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Andrew Hunter<p>Some interesting reading on the legal case between Via and CN. </p><p>Seems like a big finger pointing exercise on who is to pay to solve the problem of some crossing signal not correctly operating with the Venture train sets. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transit</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rail</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CN</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VIARail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIARail</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://tracksidetreasure.blogspot.com/2025/04/via-and-cn-in-federal-court-facts-part-4.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tracksidetreasure.blogspot.com</span><span class="invisible">/2025/04/via-and-cn-in-federal-court-facts-part-4.html</span></a></p>
Greengordon<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rjpayne" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rjpayne</span></a></span> </p><p>Goddam <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> can't be trusted. Corporate lackeys. </p><p>"the consortium will maintain control over both&nbsp;building the line and running its trains.</p><p>"Research by Unifor suggests that the federal government will subsidize the consortium’s work but will have little control over how its money is used.&nbsp;</p><p>“This isn’t a backdoor to privatization: it’s privatization through the front door,”</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/viarail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viarail</span></a></p>
M. Grégoire<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Alon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Alon</span></a></span> The Canadian federal government recently announced approval of a project to build a high-speed rail line from Québec City to Toronto, passing through Montréal and Ottawa. I'd be very interested in your thoughts about the project, if you have some you'd wish to share.</p><p>(I was part of one of the losing teams, but with a technical role, focusing on bridges.)</p><p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/VIArail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIArail</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/HFR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HFR</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/HSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HSR</span></a><br><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanPol</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a></p>
dragonfrog<p>Going to travel by <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/viarail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viarail</span></a> train soon. I continue to be blown away that the Edmonton VIA Rail station is 1.3 km from the nearest city bus stop, and 750 m from the nearest *sidewalk* (in winter I assume the whole route would have effectively no sidewalk because who's going to shovel 600 m of sidewalk that leads nowhere?).</p>
Gregor Kos<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@brian_gettler" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>brian_gettler</span></a></span> Tried this last summer. Take the train to <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TO</span></a> or Barrie. Get a Communauto to Tobermory for family of five. Finally took a <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Communauto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Communauto</span></a> all the way from Montreal, which was about the price of the one way tickets on <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ViaRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViaRail</span></a> from <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MTL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MTL</span></a> to TO.</p>
Chad :mstdn: 🇨🇦<p>This is above my head but I hope <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIA</span></a> wins. All I know is that the track from Ottawa to the main line is stupid slow due to CN not doing maintenance on their track and that needs to be fixed (I'm sure there's other issues).</p><p>The only option I see here is VIA building their own track.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIA</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CN</span></a> in Federal Court - The Facts | Trackside Treasure</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/viarail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viarail</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/viarailcanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viarailcanada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cnrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cnrail</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canpoli</span></a> </p><p><a href="http://tracksidetreasure.blogspot.com/2025/01/via-and-cn-in-federal-court-facts.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">tracksidetreasure.blogspot.com</span><span class="invisible">/2025/01/via-and-cn-in-federal-court-facts.html</span></a></p>
Heliomass<p>📖 “Why VIA Rail will not make a full recovery in 2024” <a href="https://johnnyrenton.substack.com/p/why-via-rail-will-not-make-a-full" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">johnnyrenton.substack.com/p/wh</span><span class="invisible">y-via-rail-will-not-make-a-full</span></a></p><p>VIA have definitely been dealt a crappy hand, but they really don’t help themselves either. They should try tackling some low hanging fruit.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ViaRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViaRail</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transit</span></a></p>
Tyler Smith<p>10 minutes into my <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/ViaRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViaRail</span></a> trip to Toronto and my ticket is checked for the third time.</p><p>I'm sure the first two were important. Otherwise people would just get on the train and get settled in comfortably, instead of being made to line up for a secret reason.</p>
Tyler Smith<p>Booking a trip on <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/ViaRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViaRail</span></a>, <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ottawa</span></a> to <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a>. Expected it to cost as much as a flight. didn't expect to the fees and limits on checked and carry-on baggage.</p><p>Disappointing</p>
Norman Wilson<p>I'm about $150 short of <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VIARail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIARail</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VIAPreference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIAPreference</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Privilege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privilege</span></a> status. Maybe I'll make a weekend trip to Ottawa soon, other life messes permitting.</p>
Edwin G. :mapleleafroundel:<p>Of course, exo’s line 13 might be also affected. The next departure is at 12:30 EST towards Mont-Saint-Hilaire.</p><p>Their status page is here:<br><a href="https://exo.quebec/en/service-status/train/mont-saint-hilaire-line" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">exo.quebec/en/service-status/t</span><span class="invisible">rain/mont-saint-hilaire-line</span></a><br>- - -<br>Bien certainement, la ligne 13 d’exo risque d’être touchée. Le prochain départ est à 12 h 30 HNE vers Mont-Saint-Hilaire. </p><p>Leur page d’état de service est ici:<br><a href="https://exo.quebec/fr/etat-services/train/ligne-mont-saint-hilaire" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">exo.quebec/fr/etat-services/tr</span><span class="invisible">ain/ligne-mont-saint-hilaire</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Montr%C3%A9al" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Montréal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Longueuil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Longueuil</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/VIARail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIARail</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/exo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exo</span></a></p>
Edwin G. :mapleleafroundel:<p>And of course, passenger rail service to Central Station from Montréal’s South Shore is delayed or cancelled.<br>- - -<br>Et bien sûr, le service passagers vers la gare Centrale à partir de la Rive-Sud est retardé ou annulé. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Montr%C3%A9al" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Montréal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Longueuil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Longueuil</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/VIARail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIARail</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a></p>
Norman Wilson<p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BoringTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoringTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VIARail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIARail</span></a>'s LRC Business Class seats are comfy, but a lousy place to do business. Table too close to the next seat to accomodate a laptop: not enough room for screen. Even if I skootch laptop back toward me, can't get it close enough to MY seat to use comfortably. Ride on Kingston sub is too rough for mousing anyway.</p>
Norman Wilson<p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BoringTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoringTravel</span></a> Final train of the trip, <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VIARail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIARail</span></a> train 65, corridor train to <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a>, leaving <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Montreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Montreal</span></a> on time.</p>
Norman Wilson<p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BoringTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoringTravel</span></a> Arrived <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Montreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Montreal</span></a> three minutes late. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VIARail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIARail</span></a> agent unsticks my PNR somehow--my barcode wouldn't load in app or on their web site. Now aboard my next train, which is not the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Adirondack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adirondack</span></a> to <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a>; that's across the platform.</p>
Norman Wilson<p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BoringTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoringTravel</span></a> Back in <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Halifax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Halifax</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VIARail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIARail</span></a> station, awaiting boarding.</p>
Norman Wilson<p>Is it just me or is <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VIARail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIARail</span></a>'s web site unable to bring up boarding passes (e-ticket bar codes) from previous bookings this morning?</p>
Bill Minarik<p>A <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ViaRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViaRail</span></a> train from <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ottawa</span></a> to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Montreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Montreal</span></a> hit a moose last night. It did not go well for the moose and delayed arrival by several hours...</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Quebec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quebec</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Railways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Railways</span></a></p>
Olivier 🇨🇦 :0_goose:<p>Are you a <a href="https://pouchi.ca/tags/viarail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viarail</span></a> train traveler? New version of the mobile app available on the stores now!</p><p>iOS: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/via-rail-canada/id1023455499" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apps.apple.com/ca/app/via-rail</span><span class="invisible">-canada/id1023455499</span></a><br>Android: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viarail.reservia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">play.google.com/store/apps/det</span><span class="invisible">ails?id=com.viarail.reservia</span></a></p>
Edwin G. :mapleleafroundel:<p>VIA Rail’s punctuality has dropped from 82% in 2013 to 59% in 2023. They’re saying that it is related to CN.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/via-rail-on-time-performance-1.7374337" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/politics/via-rail-</span><span class="invisible">on-time-performance-1.7374337</span></a><br>- - -<br>La ponctualité de VIA Rail est tombée de 82% en 2013 à 59% en 2023. Ils disent que c’est lié au CN.</p><p>// Article en anglais //</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/VIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/VIARail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIARail</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transport</span></a></p>
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