Are you trying to tell us that it's all about the money? I'm shocked--shocked, I tell you!CN is not going to run shorter trains. That would wreck their precious operating ratio, make the Wall St. boys mad and cut down the executives' bonuses.
Are you trying to tell us that it's all about the money? I'm shocked--shocked, I tell you!CN is not going to run shorter trains. That would wreck their precious operating ratio, make the Wall St. boys mad and cut down the executives' bonuses.
Looks like the author of this thread (Trainorders subscription required) is taking his disappointment to extremes I have never before seen...Came across this tonight... apparently one passenger was angry enough over a 19 hour delay, they created a website to vent their frustration.
http://thecanadiantrain.com/
When I took the train last summer, we were 8-12 hours late. It does reach some fast speeds through the prairies, but I didn't feel unsafe at any point of my 300+ hours on the train last July
Sure seems like it...Looks like the author of this thread (Trainorders subscription required) is taking his disappointment to extremes I have never before seen...
Really? 5 bucks says this guy ends up on AU soon.I plan on posting more than one thread, about our recent ride on VIA Train No. 2
You don't know about trains? Then maybe you shouldn't claim to know what their capabilities are, what is safe operation of them, and what the crew are doing.I don't consider myself a "Rail Fan." I don't chase trains, nor do I profess to know everything about them, like so many others on this site.
Four hours late? You're already getting riled up about that, despite you literally admitting that that was because the inbound train arrived late.Well, the train, scheduled to leave at 8:30pm, did not depart until almost 12:30am--4 hours late--due to the No. 1 arriving very late.
How do you know that the engineers are recklessly flooring it whenever they get the chance? Were you in there talking to them?What I have never seen discussed here before, is WHAT HAPPENS when these trains get late. What do YOU think happens? Well, what actually happens, is that the engineers try to make up time and they do this by really opening the throttle when they have a clear right of way. Unfortunately, they do this pretty much whenever they can, seemingly with absolutely zero regards for the comfort--or safety--of the passengers and crew.
The TGF? Huh?Mind you, I have ridden the TGF in France
Now you're bringing health into this? And again, by your own admission, you left Vancouver late because the inbound train arrived late. Would you have wished that that train hadn't tried to make up time, even if it meant that you would end up departing even later?We felt like we were riding in a cattle car and that making up time was more important to the crew than the safety, health and comfort of the passengers onboard.
Point taken. I just get kind of annoyed when people start assuming that the crew is being reckless and unsafe, when they clearly don't care or know much about trains. But yeah, probably doesn't make much sense to go on a rant about it here...Interesting as that thread may be (or not), I really don't see the point in bringing that discussion over here, quoting parts of it, then responding to this "you" person who may or may not wind up on this forum. After all, the post on TO is a month and a half old, and they haven't made it over here yet.
I agree with you as it affects those actually depending on connections etc. It seemed to me, everyone I talked to was just taking it for the “ride”!JRR,
Surely don't disagree with your post. It's the issues that may arise with connection/hotel issues upon de-training that concerns me.
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