SéracMay 17
Bon matin!
Sainte-Foy, #Québec #Canada
#Bridge #BridgeObsession #francophone #TrainTravel
Show threadSéracMay 17
Largest cantilever bridge in the world at 549 m span. Collapsed twice while building it, killing 88 workmen.
Pont de #Québec, #Canada
#Bridge #engineering #steel #WorldRecord
Show threadSéracMay 17
Cabin view.
#ViaRail #ocean #TrainTravel #Sleeper
Show threadSéracMay 17
First coach is for checked luggage, the second one is this seater car. It was empty and locked but with the lights on the entire way I think. Then the sleeper cars.
#ViaRail #CanadienNational
Show threadSéracMay 17
Lounge cars with WiFi on each side of the dining car, followed by, well, the other half of the train. At some stations we would stop twice, first for the sleeper, then for the seated cars.
#ViaRail #ocean #TrainTravel
Show threadSéracMay 17
The outside.
Drummundville, #Québec #Canada
#Train #Alstom #PassengerRail
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Catch.
Rivière des Hurons, #Québec #Canada
#BridgeObsession #travel #rail #birds
Show threadSéracMay 17
After almost 24 hours and perfectly on time we arrive in
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#TrainTravel #bridge #skyline
Show threadSéracMay 17
One green light over red over red gives us clearance for the last one of 1346 km.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Train #signalling #travelling
Show threadSéracMay 17
Made it to the Hotel right on time, too.
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Touching the clouds.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Skyscraper #streetphotography
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O.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Art #photography #architecture
Show threadSéracMay 18
Glassy.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Glass #roof #engineering
Show threadSéracMay 18
The lellow line maneuvers without passengers from the arrival track to the departure track.
Berri-UQAM, #Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Metro #EndOfTheLine #train
Show threadSéracMay 18
Globe.
Biosphère, #Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#minimalism #photography #sightseeing
Show threadSéracMay 18
Reside.
Plateau-Mont-Royal, #Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Brutalism #architecture
Show threadSéracMay 19
My sense of humour: bus number 777 takes us to the casino. Walking away from the bus stop (or out of the casino after losing all your money...?) seems to be unthinkable.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Casino #Bus #Line #CarCentric
Show threadSéracMay 19
1435 mm standard gauge plus tyres, 750 V DC.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Metro #Bombardier #Alstom
Show threadSéracMay 19
Clock tower.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Port #sightseeing
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Delivery.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#CN #train #freight
May 19 at 10:53pmWeb
Show threadSéracMay 19
Last time I ate dumplings as tasty as those here (symbolic picture) was when I was in Shanghai.
#Chinatown #Montréal, #Québec #Canada
Show threadSéracMay 20
Station hall above the tracks above the underground city.
#Montréal Gare centrale, #Québec #Canada
#ViaRail #TrainStation #Bahnzeit
Show threadSéracMay 20
Au revoir!
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#TrainTravel #HighRiser #train
Show threadSéracMay 20
Welcome on board of our ViaRail Airlines flight to Toronto!
#ViaRail #TrainTravel
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Straight shot.
Dorval, #Québec #Canada
#TrainTrackTuesday
Show threadSéracMay 20
Although it's far from a highspeed train, track quality makes the ride feel quite fast ;-)
Show threadSéracMay 20
We were stuck behind a freight train, but then were able to pass it, now on time again.
Near Morrisburg, #Ontario #Canada
#CN #ViaRail #TrainTravel #CanadianNational
Show threadSéracMay 20
There is water, there is hope!
Port Hope, #Ontario #Canada
#Lake #TrainTravel
Show threadSéracMay 21
Unlike our train, this thread is a bit behind.
#Toronto, #Ontario #Canada
#TrainTravel #ViaRail #OnTime
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Arrival hall.
#Toronto, #Ontario #Canada
#Train #Station #ViaRail
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Hauled us here.
#Toronto, #Ontario #Canada
#Locomotive #Diesel #Train
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Looking around.
#Toronto, Union Station, #Ontario #Canada
#TrainTravel #Bahnhof #Station #travel #cn
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Arrival hall too.
#Toronto Union Station, #Ontario #Canada
#TrainStation #unterwegs
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Looking up.
#Toronto, #Ontario #Canada
#Skyscraper #engineering #architecture
Show threadSéracMay 23
Crossing the Ohio River.
Monaca, #Pennsylvania #USA
#Bridge #BridgeObsession #steel
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Containing.
Ambridge, #Pennsylvania #USA
#Train #freight #NorfolkSouthern
Show threadSéracMay 24
Levels.
#Pittsburgh, #Pennsylvania #USA
#Bridge #BridgeObsession #Rail
Show threadSéracMay 25
Stayed.
#Toledo, #Ohio #USA
#Bridge #Engineering
Show threadSéracMay 25
Sweet.
Luna Pier, #Michigan #USA
#Beach #lake #Erie #travel
Show threadSéracMay 26
Longest span in the world with 564 m when built in 1929.
Ambassador Bridge, #Detroit, #Michigan #USA
#Bridge #engineering #WorldRecord #Border
Show threadDominik 🇪🇺🟥🟢May 23

@serac

irgendwie schade dass das so in Europa nicht geht

Show threadJonathanMay 22
@serac The glass for the body of the building was manufactured by Canadian Pittsburgh Industries and was coloured using 2,500 oz (71,000 g) of gold, valued at CA$70 per pane at the time of installation.
Royal Bank Plaza - Wikipedia

Show threadSéracMay 23
@jonathan
We didn't scratch any of it off, I promise!
Show threadJonathanMay 23
@serac 😂 You are on quite an adventure!
Show threadsimonbpMay 21

@serac Good ole F40PH, the last truly successful EMD passenger locomotive.

20 years ago, they hauled nearly every passenger train in North America. Now, VIA is one of the last operators, and like most, replacing them with Siemens Chargers

Show threadTilo Schumann3d ago
@serac Probably the widest Platform at Toronto Union Station😄
Show threadMartin HoffmannMay 20
@serac Looks like you got a new Siemens set? Pity. The older LRC carriages are real nice.
Show threadSéracMay 20
@partim
I'm not familiar with the rolling stock over here, but I think we got an old one. Some of the oncoming trains seem to be newer.
Show threadMartin HoffmannMay 20
@serac Hm. Must be something refurbished though. Those seats look suspiciously like previous generation ICE seats.
Show threadsimonbpMay 20
@partim @serac Yeah, the refitted the 1950s stainless steel heavyweight coaches in the 1990s with very 1990s seats. Those are gradually being phased out with the Siemens Venture sets (roughly, Railjet redesigned for North American crash safety standards).
Show threadcanleaf08 ⌘ ✅May 27
@serac I thought it was the ICE 501 to Hannover HBF after the seats…
Show threadcanleaf08 ⌘ ✅May 27
@serac No joke, these are former ICE 3 first class seats.
Show threadjavensbukanMay 20
@serac I hope Gare Centrale gets a glow up someday like Union Station got in Toronto.
Show threadSéracMay 20
@javensbukan
Giving a glow to these underground stations is difficult. On the other hand, it does make sense to create density at spots like these - not only for money-making, also as a passenger I value the oppotunities right at the station. Also the hotel we stayed at was built on top of the tracks
Show threadjavensbukanMay 20

@serac Yeah! I feel like they could do a lot just to make it *brighter*.

It has puny metal halide lamps and frosted glass - Both could be improved to let more light in.

Nothing major needs redoing - just more light would help so much! And maybe a brighter floor.

Show threadPatate sauvage 🍉May 20
@serac what is the name of the restaurant please?
Show threadSéracMay 20
@lareineZenobie
Restaurant Sammi & Sou. Bon Appetit!
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Show threadSérac5d ago
Someone said, the most dangerous thing in Mexico City are the sidewalks...
Ciudad de México, #México
#TravelThread #TravelThreat
Show threadSérac5d ago
The front third of the bus is for white only, pardon, women only.
Ciudad de México, #México
#Segregation #transit #Bus
Show threadSérac5d ago
High-floor bus with level entrance from the median of the avenue, therefore the doors on the left. Seperate bus lane. Efficient.
Ciudad de México, #Mexico
#Metrobus #PublicTransportation
Show threadSérac5d ago
I feel safe in this city so far. But if crime is that high that they only can "solve" it by separating men from women, it leaves a bad aftertaste.
Mexico City, #Mexico
#Crime #women
Show threadSérac4d ago
Stable glass.
Castillo de Chapultepec, #CDMX #México
#FensterFreitag #Sightseeing #Glass
Show threadSérac4d ago
Stained glass.
Castillo de Chapultepec, #CDMX #México
#FensterFreitag #Sightseeing
Show threadSérac4d ago
Detailed glass.
Castillo de Chapultepec, #CDMX #México
#FensterFreitag #Sightseeing
Show threadSérac4d ago
1435 mm standard gauge plus tyres, 1500 V DC.
Ciudad de México, #México
#Metro #MRT #transit
Show threadSérac4d ago
Line 12 is one of the two "real" railways of the metro, so no rubber and it still has quite good acceleration.
#CDMX, #México
#Metro #train #caf
Show threadSérac4d ago
Every station features their own icon which resembles the place (although here you'd have to speak Aztec to understand it). This helps both analphabets and people not familiar with the names to find their way.
Mexico City, #Mexico
#Transit #uBahn
Show threadSérac4d ago
Spot the airplane (it has found its destiny to host a public library)
Quetzalcóatl, #CDMX #México
#Library #airplane #travelphotography
Show threadSérac4d ago
We're on a bus. The bus runs on a cable. Let's call it...Cablebús!
Quetzalcóatl, Mexico City, #México
#PublicTransportation #gettingAround
Show threadSérac4d ago
Lifting.
Lomas De La Estancia, #CDMX #México
#Leitner #gondola #urban #color #öpnv
Show threadSérac4d ago
A lot of murals were crafted to be seen from the gondola.
Lomas De La Estancia, #CDMX #México
#Streetart #mural #art
Show threadSérac4d ago
Elevated highway, built exclusively for the trolleybus line 11, which opened 2 weeks ago.
Santa Marta, Estado de México, #Mexico
#Trolebús #trolleybus #transit #infrastructure #new
Show threadSérac4d ago
A. Line A.
Santa Marta, Mexico City, #Mexico
#Train #Metro #travel
Show threadSérac4d ago
Changing from a metro line to another is covered by the fare of 5 pesos per person (so only a few cents of CHF/EUR/USD), while changing to Metrobús (6$) or Gondola (7$) isn't. They all use gates with the same prepaid card.
Pantitlán, #CiudadDeMéxico, #México
#Train #Network #Metro #CDMX #CAF
Show threadSérac3d ago
Looks like they secured it from falling apart in case of an earthquake.
Pantitlán, #CDMX #México
#Engineering #earthquake
Show threadSérac3d ago
Take a bike.
Ciudad de México, #México
#Ecobici #Bicycle #Sharing
Show threadSérac3d ago
I'll get wet!
#MexicoCity, #Mexico
#Velo #BikeTooter
Show threadSérac3d ago
I did ride my Mountainbike in an altitude like this (2200 m) before. On a mountain top!
División del Norte, #CiudadDeMéxico #México
#Altitude #biking #ThinAir
Show threadBryan4d ago
@serac CMDX has an awesome subway system!
Show threadTilo Schumann3d ago
@serac Much more interesting than Graffiti Tags.
Show threadSérac3d ago
@doppelspurinsel
Absolutely. Graffiti are intended to be art, but too often pure vandalism. And there is a big difference here: a lot of the murals are private properties, with the owners supporting the murals (or even contributing to it). OK, the astronaut on my photo is on a school building.
Show threadAntoni O4d ago
@serac Nahuatl
Show threadjavensbukan4d ago
@serac I've always wanted to go to CDMX! Jealous
Show threadÉricMSM🇧🇪🥾🚆🚊🌼🐑🐞📷4d ago
@serac Looks "rustical"
Show threadSérac4d ago
@Eric_ours_polaire
Other lines have newer, slightly streamlined rolling stock :-) but the ride is bumpy, typical métro-sur-pneu style
Show threadsimonbp5d ago

@serac Didn't get a good picture, but the London Transport museum has one of the old Metropolitan line cars (from the days when it was hauled by steam!) with a women's only compartment. So literally a Victorian concert.

The women's only cars on the subway in Tokyo are only technically women's only at rush hour, which makes it awkward when you get on one not at rush hour, but there's "women only" signs everywhere.