoring reasons - back in...