Comments on: VIA’s first 32 axles Siemens Venture out for testing as 631/03 from Montreal to Ottawa this morning, additional 2 cars added to TS12 from TS7 to fulfill CN’s axle requirement.

By: Aitch

Aitch — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:16:13 +0000

Why does CN’s have an axle requirement ?

By: lionliu0508

lionliu0508 — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:01:20 +0000

Hey John! So far I’ve only seen this one test run, and all of their test runs are between Montreal and Ottawa so whenever it hits Brockville it would most likely be in revenue services. Lion

By: railwayguy

railwayguy — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 11:57:07 +0000

Lion, this is the first time I have seen a picture of a VIA Venture set with 32 axles – a historic picture ! Well done. I have seen pictures of two of these train sets operating as a J-train, eastbound from Toronto to Brockville where they are separated, one set proceeding to Montreal, the other to Ottawa. Since you took this picture, have you seen any more test runs ? Is VIA operating them on CN’s Kingston Sub beyond Coteau, say to Brockville ? Anymore information on this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for posting this picture, John

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 01:19:05 +0000

Shocking in fact

By: First954

First954 — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:32:13 +0000

I am surprised it took VIA this long to figure out this solution. Now, use the remaining 4 pieces of TS7 to fill out two additional train sets. Lets get the trains running on-time again!