@haaaru they used to tho. There was the York, LaSalle, Rideau, Meridien, Metropolis, Bonaventure, Champlain... to name a few on the corridor. In the old printed timetables, they were named just as the Canadian and the Ocean and the Skeena. It was cool.
@haaaru they used to tho. There was the York, LaSalle, Rideau, Meridien, Metropolis, Bonaventure, Champlain... to name a few on the corridor. In the old printed timetables, they were named just as the Canadian and the Ocean and the Skeena. It was cool.
@haaaru they used to tho. There was the York, LaSalle, Rideau, Meridien, Metropolis, Bonaventure, Champlain... to name a few on the corridor. In the old printed timetables, they were almost all named just as the Canadian and the Ocean and the Skeena. It was cool.
@haaru Dont they now?? I used to be a BIG Via Rail traveller [did Québec-Vancouver 12 times] and I remember they used to have names for different trains between QC and MTL, one of them was called the Frontenac notably. I'd have to check on old timetables from like 1995 but they used to have names definitely.
@haaaru I took the Canadian 12 times as I said [including one time with my cat], and the Océan/Chaleur used to go right by my house every night [that was until the closed the Lévis station in 1998 and took out the rails... sad day]. I'd love to try the one that goes to Prince George and Prince Rupert one day, I believe it's called the Skeena....
A hearty thumbs up to you Canadians for taking such good care of your Heritage Budd cars! Would be great if Amtrak and congress would listen to your maintenance managers! So far The Amfleet and Horizon fleet cars have yet to offer the comfortable ride and spaciousness of the classic Budd cars.
Great video! The short freight is local CN 518. It was headed for the Cataraqui Spur but at that speed, It may have been heading for the switch at Ernestown for the north track into Belleville.
The freight train will be stopping just on the other side of of Gardiner It will then back onto the siding leading to the Invista (Dupont ) plant on the waterfront. I have watched it do that many times
I believe the freight was en route to one of the plants along Bath Road (HWY 33)
bigmacrisha5 1 year ago
Do the Canadian Via Rail trains have names like the US trains?
nashgallo 1 year ago
@nashgallo Long distance trains do, but not the intercity trains on the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor.
haaaru 1 year ago
@haaaru they used to tho. There was the York, LaSalle, Rideau, Meridien, Metropolis, Bonaventure, Champlain... to name a few on the corridor. In the old printed timetables, they were named just as the Canadian and the Ocean and the Skeena. It was cool.
jamie514 1 year ago
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@haaaru they used to tho. There was the York, LaSalle, Rideau, Meridien, Metropolis, Bonaventure, Champlain... to name a few on the corridor. In the old printed timetables, they were named just as the Canadian and the Ocean and the Skeena. It was cool.
jamie514 1 year ago
@haaaru they used to tho. There was the York, LaSalle, Rideau, Meridien, Metropolis, Bonaventure, Champlain... to name a few on the corridor. In the old printed timetables, they were almost all named just as the Canadian and the Ocean and the Skeena. It was cool.
jamie514 1 year ago
@jamie514 I remember that! Le Frontenac!!
izalixe 1 year ago
@haaru Dont they now?? I used to be a BIG Via Rail traveller [did Québec-Vancouver 12 times] and I remember they used to have names for different trains between QC and MTL, one of them was called the Frontenac notably. I'd have to check on old timetables from like 1995 but they used to have names definitely.
izalixe 1 year ago
@haaaru I took the Canadian 12 times as I said [including one time with my cat], and the Océan/Chaleur used to go right by my house every night [that was until the closed the Lévis station in 1998 and took out the rails... sad day]. I'd love to try the one that goes to Prince George and Prince Rupert one day, I believe it's called the Skeena....
izalixe 1 year ago
well... that frieght was slightly overpowered :D
steriogram007 1 year ago
A hearty thumbs up to you Canadians for taking such good care of your Heritage Budd cars! Would be great if Amtrak and congress would listen to your maintenance managers! So far The Amfleet and Horizon fleet cars have yet to offer the comfortable ride and spaciousness of the classic Budd cars.
ACLTony 1 year ago
Great video! The short freight is local CN 518. It was headed for the Cataraqui Spur but at that speed, It may have been heading for the switch at Ernestown for the north track into Belleville.
Railrodder 2 years ago
did it happens often ?
danisim9 2 years ago
probably only the other way around where a passenger train overtakes a freight on the Kingston Sub where it's double track
haaaru 2 years ago
okay, that was awesome! thanks!
Wiredup335 2 years ago
Great shot of the VIA engineers!
MimicoMuser 2 years ago
Great footage. A lota luck. Thanks for sharing.
iusetano 3 years ago
fantastic - great dispatching!
*gus
papoocanada 3 years ago
haha the CN wont be wining for long :P the via will pass it again when she gets up to 160km/h :P
WetDirtProductions 3 years ago 5
good for fast travel, but when you ( ME ) are in a via train going that fast, holy crap, especially in winter, it gets narly
aaron13133 1 year ago
Great catch!
clam502 3 years ago
perfect timing !! great job ! :)
flexspinner 3 years ago 3
hah thats aweosme, i saw the cn freight wins
trainguyONR 3 years ago
lol this was great
Burnoutmaster1 3 years ago
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This is a cool video.
VIA6419 3 years ago 4
Great timing!:) Excellent!
greg278 3 years ago
This video is awesome. Where these trains are headed for ?
Happy Canada day to you.
Sylvain726 3 years ago
Thank you. The 57 is heading to Toronto, but I don't have a clue where the destination of that freight train is.
haaaru 3 years ago
The freight train will be stopping just on the other side of of Gardiner It will then back onto the siding leading to the Invista (Dupont ) plant on the waterfront. I have watched it do that many times
blurredvision41 2 years ago