VIA New Corridor Trains - 2021 - 2023 Updates

Amtrak Unlimited Discussion Forum

Help Support Amtrak Unlimited Discussion Forum:

Marbleski

Train Attendant
Joined
Oct 26, 2020
Messages
73
Location
Newfoundland Canada
Marbleski thanks for your review.

By the way your video on the former "Newfie Bullet" at Corner Brook was interesting. That must have been something to ride on.
According to the 1950 Official Guide entry, it took over 26 hours to go from Port Aux Basques to St. Johns.
Glad you enjoyed the Newfie Bullet video. The tracks were very narrow that’s for sure. Yes it was about 26 hours across the island. I would love to be able to do that trip today but preferably over 40 hours or so lol.
Thanks for the time table image. Interesting indeed.
 

danasgoodstuff

OBS Chief
Joined
Jun 23, 2021
Messages
535
Location
PDX
Glad you enjoyed the Newfie Bullet video. The tracks were very narrow that’s for sure. Yes it was about 26 hours across the island. I would love to be able to do that trip today but preferably over 40 hours or so lol.
Thanks for the time table image. Interesting indeed.
Is there any chance you'll get a new Newfie train?
 

railiner

Engineer
Joined
Mar 20, 2009
Messages
10,370
Location
X
Marbleski thanks for your review.

By the way your video on the former "Newfie Bullet" at Corner Brook was interesting. That must have been something to ride on.
According to the 1950 Official Guide entry, it took over 26 hours to go from Port Aux Basques to St. Johns.
View attachment 31654
Wow…no wonder they were replaced by CN “Roadliner’s” on the TCH. They did it in less than half the time…
 
Joined
Feb 28, 2020
Messages
777
Location
Dwight, IL
I think they will start working on Midwest trains once they get full Venture consists too.
The Lincoln Service trains (which go past my office window daily) are running with a mix of the Venture and older cars currently, with the Business Class/cafe car always being one of the older cars. It'll certainly be nice to have information displays on Lincoln Service showing as much info as the ones on the new VIA Corridor Service trainsets!
 

Marbleski

Train Attendant
Joined
Oct 26, 2020
Messages
73
Location
Newfoundland Canada
The Lincoln Service trains (which go past my office window daily) are running with a mix of the Venture and older cars currently, with the Business Class/cafe car always being one of the older cars. It'll certainly be nice to have information displays on Lincoln Service showing as much info as the ones on the new VIA Corridor Service trainsets!
I guess I should be happy with the new VIA information displays. I was hoping they would add the current travel speed, distance to next stop, time of arrival next stop.
 

TheMalahat

Train Attendant
Joined
Jun 15, 2016
Messages
72
I just read on Facebook, so quality of source unknown, that the Renaissance equipment is done on the Corridor tomorrow.

Is it the new trains replacing the two Ren sets, or is there enough LRC HEP stuff kicking around?
 

Urban Sky

Service Attendant
AU Supporting Member
Joined
Aug 23, 2018
Messages
212
Location
MTR
I just read on Facebook, so quality of source unknown, that the Renaissance equipment is done on the Corridor tomorrow.

Is it the new trains replacing the two Ren sets, or is there enough LRC HEP stuff kicking around?
I don’t have any insider knowledge since I left VIA exactly two years ago, but as I wrote elsewhere:
VIA doesn’t have the luxury to decide the order in which they want to retire their Corrdior fleet, as there is some kind of „natural attrition“ as one LRC car after the other becomes condemned and is instantly retired, making the LRC fleet the by far most urgent fleet to retire. Also, as long as Renaissance cars are indispensible on the Ocean, there are very little benefits from retiring them on the Corridor…
Keep in mid that VIA doesn’t currently have the equipment to restore its full pre-pandemic schedule (e.g. the morning commuter trains 82 & 651 from London & Kingston to Toronto)…
 
Joined
Feb 27, 2019
Messages
4,682
Location
Somewhere in Southern Ontario
I just read on Facebook, so quality of source unknown, that the Renaissance equipment is done on the Corridor tomorrow.

Is it the new trains replacing the two Ren sets, or is there enough LRC HEP stuff kicking around?
Is it possible that removal of the buffer cars freed up enough HEP-2 coaches to make a trainset? AFAIK there was only one full Renaissance consist still operating in the corridor between Ottawa and Quebec City. They haven't been west of Ottawa in years. Another solution would be going daily with the Siemens set that had been running only a couple of times a week - also between Ottawa and QC.
 
Top