Canadian Railroads > First VIA train to Churchill

According to the CBC, the first VIA train to Churchill following restoration of the line to Hudson Bay is scheduled to leave Winnepeg at 12:05pm on December 2 and arrive at Churchill 9am December 4.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/28/18 14:59 by LTCerny.

That's good news! An actual restoration of service and not continued discontinuation..... 

Wonderful!!  I had hoped to be on the first train from WPG to Churchill;  however, a major Train 1 - 2 trip in next April prevents me from making the trip to WPG at this time.  I very much would have liked to have been on the first arrival at Churchill having done 20 trips there,  There is bound to be a great celebration there when the train arrives.
Noted on Reservia that Sunday's departure from WPG is sold out.  Could this really be or is there an error in Reservia?

Wow, that's a lot sooner than many of us would have anticipated. Great news.

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Yeah, it's amazing how fast things can happen when the people in charge want it to happen.

Maybe VIA should have been in charge of getting the Sunset Limited restored to Florida after the hurricane.

Note the decoration on the dining car:

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/churchill-bound-train-gets-arctic-themed-makeover-501660141.html?fbclid=IwAR0Y-OWq8AqIYumNUROMm05sn5Rm-KRv1XL1lOEWW9LCcaA-1Z-O5mjDf_I

 

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> the people in charge want it to happen.


Amen!

When the boss says, just get it done. We'll figure out the costs later, stuff happens FAST

That's great!!!! Wonderful wrap on the Dining Car!

The defunct Northern Spirit Sleeper Cars (former Heritage 10-6 sleepers) that ran on the Churchill route had a special wrap on them too (featuring animals of the Artic as a main theme I believe), but they could not hold up in the cold weather and were withdrawn. But they had a neat artistic flare! These cars were moved back to Toronto - have they been disposed of now? Or just sitting out in the yard? If desperate, could VIA make them into crew cars and free up a Chateau or two during peak period?

This train does carry a descent amount of local traffic, yet VIA could attract more tourists to this train and on up to Churchill, I think at least! I just wish the train also had a Park Car. I know the scenery can be a little dull, but the activities in the upgraded diner is meant to help. VIA even has the round-ended observation car Pavilion that it could stick on the train just as a nice lounge car. It's an oddball though - just like the Panorama Cars, just like the Glen Fraser Car - that VIA would have to deal with. But they have dealt with them and run them! 

I think it just takes two consists now to hold down the route from Winnipeg to Churchill these days. Hopefully they have two diners with the new wrap!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/18 21:29 by jp1822.