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When they bring back the Northlander, could this be part of it?
They would need one per trainset so that's unlikely.When they bring back the Northlander, could this be part of it?
I thought it was 1 train a day.They would need one per trainset so that's unlikely.
In each direction so depending on the schedule it may require two trainsets.I thought it was 1 train a day.
It used to do the round trip in 1 day with 1 train.In each direction so depending on the schedule it may require two trainsets.
According to the latest business case it’s 2 trains that will be used. 1 train makes for some bad schedules.It used to do the round trip in 1 day with 1 train.
It used to offer daily service with one train by running southbound during the day, and northbound at night. And they got rid of it when ridership plummeted.It used to do the round trip in 1 day with 1 train.
It used to offer daily service with one train by running southbound during the day, and northbound at night. And they got rid of it when ridership plummeted.
I think that the intention with this new service it to make it actually viable to people to use, so that kind of schedule isn't a good idea.
Dan
You are talking about the ONR Northlander and the Via Northland.There were two separate trains at one point. I used to take it regularly. The Northlander with dining car and compartment cars and the overnight train with sleeper cars. Somewhere in a giant box of old photos I have pictures of the different trains.
The Northlander was always the daytime train, and was launched with the arrival of the TEE equipment in the late 1970s.There were two separate trains at one point. I used to take it regularly. The Northlander with dining car and compartment cars and the overnight train with sleeper cars. Somewhere in a giant box of old photos I have pictures of the different trains.
No.....most people preferred it when it ran during the day in both directions. That's why ridership was higher like that, although so were costs.As I understand it, most people preferred it when they ran south overnight and north during the day. I have heard that is the plan that will return. Either way, only one train set was needed. That means using the Otter Rapids car would work.
Then it does make sense to have 2 train sets.The Northlander was always the daytime train, and was launched with the arrival of the TEE equipment in the late 1970s.
The Northland was the overnight train, and was run as a joint operation with first CN and later VIA. I believe that it was killed off as part of the massive VIA cuts of January 1990.
No.....most people preferred it when it ran during the day in both directions. That's why ridership was higher like that, although so were costs.
Dan
As I understand it, most people preferred it when they ran south overnight and north during the day. I have heard that is the plan that will return. Either way, only one train set was needed. That means using the Otter Rapids car would work.