Even when late-night trains ran, the demand was not that great. When VIA 89 ran (Toronto to London via the Guelph Sub., departing Union at 22:10, and arriving into London at 01:37), the train was mostly empty except for Friday and Sunday nights. VIA 688, a short-lived late-night train in the...

I wonder how much of it is the equipment, and how much of it is the track. Personally, I find the new Venture sets to be much smoother and quieter then LRC and HEP equipment. In regards to the track, it is frustrating to see how many slow orders have popped up on CN track in SWO over the last...

Thanks for sharing this. While nothing has been approved yet, this is still exiting to see. It’s hard to read the text and the images on the slides, but to me it looks there are 14 rooms with attached washrooms, as well as an accessible room/washroom/shower?

A good example as to why VIA's fleet needs to be replaced ASAP. Thankfully, the Ventures will provide long-term fleet stability in the Corridor. As I've said in another group, I believe securing funding for new equipment across the entire network should be everyone's top priority, not...

I'm thinking VIA will keep the Renaissance equipment for the Ocean due to the lack of HEP sleepers in the peak season. They'd also need to keep the accessible Renaissance Sleeper Cars until a new long-distance fleet arrives.

I believe the future of expanded rail service in SWO lies with the North Line: Metrolinx owns half of it, there’s minimal freight traffic (unlike the South Line). If rumours from current railway employees are true, CN wants to sell their portion of the Guelph Sub, and Metrolinx doesn’t have a...

I’ve taken the GO Train out of Stratford a few times, and it seemed to me that it averaged about 15 people getting on or off.

Maybe this expansion would also be beneficial to GEXR/CN. Since 2019, they have transported several dimensional loads to Goderich. They travel from Cambridge to Stratford via CN, from there to Goderich via GEXR, and the Bruce arranges transportation via truck from Goderich to Bruce Power. I...

I have ridden the GO twice between Stratford and Union Station. The last time I rode it, (December 2022) roughly 15 people boarded in Stratford.

I noticed when I rode VIA 87 from Toronto to Stratford last week that CN has dumped a tonne of ballast and ties in their MOW area beside the Stratford yard. There's also track panels laying beside the tracks at several crossings between Kitchener and Stratford. A good sign - hopefully means...

Has anyone been following the on-time performance of the GO trains to London as of late? VIA 84 has been delayed frequently over the past few weeks between London and Kitchener, and I've noticed that CN has added additional 10 mph slow orders between London and Kitchener. I also noticed on the...

I was scheduled to ride VIA 84 from Stratford to Toronto today (February 19). VIA sent me an email yesterday (February 18) and told me that 84 was cancelled 'for reasons beyond their control' and that no alternative transportation would be provided.

I rode the first revenue westbound GO train today from Union Station to Stratford. About ten of us got off in Stratford, with the staff was giving us roses as we detrained. When the train departed, I counted about 15 passengers onboard as the train departed Stratford around ten minutes late...