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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    No, I meant cars which allow views not just to the right or left (or top) of the train, but also its front or back. Granted, RMR seems...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    My entire point was that whereas lounge spaces with large windows are essential amenities for multi-day rides like VIA‘s only three...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    Just for the records, I‘m talking about sleeping pods and whereas they might be fine for someone travelling 8-12 hours overnight to get...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread Quebec-Windsor Corridor.
    The new trainsets are currently (i.e., as of April 8) used for #668 on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    Keep in mind that we are talking about accommodation types for train services where only 40% rather than 80% of the time spent on board...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread Quebec-Windsor Corridor.
    I would assume that they will be retired and kept for spare parts (i.e., canibalized to extend spare part availability for the ETC...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread Quebec-Windsor Corridor.
    The last Corridor Renaissance set seems to disappear next month, making the QMOs all-Siemens...
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    Urban Sky reacted to lenaitch's post in the thread General railway discussions with Like Like.
    Do you own mutual funds or have RSPs? Even your CPP contributions. They are only able to grow as investments by the traded companies...
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    Urban Sky reacted to Dan416's post in the thread General railway discussions with Like Like.
    Of course corporations are going to maximize their profits. But the fact that the railways sell off their ROWs and then governments...
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    Urban Sky reacted to dowlingm's post in the thread VIA Rail with Like Like.
    then you are relying on the different manufacturers delivering their products in similar timeframes so that consists could be fully...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread General railway discussions.
    From what I recall, the way how Canadian property tax rules value tracks much higher than the land on which they are built, creates a...
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    Urban Sky reacted to lenaitch's post in the thread General railway discussions with Like Like.
    It works in the sense that it allows them to be competitive because the don't have to carry the costs of property and infrastructure...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    I doubt that they can legally pull off a joint procurement, especially given that they are subject to different trade agreements (e.g...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    I can‘t find it in the RFQ I posted, but IIRC, such a configuration was explicitly allowed, provided that the bidding consortium would...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    Indeed, the RFQ only asked for „trainsets“ (with mentions of locomotives only when describing its legacy fleet)...
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