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… and just until there is a permanent fix for what seems to be just a normal teething issue.

Just while the snow flies.

The loco-first operation of VIA's Ventures, begun January 26, is taking hold. While eastbound trains led loco-first, now westbounds do...

I noted in Recommendation 4 (my emphasis in bold): That VIA Rail front-line employees be given the necessary latitude to take unilateral...

The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN) issued its list of recommendations to Government in its...

This is a temporary measure until the snow stops flying. It quite literally is a problem of aerodynamic forces affecting the loco...

Supposed to happen a couple of days ago, postponed til today but not happening 100% due to storm and several train cancellations...

Some key dates and communication: October 15, 2021 - CN's Manager of Signals emails VIA: “CN will authorize the use of the new 24-axle...

Translated text below. I don't think this article has been posted yet...

I'll email them and ask for a correction.

Minor points - the CN crossing supplement was put in effect October, 2024 not October, 2025 as stated in the article. It also doesn't...

Sorry, meeting extreme with extreme. Oh boy. Ain't we all. One suspicious train-car collision in the US, a few short warning times on...

Maybe we should stop the Ventures at every road crossing. That would be the safest! The facts are that these crossings function in the...

Yes, VIA has said that the longer this goes without a bogeyman/smoking gun of CN data, the better the data gets. At the same time, the...

Agreed. So far, the judges have become remarkably conversant in the subject matter per their written judgments. Wouldn't it have been...