tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post2269559600323534232..comments2023-07-02T09:22:57.566-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Train Geek: VIA Rail's Winnipeg Maintenance Centre Part 6Canadian Train Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-10159736153875497922011-10-24T11:28:25.746-05:002011-10-24T11:28:25.746-05:00Epic series... I enjoyed this very much. Thanks fo...Epic series... I enjoyed this very much. Thanks for the great photos.<br /><br />As to the Northern Spirit cars, I find their history peculiar. Surely VIA had leased them long enough to become familiar with their shortcomings, yet soon after they bought them the cars were mothballed?! Was there a rebuild plan that was axed at some point along the way?<br /><br />I recall riding to Churchill in a Northern Spirit bedroom back in 2003 and although my recollection is murky I wasn't impressed by them. They were definitely a notch or two below the ex-CP sleepers in terms of comfort, and I recall a nasty creaking sound for the entire ride there and back. However, I suppose it's nothing that a rebuild wouldn't have cured.One Man Committeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586227505412268204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-8258867624323210782011-10-24T11:06:30.669-05:002011-10-24T11:06:30.669-05:00Thanks for the nice comments and the bird identifi...Thanks for the nice comments and the bird identification! :)Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-70890479807800735232011-10-24T10:26:39.520-05:002011-10-24T10:26:39.520-05:00I believe the bird is an osprey.I believe the bird is an osprey.Blair Iveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428917942590969429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-6911938232969011582011-10-23T17:28:19.981-05:002011-10-23T17:28:19.981-05:00Excellent blog post Steve.
Thanks for giving us th...Excellent blog post Steve.<br />Thanks for giving us the guided tour. <br />Very well done, encore please.<br />Cheers,<br />GlenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00163705918646580867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-32249894864308109832011-10-23T11:22:33.077-05:002011-10-23T11:22:33.077-05:00Great report! Thanks for posting!Great report! Thanks for posting!Luc Mallethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512740897611331974noreply@blogger.com