Admiral Beez
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Why are VIA at Sudbury and Sudbury Junction not connected?
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Urban Sky
Senior Member
To volunteer just five reasons:
1) because there is no direct track connection between the two stations without at least one change of direction
2) because the timetables for both services don‘t allow for sensible connections between the SUDB-WHTR service and the Canadian
3) because barely anyone transfers between the two services
4) because even if the SUDB-WHTR train was extended to Sudbury Junction, a taxi would be at least 30 minutes faster
5) because there is no funding to provide a service extension which would create virtually zero additional revenues
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micheal_can
Senior Member
You forgot:
They are on 2 different railroad lines. One is CP and the other is CN. Although they share connections, there is not a direct way to connect to the 2.
robmausser
Senior Member
Are you in one of the HEP cars? It's mostly the trains. I find the LRC to be much better ride. The Siemens are apparently even better.
The old HEPs seem to have really bad shocks, or whatever you call it on a train.
Admiral Beez
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I suppose my better question would be, why does Sudbury have two train stations located a mere 9km apart? Your post above explains this.
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smallspy
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They do use shocks, and just like in a car they can wear out. As can the bushings, bearings, linkages, pivots, etc.
The HEP cars are going through a servicing program, one of the parts of which is a rebuild of the trucks. There is a very, very substantial difference in ride quality when comparing the before and after. For the record, this is also the case for the LRC cars as well, although there are far fewer of them running around out there on fresh trucks due to their impending retirement.
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lenaitch
Senior Member
So does Parry Sound - about 1/2 km apart - because of the CN/CPKC directional running agreement.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
I didn't know you could take VIA to Parry Sound. Four and half hours, https://www.viarail.ca/en/plan/train-schedules?tsiDs=TRTO&tsiAs=SPAR&tsiDate=2024-05-22
Still better than 3 hours in the car. How regular is this service throughout the year?
micheal_can
Senior Member
Unlike places like Toronto or Winnipeg, The stations in Sudbury were located on the different lines. The downtown station was where the CP's Canadian would go to. Sudbury Junction and Capreol are where the current Canadian goes through. Kinda like how Vancouver and Montreal have 2 major stations.If the rail companies or Via had money to burn, they could make it so that the downtown station could be used for all and no need for backing in or out. We have a better chance of HSR to Sudbury than this changing.I suppose my better question would be, why does Sudbury have two train stations located a mere 9km apart? Your post above explains this.
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lenaitch
Senior Member
It VIA's Canadian so, what, twice a week off-season and thrice on-season? I'm not sure.
roger1818
Senior Member
I beleive it is twice a week all year now, as VIA doesn't have enough equipment to run the third east of Edmonton.
Urban Sky
Senior Member
VIA hasn’t even operated the western part of that third summer-only frequency (i.e., west of Edmonton) since 2019…
micheal_can
Senior Member
Is that due to lack of equipment, covid, or some other reasons?
Bordercollie
Senior Member
But they have a tendency to put a HEP coach at the end of an LRC consists. Is that by accident?
Jeff Morgan
Active Member
How would a novice know which type of car they are in?