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Makes much more sense than a shunt worry. just didn’t recall it from when I was previously using the route weekly while estimating lost time to slowdowns yesterday. Would still make sense to be grade separated but I only recall stopping there once or twice.
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Also, at this point, VIA struggles to maintain the current schedules while its legacy fleets are falling apart. Service expansions only enter the realm once VIA starts receiving its long-haul fleet and that‘s almost a decade out…
That would depend on what service expansion is meant. For instance, if a Calgary - Edmonton, or a Saint John - Halifax route was what was meant, then it is possible that the Venture fleet is expanded and once the Corridor order is filled, more units are ordered for the shorter routes. If we are talking about things like the southern Canadian route, then yes, it is absolutely a much longer wait. But it does beg the question - why does any government procurement take so long. And, should it?
Probably layers and layers of red tape, studies, rfps etc. This is where private companies win since there's none of the above or a much more streamlined one
The point was that any such service expansions critically depend on fleet procurements which haven’t been signed yet. Without them, discussing service expansions is as moot as all the other discussions you are constantly dragging us into…
I did not start the conversation on this. Am I right that for the shorter possible routes, they might be able to just order more Venture sets? And that would be quicker than the ~10 year wait for the LDF?
I think there's a shop in Union Station that has stuff like this.
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