VIA Rail 1985
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It Canada I'd advertise it "F**k snow, take train". ;)
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@ZetaRanger79 either u cant c it in low quality vid or it asnt a standard in 85.i mean ur vids of lrc locos r in 1993
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@eatonjask oh they need to. maybe a 80% if u book on any train in the week of july 25 2011
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Now what VIA needs a real TGV for linking Montreal to NYC and Boston. They have not renewed the fleet with true fast trains since the LRC while Bombardier is supplying the Acela Express and HPP8 to Amtrack.
Canada has been outdistanced by most developed countries (Sweden, Spain, Korea, China and Australia). Even Morocco, Turkey and Croatia are getting their TGVs.
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I wonder if the singer was chosen because she sounded like Dionne Warwicke. :-)
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Interesting - no unit numbers on the side of the cab. (Number boards show 6915, though.)
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Not even close.
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Nope, but you can buy one from Via if you like! They are for sale on the website.
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The LRC might have active tilt, but if it's not "hooked up", one might say it doesn't quite count. However, I'll give you the Acela--despite its initial teething problems.
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It does work here on the Acela.
Thanks for saving this video and posting it! VIA needs to run ads like this again - though with ridership up 12%, maybe VIA 'doesn't' need to run ads....
eatonjask 3 years ago 6
I grew up with this commercial and have had this theme song in my head for the last 20+ years. Thank you so much for posting it! It reminds me of a much simpler time. Gotta love the LRC's.
DanMacK77 3 years ago 5