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The loop does exist but the owner of the shipyard that contains the loop has gotten too busy and crowded and could no longer accommodate the disruption of VIA turning their train. I deduced that the owner of the shipyard was looking for more money from VIA and VIA declined.

Once the Park car is turned the position of the coaches and sleepers can be swapped by splitting the train.

The turn table is still there at the CN yard over by the Fairview Lawn Cemetery. It is about 4 miles from the Halifax train station. Not sure if it is in working condition.

"Full implementation is expected by 2045."

Union Station after 7pm is like the movie "Night of the Living Dead". The zombies freely roam about the station.

Amtrak alerts and Amtrak Northeast are both active on twitter or X

I have been offered cafe food on the LSL and Silver's in the diner car as a substitution.

Be careful what you wish for.

I remember that shutdown. It was for one day in December 1980 because the MBTA had run out of funding. Ed King called in the national guard. I also remember the Boston and Main Strike on the commuter rail about 2 months later in 1981. That lasted 2 weeks.

This happens in industry all the time even today. It's like the fable of the scorpion and the frog crossing the river. I started out in the computer mainframe industry and saw its demise mostly caused by fiber optics. IBM touted the installation of fiber optics because it speed up information...

According to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, airline pilots average 75 flight hours per month. The CFRs limit Part 121 pilots to 100 flight hours per calendar month and 30 hours in any seven consecutive days. They work an additional 150 hours per month performing other...

I have found the cost of car rentals downtown are usually more money. I don't travel to Denver and Atlanta but the major Northeast cities and Florida typically have cheaper prices at the airport. But the real problem with downtown located car rentals are the limited business hours. This is a...

Via Rail essentially does this with the Canadian. It does have coach class but that ticket costs $500 one way and doesn't include meals. A sleeper ticket in a berth starts at $800, a roomette for one is $1600. All sleeper accommodations are always sold out. It only runs twice a week and it...

This wouldn't bother me but some passengers won't like riding "backwards"

How many conductors were on the train when it was moved to the yard?