SéracMay 17
Bon matin!
Sainte-Foy, #Québec #Canada
#Bridge #BridgeObsession #francophone #TrainTravel
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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
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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
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Made it to the Hotel right on time, too.
Show threadSéracMay 17
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
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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
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
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 threadsimonbp
@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).
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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
Show threadSéracMay 17
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.
Show threadSéracMay 17
Touching the clouds.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Skyscraper #streetphotography
Show threadSéracMay 17
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
Show threadSéracMay 19
Delivery.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#CN #train #freight
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 threadPatate sauvage 🍉May 20
@serac what is the name of the restaurant please?
Show threadjavensbukanMay 20
@serac I can hear this picture hahahaha.
Show threadEvaMay 18
@serac 😍
Show threadyou're all idiotsMay 18
@serac alt text: oversized squarish grey monstrosity that looks designed for a 1980s post-apocalyptic movie, with a concrete housing block behind.
Show threadjavensbukanMay 18
@serac I love the old MR-73 trains. A bit bouncy but still, love the design.
Show threadSéracMay 19
@javensbukan
I guess the bouncyness is mainly caused by the tyres...but impressive acceleration, that's definitely a pro of this system.
Show threadThird spruce tree on the leftMay 17
@serac When a Canadian engineering student graduates, there is a ritual called the Calling of an Engineer(written by Kipling no less) where they are presented with an iron ring to be worn on the pinkie of their writing hand as a reminder of their obligation not to screw up. Rumor is the steel these rings are made from is from the wreckage of this bridge - that's FALSE, sadly, but its such a metal story I can't help but perpetuate it, ironically (heh) in violation of my oath.
Show threadThird spruce tree on the leftMay 17

@serac Interestingly enough, not only does the ring serve as a reminder of one's professional societal obligation, it can also save your fingers - I had my hand slammed in a car door once and that ring saved two of my fingers from being mangled.

If you work with high voltages tho, you gotta take it off.

Show threadsimonbpMay 17
@tezoatlipoca @serac My dad is a retired Ontario PE, still wears the pinky ring.