[Urban Sky]

Of course not.... its still sad to have such low standards for a "first world country" (usa included). Even India is better than us by a huge margin

If we rather look at freight rail (and the volumes transported), we are world class and Japan is the developping country…

 

[nfitz]

Even India is better than us by a huge margin

The last time I was in India not only did they still have steam locomotives - but some were less than 20 years old! Though it lucks like they finally retired them early in the 21st century.

Heck, looks like they even had sliding doors on the carriages by the 2010s! Much higher capacity too!

 

[hw621]

The last time I was in India not only did they still have steam locomotives - but some were less than 20 years old! Though it lucks like they finally retired them early in the 21st century.

Heck, looks like they even had sliding doors on the carriages by the 2010s! Much higher capacity too!

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We are getting there...

 

[nfitz]

We are getting there...

I disagree. It's going the opposite way. Assigned seating? Showing identification to board?

You can't even jump on a train anymore after the train has started to move. The conductor used to give you a hand to get up and in.

 

[cplchanb]

If we rather look at freight rail (and the volumes transported), we are world class and Japan is the developping country…

But we're not talking about freight rail now are we?

 

[lenaitch]

I disagree. It's going the opposite way. Assigned seating? Showing identification to board?

You can't even jump on a train anymore after the train has started to move. The conductor used to give you a hand to get up and in.

And of course no one today would sue the conductor, railway, government and others, should something go wrong in that process.

We don't need to increase capacity, we just need to legalize this:

 

[dowlingm]

What a sad low bar to set... an hour late being normal. If this was japan whole departments would be getting disciplined as they should be.

Today’s 75 hasn’t even left Toronto yet (1900 vs 1722). If 65 is late, 75 is gonna be.

In Japan doesn’t the train operator usually own the tracks? That would make it easier than the current CN/VIA relationship

EDIT: 75 finally left at around 1935
EDIT 2: I looked away from the tracker as it was doing ~120km/h around Humber Bay and when I looked back again the train was doing 16km/h just around Kipling (so the west exit from TMC) and then accelerated back up to speed. There’s no chance they did a quickie crew change on the main at TMC, right??
Final edit: okay ignore the above, it did the same west of Port Credit so presumably it is stuck behind something slower ahead and hitting restrictive signals

 

[Urban Sky]

But we're not talking about freight rail now are we?

I‘m not impressed by rail systems which favor one type of rail transport while severely neglecting or outrightly ignoring the other, regardless of whether that cuts against passenger rail (like in North America and Australia) or freight rail (like in Japan and France). The real art is to allow both to thrive and that is where Switzerland and Austria excel…

 

[micheal_can]

What a sad low bar to set... an hour late being normal. If this was japan whole departments would be getting disciplined as they should be.

Air Passenger Protection Regulations – learn what they mean for you! - Travel Industry Council of Ontario Blog

In 2019, the federal government rolled out the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR), which apply to flights to, from and within Canada. As of September 8, 2022, the protections were expanded. Before this date, the APPR required refunds to be provided for flight disruptions within the...

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Air carriers have to compensate passengers if they are late. Does Via even have a similar policy? If not, would it change anything? ... probably not.

 

[Bordercollie]

Air Passenger Protection Regulations – learn what they mean for you! - Travel Industry Council of Ontario Blog

In 2019, the federal government rolled out the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR), which apply to flights to, from and within Canada. As of September 8, 2022, the protections were expanded. Before this date, the APPR required refunds to be provided for flight disruptions within the...

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Air carriers have to compensate passengers if they are late. Does Via even have a similar policy? If not, would it change anything? ... probably not.

Late train in the Quebec-Windsor Corridor:
- Delay over an hour and under four hours: 50%
- Delay of four hours or more: 100%
- Train replacement with an alternate mode of transportation: 50%
- Re-accommodation onto another train departing at a different time: 50%

Compensation is applicable only if you are informed of the disruption after 6:00 PM (ET) the day prior to the departure of your train, the day of your departure or during your trip.

 

[cplchanb]

Late train in the Quebec-Windsor Corridor:
- Delay over an hour and under four hours: 50%
- Delay of four hours or more: 100%
- Train replacement with an alternate mode of transportation: 50%
- Re-accommodation onto another train departing at a different time: 50%

Compensation is applicable only if you are informed of the disruption after 6:00 PM (ET) the day prior to the departure of your train, the day of your departure or during your trip.

To their credit, they will honor the credit and compensation unlike air Canada who would go as far as suing the passenger in order to escape compensation for their mistakes

 

[dowlingm]

I saw someone posting on social that 65 was delayed due to heat-related restrictions. So this would likely be force majeure, as opposed to the rest of what's been going on

 

[Mihairokov]

Late train in the Quebec-Windsor Corridor:
- Delay over an hour and under four hours: 50%

A small note: I believe there is slight leeway on the hour late, so that if your train is ~50 minutes late it may be worth looking for credit. They always require calling in anyway, which is a hassle, but FYI.

 

[smallspy]

A small note: I believe there is slight leeway on the hour late, so that if your train is ~50 minutes late it may be worth looking for credit. They always require calling in anyway, which is a hassle, but FYI.

That used to be the case before everything that has gone on with CN neutering the Siemens sets began and caused VIA's On-Time Performance metrics to crater.. I was on a trip that was 56 minutes late and they would not give me a credit for it.

Dan

 

[nfitz]

Late train in the Quebec-Windsor Corridor:
- Delay over an hour and under four hours: 50%
- Delay of four hours or more: 100%
- Train replacement with an alternate mode of transportation: 50%
- Re-accommodation onto another train departing at a different time: 50%

Compensation is applicable only if you are informed of the disruption after 6:00 PM (ET) the day prior to the departure of your train, the day of your departure or during your trip.

Wow! Didn't it used to be for 15 or 20 minutes late for the 50% when they first introduced it? Or perhaps I'm mis-remembering.