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The best option for VIA is to obtain access to the Mont-Royal tunnel. This is obviously what would be best for the HFR and for connection in downtown Montreal. I am not very optimistic anymore for that to ever happen. I was at first then realized that the infrastructures needed to efficiently...

La Presse mentions that the VIA-Siemens contract has an option for 16 additional trains if needs be.

I love the new design. I am glad they went with Siemens. I assume they will be able to reorganize their train sets to meet the demand on more popular routes. Either by coupling sets together or simply by adding cars.

I am sure this was mentioned before, but I have concerns about VIA ordering only 32 brand new train sets for 9100 passenger train sets and limited expansion capacity in a foreseeable future.

It is impossible to say based on this image that has been around for a while. VIA has made it clear they want to use the Mont-Royal Tunnel.

Must have been the unlimited rail pass.

CAD will be rebuilding something... hummm... I bet on the P42s

Some Châteaux and Park Cars were refurbished nicely to the Prestige Class and delivered back in 2014. Amazing work !

It seems that the HEP1 Coaches will be refurbished. http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/via-rail-awards-54-million-contract-to-bombardiers-plant-at-la-pocatiere

It seems that the work will be done by Bombardier in Lapocatière, Quebec.

I am writing this message while on The Canadian, we are currently about 14 hours late on our journey to Toronto. Most of the delay we experience is due to traffic between Jasper and Winnipeg. We had to wait for 14 freight trains to pass just before Melville, Saskatchewan, a pleasant 6 hours...

Also on the VIA Fleet renewall webpage http://www.viarail.ca/en/about-via-rail/fleet-renewal

http://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal-budget-approves-new-fleet-of-trains-for-via-rail-but-dedicated-tracks-still-under-study

My best approximation would be until the viaduc at the corner of Wellington and Bridge.

I am tempted to say that the federal funding had to do with this decision. This is purely speculative. What is also interesting is that a specific entity/branch (a filiale, in French) named IntraMTL.co will be created and will own the Tunnel, the station and the rail viaduc from Gare Centrale to...

Interesting preliminary article from La Presse preceding a REM update scheduled for this AM. It seems that the Mont-Royal tunnel will be designed and renovated for the REM for an interoperability of the REM and HFR from Montreal to Quebec City...

I still believe the REM connection from A40 to Central Station will be much faster than the quite long detour around Mont-Royal. CDPQ advertises a travel time of < 10-15 minutes and the REM will directly bring people at the station. I was not a fan of the REM and how it would preclude VIA...

Has VIA ever ran corridor trains with 2 business class cars ?

Good news ! There will almost be hourly service from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm !

They should really build a stop in Laval at the current De La Concorde intermodal station served by the metro and the RTM (former AMT) St-Jerôme line. All the infrastructures are there already. This would allow for a quick connection for the metro network before having to transfer via the REM if...