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I have what might be a silly question, but I can't find the answer: how does VIA set train numbers? I ask because there seems to generally be a pattern where corridor services are two digit numbers above 20 and most remote services are three digit numbers that usually start with a six (e.g...

I think that's a good point - - I've heard people claim The Canadian is effectively the government subsidising wealthy tourists, but in reality it would cost Transport Canada a lot more to subsidise a mandated essential service if there wasn't a bunch of tourists paying top dollar to ride in...

I think it would be more politically challenging to cancel The Canadian than order new rolling stock. HFR and The Corridor in general are obviously where VIA needs to focus on expansion, but I think cancelling The Canadian because the government didn't want to replace the rolling stock would...

This is interesting. It sounds like if VIA was designing this service now, it's possible they would use the CP line. But its well documented that people react far more strongly to a loss than to an equal gain, so it's likely not worth causing a backlash by removing service in an area when the...

It sounds like it's rather impractical from a cost and logistics standpoint to run service between Winnipeg and Sudbury Jct. on the CN line using Budd cars, based on the information in the previous posts (especially without a good location for an overnight stop). Does the entire line from...

I'm new here, although I have tired to read through past posts, I don't know if I fully understand the dynamics between posters. I'm taking away that there isn't actually a lot of publicly available specifics, even within a group that is knowledgeable about VIA, about their long-term plans...

Good point @micheal_can re: the Edmonton to Vancouver segment. Summer 2019 when I had to travel from Jasper to Vancouver I purposely aimed to get the train that started in Edmonton (instead of one coming from Toronto) in hopes it wouldn't be delayed (and it wasn't). VIA seems to have done a...

Thanks for the graphs @Urban Sky ! I couldn't agree more re: train vs coach travel ...VIA will never be competitive with bus service in speed/frequency on sections such as Vancouver to Kamloops. It seems train speed is quite good on the prairies, so if it wasn't for reliability I can see people...

Those are good points. Perhaps I should have added an additional option of having one weekly Canadian trip all the way from Toronto to Vancouver, with additional trips on segments where there is more demand (perhaps even near daily on some sections, such as through the Rockies during the summer...

With The Canadian continuing its shortened Vancouver-Winnipeg run (removing Toronto - Sudbury entirely), what do people think the post-covid future of this train is? As has been mentioned, VIA's Corporate Plan notes that the current business model is "is no longer sustainable", but it seems...