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Will the new follow follow the GO Transit model of the locomotive always facing away "East" of Union? Or opposite? I assume with the new fleet the locomotive car will never enter Montreal Centrale first (same with Quebec Palais)? That would making booking a seat feel more predictable when visiabizing the train? That is, the cab car is always facing West when heading to western destinations.
Amfleets have small windows compared to Canadian rolling stock (I haven't ridden EX GO cars or Tempo's).
It's really sad that our national Railway is this ghetto that we are constantly suggesting they buy used rolling stock that even some developing countries don't do. Hopefully with the charger sets coming this sets a new trend of buying new only
I think you have it backwards. To have the cab car lead the way into Central Station, the cab car would be facing east, west of Montreal (and west, east of Montreal). This means the locomotive would be leading into Gare du Palais, which isn’t as much of a problem, as there aren’t as many trains serving it.
To be picky, VIA is not really a ghetto, but rather a slum. The government is attempting slum clearance but the old buildings are rotting faster than the new ones can go up. Yet the rents are still high. I went on a weekend trip recently. I looked at going on VIA but a ticket was $160, plus public transport at each end. Gas and parking for the weekend were about $65. And that's the economics for a single traveler - imagine for a couple or family. I drove.
It looks as though the configuration will be "locomotive facing Montreal". It would make sense to set up the new/updated maintenance facilities to expect the trains to be one way around, and so far it's been with the locomotive facing Montreal. However, that's also the way the first set has to be oriented for delivery in order to easily tack on a second locomotive, so maybe it isn't set in stone yet.
While we assumed that VIA would want to have the locomotive last into Central Station, there may be other operational considerations that make the opposite better. As you said, the configuration of MMC and TMC could also be a key consideration.
Yeah, all else equal it would seem to make sense to have the locomotive at the south end in Montreal to reduce fumes in the train shed. But it probably doesn't make much difference anyway, since the consists are only 5 cars long - the locomotive will be indoors either way.
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Ah yes, a fantastic way to waste time listening to how the Feds plan to conduct more HFR studies!View attachment 439529
Transport Canada - Transports Canada's Assistant Deputy Minister, Vincent Robitaille, will be present at the 30th annual conference of The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships to discuss… | Alto
Transport Canada - Transports Canada's Assistant Deputy Minister, Vincent Robitaille, will be present at the 30th annual conference of The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships to discuss the project's procurement model, which will allow Canadians to benefit from the world's best rail...
If they were to announce the right kind of HFR studies, it could become quite an informative and happy event to watch…
