robmausser
Senior Member
I too
I took it as well to get home from university from 2004-2008
I can recall the trains being the older HEP1 stainless steel Budd cars (NOT the newer refurbished ones) and we would be jostled around like crazy. I can remember seeing the car in front through the glass on the door wildly shaking from left to right.
I guess that was before Transport Canada caught on to the fact that the track was not all too safe.
I concur. I took that trip multiple times to get to and from university, its was awful. It was exacerbated by the fact that VIA runs the oldest cars in their fleet along that section. Such a noisy and rickedy ride.
On the upside, VIA is currently switching that whole subdivision from OCS to CTC. This will allow these trains to run safer and allow room for train traffic growth.
I took it as well to get home from university from 2004-2008
I can recall the trains being the older HEP1 stainless steel Budd cars (NOT the newer refurbished ones) and we would be jostled around like crazy. I can remember seeing the car in front through the glass on the door wildly shaking from left to right.
I guess that was before Transport Canada caught on to the fact that the track was not all too safe.