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https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/09/15/go-train-service-to-extend-to-london-with-stops-in-stratford-st-marys.html Looks like via is getting some very slow but cheaper competition between London and Toronto. Timings aren't very attractive with an early departure from London and a late...

It's just not. Only feasible way to get significantly better Gatineau-Montreal transit is as part of improved Ottawa-Montreal transit *with* improvements to Ottawa-Gatineau transit.

VIA seems to have brought back assigned seating and largely restored service between Ottawa and Montreal by reintroducing the Ren and Stainless Steel fleets. The departure schedule now appears to be mostly the same as the pre-pandemic service offerings but with without the occasional onwards...

The climate crisis is a real issue but as somebody that has had experience working on large battery systems, I do not believe that they make sense for the vast majority or railway applications even with improvements with battery technologies. Railways not only face the standard battery...

I haven't noticed or heard of any work going on to construct new preclearance facilities, but I suppose that it could go in the space that has recently been vacated by Staples closing their store in the station. Could be an interesting development if station renovations are incorporated into the...

I do agree that the Vancouver-Seattle would benefit greatly from from increased frequency, the only reason I didn't include it is that it, like all other transborder routes, is currently operated by Amtrak. These routes could certainly still benefit from service improvements, one of the easiest...

This is why I think that Edmonton-Calgary-Banff and maybe Montreal-Sherbrooke are likely to be the only viable new VIA routes, even though that is still fairly unlikely. If those routes can't get built with frequent service then i don't really see much point in further expanding rail into more...

I'm surprised that they included route like Regina-Winnipeg and Regina-Calgary without considering current local political projects like Montreal-Sherbrooke and Toronto-North Bay. The latter seem significantly more likely to be potentially reintroduced, but ofc all would be interesting...

I've also noticed that there it is much more difficult to get lower priced tickets tickets than before the pandemic. I think this might be because they eliminated the cheapest ~$60 OTT-MTL rt tickets and the rest are selling out much earlier because afaik capacity is still a quarter of the...

They recently brought back third ottawa-montreal train but I'm still driving despite having tons of via points because they are missing times that work with my work and classes... I like the train but I can't justify using it much anymore with the higher covid prices, reduces frequencies, and...

Based on my (limited) experience traveling by train in East Asia and general online observations, rotating seats are very uncommon and limited to only a few Shinkansen trains in Japan. I don't have expert knowledge about that area but I did spend the bulk of my time traveling through China by...

Very interesting.... I take back my disbelief at it being seriously considered. I wonder how much more optimization study will be done.

Imo the most interesting potential use of the CP row is the installation of VIA owned rails along it to enable a shorter route from Vaudreuil to casselman/maxville or debeaujeu with a potential 200kph speed. However, this benefit seems like it would likely be less significant removing...

Which is required because they simply aren't going to use the REM tunnels. I don't have any insider information, but I've been working on documenting the project and it's impacts. From what I understand, the REM project is being built with no consideration for mixed heavy rail operations. Both...

Almost certainly from this morning's press conference where it seemed that maybe not everyone was fully aware of the original plan; Lebeaume repeatedly called it 'TGV'. Unfortunently I missed most of it and there doesn't seem to be a recording. Also interestingly, via seams to be leasing part...

This is great news. 200kph operation means full grade separation in some sections. Likely means that they are currently just constructing the new tracks as non electrified lines with the speed being limited by the rolling stock. This is great because it means the higher speed operations should...

If I understand correctly, the HFR plan is modeled off the conventional intercity rail services found throughout western europe and these services rarely offer checked baggage. While I do not have the statistics from VIA, I understand that the fraction of total passengers using checked baggage...

This thinking is the same problem that has lead to the high costs and the continuous delays associated with TTC rolling stock purchases. If I recall correctly, Bombardier was the only serious bidder the replacement of the CLRVs because the TTC required numerous alterations to car designs that...

Is this based on the the JDM subtitle or is there a different article I missed while being out of the loop for a few weeks?

IDK how you conclude that from reading the article. Literally everyone interviewed or quoted supported HFR. The article really says is that the new infrastructure minister, McKenna, privately supports building a highspeed railway between Montreal and Toronto despite publicly endorsing the VIA...