I read in Canadian Railway Observations that VIA Rail has dropped the names of the
Chaleur, the
Hudson Bay and the
Skeena. Instead, they will refer to them by their origin and destination. In the
Chaleur's case, it is referred to as the
Montréal-Gaspé train. Depressing. I greatly prefer the named trains. Hopefully VIA Rail will reverse this decision.
Incidentally, VIA's recent strike is over and service is resuming. VIA's web site is very slow today, no doubt due to many stranded passengers checking trains and reserving online.
Clearly a decision by corporate twits who don't understand the romance of railroading.
ReplyDeleteFine.. take all the fun away.