Train of the Week

interesting :)

2013-05-10T10:05:07.075-07:00

interesting :)

Thank you for this post!! :D Cheers from Italy,

2013-05-04T13:05:09.250-07:00

Thank you for this post!! :D

Cheers from Italy,

Ciao Thank you for your articles, always very inte...

2013-04-26T06:14:11.733-07:00

Ciao
Thank you for your articles, always very interesting. I would like to know if you can focus one of the next articles on the main differences of Japanese rolling stock, Vs European, please? For instance, I think I understood the nose is shaped very long for Japanese trains to facilitate airflow while entering a tunnel, but I haven't understood why pantographs have those kind of "wings" on the side? Is it to decrease noise or they have a functional purpose in the current collection as well?

Thanks and keep up with your blog is very interesting!
Cheers from Italy

Nice units for this post. Early issues of Railfan...

2012-11-16T14:07:07.664-08:00

Nice units for this post. Early issues of Railfan magazine during the Conrail era even included them in Conrail blue.

Thanks for sharing,
Eric

I read about it on this linked International Railw...

2012-10-28T10:37:09.161-07:00

I read about it on this linked International Railway Journal

http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/locomotives/znle-griffin-ready-to-take-flight.html#.UI1saml2528

but you are right I can't really find any more info on it either

Are you sure about 3100kW diesel version? ZNLE doe...

2012-10-27T18:50:42.524-07:00

Are you sure about 3100kW diesel version? ZNLE doesn't mention it anywhere.

Nice Exporail photos. We used to live in Montreal...

2012-10-13T17:18:19.912-07:00

Nice Exporail photos. We used to live in Montreal, and when we first went to the museum, most of the collection was stored outside. Since then, the indoor storage buildings were (wisely) built.

Nice to see those ex-VIA units, if only in preserved, non-operating condition.

Thanks for sharing,
Eric

This post got me searching through TOTW for anothe...

2012-09-08T07:19:32.062-07:00

This post got me searching through TOTW for another class, the Class 142 BREL or Skippers.

A one-unit BREL railbus came to Canada around 1981 for testing in Northern Manitoba, with a two-unit Class 142 arriving in 1986 and attending Expo 86 in Vancouver.

I've included some information on these railbuses in my upcoming VIA book. Interesting to learn about the testing of these British units in Canada!

Thanks for sharing,
Eric

Thanks!

2012-07-23T08:38:52.315-07:00

Thanks!

They're not terribly popular for us UK folk; t...

2012-07-23T02:21:08.740-07:00

They're not terribly popular for us UK folk; the seats are indeed small and cramped. The older High Speed Trains are usually better, although some of the TOCs ( like First GreatWestern ) are doing their best to make them as uncomfortable as possible.

5 abreast seating in a 2,75m wide train? That must...

2012-07-20T03:41:44.991-07:00

5 abreast seating in a 2,75m wide train? That must be cramped indeed.
I even find the 4 abreast seating in a 2.9m wide Thalys PBKA cramped.

Hi there, from my experience on the Northlander, i...

2012-07-19T16:43:59.513-07:00

Hi there, from my experience on the Northlander, it wasn't the smoothest of the train rides. The cars used were originally built for commuter service in the Greater Toronto Area and was a bit bumpier than VIA or Amtrak's intercity cars.

The cabin of the Northlander was very nice. It was furnished like Amtrak long distance trains with large recline seats and leg rests. Also like Amtrak, trolley service is not offered, food and drinks are sold on the food services car.

Hope you enjoy the ride.

Hello, we are riding the Northlander for the first...

2012-07-19T14:25:30.411-07:00

Hello, we are riding the Northlander for the first time from Toronto to Matheson. Anybody taken this route before, how was the ride? Thanks

I remember the class 317 on this route. They were ...

2012-06-02T03:53:17.138-07:00

I remember the class 317 on this route. They were shoddy; rattles & soft suspension, seating always coming apart. The 350 is basically like the 317 but with no clanks & rattles, seats that stay in place & air con. We were lucky to get 2+2 seating but now we have more 3+2. Hey ho, three steps forward, one step back!

These units are good but seeing as how the suburban line now also serves Stoke-On-Trent, they're barely able to keep up with passenger demand, being the cheaper alternative to Virgin. In the south, the same train (class 450 DC version) has a bigger brother, the class 444. Why there isn't a mainline version of this train on the WCML suburban is beyond me. I hold on to the hope that future promise of "Intercity Express Project" (very expensive) is downgraded in favour of this. There are many other routes which could benefit from an AC version of the 444, such as London to Norwich.

After FLIRT and KISS the next train type is obviou...

2012-04-06T01:01:00.206-07:00

After FLIRT and KISS the next train type is obviously going to be the Stadler SEX (as an acronym for Spurtstarker EXpress-Zug).

Really enjoyed watching this video. Resolution, l...

2012-02-26T17:16:41.825-08:00

Really enjoyed watching this video. Resolution, lighting, content all good. Last time I was at Indus, I was in the vestibule of VIA train No 1, photographing every grain elevator I could. My brother has a photo from the dome car in this post:

Thanks for sharing,
Eric

This TOTW is familiar to me, having seen these Cla...

2012-02-03T10:29:06.727-08:00

This TOTW is familiar to me, having seen these Class 66's travelling east on Canadian National's Kingston Subdivision for furtherance to Halifax and shipment overseas. Usually these units are sent in batches of 5-10, hauled by a single CN diesel. In each batch, there can be a mix of paint schemes, including the ones shown in this post.

Eric Gagnon
Kingston, Ontario

First time on your site, and I enjoyed viewing som...

2012-01-17T03:26:28.295-08:00

First time on your site, and I enjoyed viewing some of your VIA posts and especially video taken here at Kingston.

You might like to check out my two blogs, the first is a Canadian railway blog, featuring freight and passenger topics:

http://tracksidetreasure.blogspot.com

and the second features a book I created on the trains of VIA Rail:

http://newviarailbook.blogspot.com

I will be mentioning TOTW in an upcoming post on Trackside Treasure, and perhaps you'd consider mentioning my blog(s) on TOTW.

Thanks for sharing,
Eric

This is a video of the A-train sold to Taiwan. Not...

2012-01-08T14:08:39.089-08:00

This is a video of the A-train sold to Taiwan. Note the British catenary installed during the '80s.
Regards,
Santiago

Excellent work,,The variety of component size and ...

2011-12-22T16:18:23.458-08:00

Excellent work,,The variety of component size and performance make it easy to see why the cost of buy train horns for cars varied so greatly. Before you decide to add the type of your vehicle, take your time, do your research and ask many questions, so you have a great understanding of exactly what you'll get for your money.

The Real Reason Purpose train horns cam Into Being WAS due to the type of trains Themselves. Trains are very heavy, follow the track (UNLESS THEY cannot change Towards the track HAS changed direction), and Difficulty are to stop (well, not Difficulty, They take time) When at full speed.

Courtesy of Wikipedia user who is willing to share...

2011-10-28T06:06:17.734-07:00

Courtesy of Wikipedia user who is willing to share this picture. To experience this amazing scenery in person, check out VIA Rail Canada for information, tickets, and deals on the Canadian (the train in the second picture).

The second picture is amazing!

2011-10-28T02:56:27.057-07:00

The second picture is amazing!

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2011-09-27T10:01:46.304-07:00

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