tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post6600367530136422804..comments2023-07-02T09:22:57.566-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Train Geek: What About the Ocean?Canadian Train Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-73990326015688011092015-07-31T09:29:33.169-05:002015-07-31T09:29:33.169-05:00CN will never sell trackage east of Quebec City. I...CN will never sell trackage east of Quebec City. It will try and get rid of the coastal route and use the mid-province route. Halifax is just too important for container traffic. And it needs the route for its oil shipments to the East Coast refineries. bruxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516467251399119326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-86321943717145093952014-02-01T12:25:28.460-06:002014-02-01T12:25:28.460-06:00I wonder what will happen in the Gaspe with yester...I wonder what will happen in the Gaspe with yesterday's announcement of a cement plant at Port Daniel (near New Carlisle). If anything needs to be moved by rail, some work will need to be done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-91419504385561981922014-02-01T09:47:39.263-06:002014-02-01T09:47:39.263-06:00Actually, I think this is just the first step in C...Actually, I think this is just the first step in CN closing/selling off everything east of Quebec City. After all, how can 2 or 3 trains a day support the maintenance costs of such a long and little used route?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711230571650363410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-44264683782645724762014-01-29T19:30:09.996-06:002014-01-29T19:30:09.996-06:00Sorry state of affairs, VIA seems hell bent on get...Sorry state of affairs, VIA seems hell bent on getting rid of passengers. We rode the Ocean several years ago when it was a combo train with the Gaspe train & had hoped to take the Gaspe segment next: too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com