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
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
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
@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).
@seracThe 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.
@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
@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).
@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