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Late Trains: Still a Problem.

ByJim Loomis 10/30/201811/04/2018

Something more has to be done about the inconvenience and expense late trains cause ordinary people, most of whom can’t really afford it. Depending on a number of factors, Amtrak compensates many of the passengers whose travel plans are disrupted because of late arrivals. Several years ago an Amtrak executive told me that late trains…

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Another Trans-Canada Ride Coming.
All Posts | VIA Rail Canada

Another Trans-Canada Ride Coming.

ByJim Loomis 09/24/201809/29/2018

I’ll be leaving here next month to attend the annual Fall meeting of the Rail Passengers Association which will be held in Miami this year. After the three days of meetings, I’ll take the Silver Meteor to New York and after a couple of days there, I’ll head up to Toronto on The Maple Leaf….

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Notes Taken on VIA’s Train #2.
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Notes Taken on VIA’s Train #2.

ByJim Loomis 05/14/201705/15/2017

I carry a skinny reporter’s notebook when I travel, jotting things down as I go. Some result in entire posts, but most are just snapshots of something that strikes me as unusual or interesting. Here are a few from my recent trip on VIA Rail Canada from Vancouver to Toronto.     My car attendant…

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Vancouver to Toronto on Train #2
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Vancouver to Toronto on Train #2

ByJim Loomis 04/18/201704/19/2017

All things considered, the ride from Vancouver to Toronto on VIA Rail’s Train #2 was fine. There was a lot of freight traffic and it certainly seemed as though it was we who stepped aside and let them pass almost every time. Twice we sat on a siding to allow not one, but two long…

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