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    Urban Sky reacted to turbanplanner's post in the thread VIA Rail with Angry Angry.
    Isn't the water issue usually to do with the reserves? Even if things go well I hear often there are no qualified people to run them as...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    Sure, if people leave because they don‘t enjoy the amenities and job opportunities which virtually all other Canadians can (rightly)...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    Sure, we don‘t have the money to deliver basic amenities like clean running water, sanitary schools, paved roads or cell phone...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    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...
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    Urban Sky reacted to crs1026's post in the thread VIA Rail with Like Like.
    So, by the time we have procured the equipment, we will also have invested in sufficient track capacity to allow the passenger trains to...
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    Urban Sky reacted to crs1026's post in the thread VIA Rail with Like Like.
    While people do still ride the whole way in economy, the transportation element in our long distance trains has diminished and is pretty...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    No, I meant cars which allow views not just to the right or left (or top) of the train, but also its front and back. Granted, RMR seems...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    My entire point was that whereas lounge spaces with large windows are essential amenities for multi-day rides like VIA‘s only three...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    Just for the records, I‘m talking about sleeping pods and whereas they might be fine for someone travelling 8-12 hours overnight to get...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread Quebec-Windsor Corridor.
    The new trainsets are currently (i.e., as of April 8) used for #668 on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    Keep in mind that we are talking about accommodation types for train services where only 40% rather than 80% of the time spent on board...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread Quebec-Windsor Corridor.
    I would assume that they will be retired and kept for spare parts (i.e., canibalized to extend spare part availability for the ETC...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread Quebec-Windsor Corridor.
    The last Corridor Renaissance set seems to disappear next month, making the QMOs all-Siemens...
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    Urban Sky reacted to lenaitch's post in the thread General railway discussions with Like Like.
    Do you own mutual funds or have RSPs? Even your CPP contributions. They are only able to grow as investments by the traded companies...
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    Urban Sky reacted to Dan416's post in the thread General railway discussions with Like Like.
    Of course corporations are going to maximize their profits. But the fact that the railways sell off their ROWs and then governments...

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