Canadian Railroads > HEP-I coach questions

Do the coaches on the remote Quebec train have at-seat outlets ?

The Via HEP-1 fleet was modified with plug-ins along the wall several years ago.

Would it be worth adding a Skyline to the Northern Quebec trains - with one continuing on the route to Sennetre (spelling?) after the "split"?

Probably overkill.
I will ride it this summer. I will not rely entirely on the snack cart and bring a lot of food as I have quite a vivacious appetite on a long train rides.

Which "half" of the train is busier and tends to exceed 1 coach ?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/22/15 07:42 by joemvcnj.

joemvcnj Wrote:
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> Which "half" of the train is busier and tends to
> exceed 1 coach ?

The scenery toward Jonquiere is spectacular, and there is a substantial urban area at the northern terminus. (former Quebec and Lake St.John Railway , later CN)

The line to Senneterre goes through some fine and very remote scenery too. Senneterre has good motels in reasonable taxi distance to the station. This line is a former transcontinental route (National Transcontinental/Grand Trunk Pacific,later CN) now partially abandoned between Senneterre QC and Cochrane ON, and west of Cochrane to Nakina ON.

eminence_grise Wrote:
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> joemvcnj Wrote:
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>
> > Which "half" of the train is busier and tends
> to
> > exceed 1 coach ?
>
> The scenery toward Jonquiere is spectacular, and
> there is a substantial urban area at the northern
> terminus. (former Quebec and Lake St.John Railway
> , later CN)
>
> The line to Senneterre goes through some fine and
> very remote scenery too. Senneterre has good
> motels in reasonable taxi distance to the station.
> This line is a former transcontinental route
> (National Transcontinental/Grand Trunk
> Pacific,later CN) now partially abandoned between
> Senneterre QC and Cochrane ON, and west of
> Cochrane to Nakina ON.

What is the general passenger composition of the train? Being that it originates and terminates in Quebec, is it largely a "French speak" train - per say? And if the scenery is spectacular, shy doesn't VIA try to rotate a dome car on these trains. It would seem that VIA could have a descent marketing plan to put a dome car on and market it like the Skeena (sorry "train to Prince Rupert).