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IN all fairness the renaissance cars were a steal of a deal compared to there actual retail cost what was estimated to be worth $3-4 million a pieces via snagged up for a cool $1 million a piece ( actually it was more like $950k if I remember correctly). In total for having the cars shipped to Canad...

Hello friend....It depends on where your riding to in the corridor Mostly from my experience Windsor-Toronto-Montreal If you pick a train that has checked baggage service you will get Budd equipment however now more recently renaissance equipment has been uses also for Toronto-Ottawa & Toronto- ...

Thanks fellas, I figured this much for the MED however I was hoping someone would have the inside track on there assignments this week similar to the south shores new bi-levels. Im driving in from Kanakakee to the Uni park station. From there Ill be taking MED to 55/56/57st station. More than likely...

Anyone know what schedule ( time table runs) the new BIlevels for the MED are running on weekdays. Im going to be coming into the city pretty soon and was planing on going to the museum of science and industry was going to ride the MED there if I can get one of the new Nippon cars on my schedule . F...

I must say the F40s look good in the Coors silver bullet wrap, Id actually say the scheme of it works well with the Budd cars VIA could just leave them as-is and slap a new temporary decal over the parts that have Coors on them and Insert a rather modern VIA logo in its spot. Im also inclined to ask...

Id have to agree with marquisofmissisauga the renaissance fleet may not be the best equipment purchased by VIA rail but it was a smart purchase @ the asking price. Id have say the ride quality is excellent on welded rail but yes on jointed track its the worst ride out there. If VIA chose to up the f...

Hello all my VIA fans, I'm back in the GTA area and since here I'm seeing renaissance cars more and more, before there was only 1 train in the day time that had renaissance cars that came into Toronto after the cancellation of the over night train to Montreal. I now have confirmed the Renaissance ca...

Great pic Montrealrail and to me the wordmark is far overdue for removal, not that is bad Canada wants to show off it Canadian but as large as it was was uncalled for, a nice maybe 1 ft. tall Canada logo at the rear of the car or on the door ( able to fit in the door) would be a lot more tasteful in...

I also believe Tadman if Im not mistaken I once heard that service & trained maintenance personal for repairing the P42s are in Toronto and Montreal. With only the F40s running out east there no need to retrain personal out that way for the P42s. As we know in case of a break down its always goo...

I do like the idea of the HC being rerouted however IMHO Metra would need a branch off from the HC current route outside of Willow springs across the cal sag through Willowbrook, Bolingbrook, Romeoville and then Plainfield to capture ridership traffic from this densely populated area , unfortunately...

Really?? if Al Qaeda was going to derail a train the number one point would be the Hell gate bridge, take that out and you kind of cripple Amtrak service in NYC @ there busiest point ( thats not guarded 24/7 by heavy security), also its probably the most expensive replacement Amtrak would ever need ...

Mikeinneb you are on the right track as its been said time and time again that Chicago would be a great starting point, As I've said however in other topics when it comes to distance and population if the US had started 4 decades ago to initiate HSR from the start of Amtrak, theres no reason most or...

. Finally, FWIW, I was apprehensive about parking a Japanese auto in Detroit - even with a hotel valet. LOL I definitely had a good chuckle on that myself as I share the same fear with my new japaneese tinker toy http://www.flickr.com/photos/8453967@N08/5641148282/in/photostream As for megabus I ag...

For whats its worth I'm for the red line extension project just there implementation in my vision is a bit shot sighted. Im more inclined to believe that this project is intended to make up for neglecting the far south side for far to long. Fact is that the CTA has rail lines to the north and west o...

Nice to see they finally got 1 car finished and in testing now looms the question of how long before the rest of the 100 car fleet gets its overhaul. At lease I can say this for VIA they should get the job done well before the fleet needs to be retired or overhauled again.... the same is usually nev...