Ontario Northland/Northern Ontario Transportation

[Admiral Beez]

Not the best PR for ONL. I expect their mgmt is exclaiming, stop showing our brand in this story.

Toronto teens are being trafficked to Thunder Bay for the drug trade. How one father fought to rescue his son: ‘I’m not leaving until I get my son back’

Thunder Bay officials point to the growing issue of suspects from the GTA, some of them young people seduced by the lucrative drug trade, who are taken away from their

www.thestar.com

https://archive.is/WKbXZ

 

[Allandale25]

New Northlander video has dropped.

 

[Allandale25]

New Northlander video has dropped.

Also, I assume this is just for illustrative purposes or maybe to indicate a bus connection, but this map in the video shows a link to Cochrane.

 

[APTA-2048]

Is the different class of seating (the single seats) a new thing? I don’t remember hearing about that.

 

[Allandale25]

Another video dropped today:

 

[micheal_can]

Also, I assume this is just for illustrative purposes or maybe to indicate a bus connection, but this map in the video shows a link to Cochrane.

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The plan, last I heard is that it will go in to Timmins and up to Cochrane.

Is the different class of seating (the single seats) a new thing? I don’t remember hearing about that.

That is how the Via Siemens sets are laid out.

 

[smallspy]

Is the different class of seating (the single seats) a new thing? I don’t remember hearing about that.

The car closest to the loco will be configured with 2 + 1 seating, just like the VIA sets. ONR used to offer a Business class on the Northlander, and presumably they will be offering something similar when it returns, although I don't know what they will call it.

Dan

 

[cplchanb]

shame that there isnt any long distance appropriate seating layouts available. though i doubt ON would want to invest in being the launch customer of such a configuration.

 

[ShonTron]

shame that there isnt any long distance appropriate seating layouts available. though i doubt ON would want to invest in being the launch customer of such a configuration.

Yeah. I understand why they wouldn’t want to deal with bedrooms and berths, and reconfigure the interiors, but something like the “daynighter” seats with a deep recline and a leg rest (which VIA’s HEP-I coaches have) would be useful on an overnight run.

 

[micheal_can]

shame that there isnt any long distance appropriate seating layouts available. though i doubt ON would want to invest in being the launch customer of such a configuration.

I'm wondering if they could order 3 more cars and insert them into the sets once they see this as a success.

 

[APTA-2048]

The car closest to the loco will be configured with 2 + 1 seating, just like the VIA sets. ONR used to offer a Business class on the Northlander, and presumably they will be offering something similar when it returns, although I don't know what they will call it.

Dan

What was Business class like on the Northlander? I can’t seem to recall it from when I rode the train back in 2012.

 

[ShonTron]

What was Business class like on the Northlander? I can’t seem to recall it from when I rode the train back in 2012.

Good question. It wasn't available, if I recall correctly, when I took it in the mid-2000s and again in 2012. You would probably have to go back to the pre-1990 era.

 

[innsertnamehere]

The car closest to the loco will be configured with 2 + 1 seating, just like the VIA sets. ONR used to offer a Business class on the Northlander, and presumably they will be offering something similar when it returns, although I don't know what they will call it.

Dan

The video above calls it "Northlander +"

 

[smallspy]

What was Business class like on the Northlander? I can’t seem to recall it from when I rode the train back in 2012.

If I remember correctly, the differences between it and the regular service were pretty minimal - the same seats, but configured further apart and with tray tables and outlets. I seem to recall that there was a complimentary snack and beverage included as well.

Dan

 

[lenaitch]

I'm wondering if they could order 3 more cars and insert them into the sets once they see this as a success.

If such a configuration exists.