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Date: 10/17/24 05:57
CN derailment in Saskatchewan
Author: DrawingroomA




Date: 10/17/24 10:59
Re: CN derailment in Saskatchewan
Author: DrawingroomA

From VIA's status pages:

"Train 2    A freight train derailment that occurred on October 16th near the town of Melville, SK, is expected to be blocking rail traffic in the region for an undetermined period of time. 
Due to this situation outside of our control, train 2 that departed Vancouver on October 14th will have to terminate its trip in Winnipeg, MB. The train will be cancelled without alternate transportation between Winnipeg, MB and Toronto, ON.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/17/24 10:59 by DrawingroomA.



Date: 10/17/24 14:47
Re: CN derailment in Saskatchewan
Author: cn6218

DrawingroomA Wrote:
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> Due to this situation outside of our control,
> train 2 that departed Vancouver on October 14th
> will have to terminate its trip in Winnipeg, MB.
> The train will be cancelled without alternate
> transportation between Winnipeg, MB and Toronto,
> ON.

If my grasp of Canadian geography is correct, Winnipeg is east of the derailment.  If VIA number 2 can get to Winnipeg, why can't it get all the way to Toronto?  Perhaps they're thinking of VIA 1, which is going west from Toronto?

GTD



Date: 10/17/24 15:35
Re: CN derailment in Saskatchewan
Author: DrawingroomA

cn6218 Wrote:
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> If my grasp of Canadian geography is correct,
> Winnipeg is east of the derailment.  If VIA
> number 2 can get to Winnipeg, why can't it get all
> the way to Toronto?  Perhaps they're thinking of
> VIA 1, which is going west from Toronto?
>
> GTD

This is indeed confusing.  According to the map on VIA's tracker #2 is still at Melville notwithstanding what it says as to arrival times in points east of there.  Train #2 due to arrive on Friday becomes #1 departing on Sunday.  Reservia is still selling tickets for Sunday's train #1.  Perhaps VIA hopes to get the consist and crew deadhead to Toronto in time for Sunday morning.  If that is their intention, good luck.



Date: 10/18/24 13:20
Re: CN derailment in Saskatchewan
Author: viatrainrider

Doesn't make sense to me.  There must be more to this story than what we know.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/18/24 13:25 by viatrainrider.



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