Comments on: 148 passes under the bridge signal at Paris Jct.

By: Dave Brook

Dave Brook — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 23:39:23 +0000

I was thinking 4 tracks the whole way. Premium service on the inner, pedestrian on the outer. Truck and trailer together with rest coaches behind the engines for those that couldn’t handoff to a fresh driver at the other end. 100 car maximum. Then again, I think all oil should be shipped by rail because that actually creates jobs.

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 20:21:31 +0000

Haha Dave, a wonderful dream my friend. If only it was reality!

By: awmooney

awmooney — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 19:55:44 +0000

Your running commentary here reminds me of when CP’s Ritchie was claiming the railroad could triple-track the GALT sub and take a lot of trucks off the 401. Nothing happened. The trailers are gone west of Hornby. Maybe HE wasn’t sober. )

By: Dave Brook

Dave Brook — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 22:10:23 +0000

My dream is still that the government forced trans-provincial trucks onto the railroad with every half hour service from Coteau to Windsor at 70. No, really, I’m sober

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:59:51 +0000

Haha..ok we can pretend. LOL the 70mph can only be done on the Kingston Sub on certain trains

By: Dave Brook

Dave Brook — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:32:25 +0000

Yes but you can pretend otherwise…..and pretend it’s doing 70+

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 18:39:01 +0000

Oh some very interesting calls You can bet that 2 of those units were in idle.

By: Dave Brook

Dave Brook — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 18:32:21 +0000

And some very amusing calls I suspect. Nice to see 4units on a train again…….

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:52:01 +0000

Great shot. Love the old telephone box in the picture. I remember when we used those to talk to the RTC. Good memories.