dowlingm
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Per groups.io there was apparently an electrical fire in one car (a Renaissance sleeper) which necessitated shutting down HEP due to wiring damage. The equipment deadheaded once the passengers were unloaded.
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Bordercollie
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Were they able to get it fixed?
dowlingm
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Have no info beyond that (unverified) info above
Bordercollie
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Seeing that air Canada won the bid to build HFR starting this bus business is a precursor for them to get into the land transportation business.
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Why Kingston thou ? There are so many other operators
Air Canada Expands Landline Luxury Motorcoach Service, Connects Kingston to its Global Network
/CNW/ - Air Canada today announced the expansion of its multi-modal Landline service that will enable customers at Kingston Norman Rogers Airport to seamlessly...
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Why Kingston thou ? There are so many other operators
Jonny5
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I believe this is the same service they have from Hamilton airport.
It's setup to operate out of the airport primarily because these airports have a surplus of long term parking lot space where you might have your car parked for a week or more, so instead of driving to Pearson, you drive there, and then you take the "luxury" bus the rest of the way.
I believe there's added features like they check your bags automatically on arrival at Pearson, and they load them onto the bus automatically on the way back.
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Allandale25
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A Buddy at Union Station. A common sight many years ago.
Bordercollie
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Have any more venture trainsets been put into service?
Trackside_Treasure
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IRT_BMT_IND
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The point of this service is to offer protected connections to AC flights from Pearson (so if the bus is late and you miss your flight, AC will rebook you for free), and it counts as a segment for Aeroplan/status purposes.
I'm not even sure AC will sell you a ticket on this bus without a connecting flight.
dowlingm
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Possibly in part to throw Kingston council a bone, since they have likely been seeking reinstatement of the former YGK-YYZ regional service killed during COVID, and presumably a lot more can be made on those Pearson slots to longer haul destinations
nfitz
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Supply-demand I'd think.
The Kingston-Toronto VIA service that was temporarily suspended for Covid is more of an occasional-use commuter run, than connecting to international flights. And has already been restored - in 2024 if I remember correctly - and extended to Ottawa, so not as evident on the time-table.
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dowlingm
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Kingstonist mentioned a five year absence, and it doesn’t seem possible to look up YGK here
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nfitz
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I was referring to the VIA service. If you were referring to another mode, I don't know why it's in this thread.
roger1818
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You were responding to a discussion that originated with this post:
Seeing that air Canada won the bid to build HFR starting this bus business is a precursor for them to get into the land transportation business.
Air Canada Expands Landline Luxury Motorcoach Service, Connects Kingston to its Global Network
/CNW/ - Air Canada today announced the expansion of its multi-modal Landline service that will enable customers at Kingston Norman Rogers Airport to seamlessly...
Why Kingston thou ? There are so many other operators
It is a little off topic but loosely ties in because of AC's involvement with Alto.
Bringing it back onto topic, since Alto is supposedly taking over all corridor services, one has to wonder if they will start providing direct trains to either or both both YUL and YYZ from Kingston.
nfitz
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In the unlikely (but hopeful) event that Alto proceeds, then they'd take over the other services. I can't see them providing either. Though they effectively serve YUL already - I don't see them diverting the track.
YYZ is more possible, as (if they rebuild the Pearson terminal), they only have to extend the existing service on existing track. But it seems redundant given there's already an excellent service from Union.