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(latest update July 29, 2021)
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Joe Smyth @joesmyth
Reported 2021-07-29 09:10:43
On top of easy permits for gas pipelines, "It’s even worse than it may seem too, because coal, which is the dirtiest fossil fuel, can easily move across the country via rail networks. In essence, companies can transport every type of energy easily—except zero-carbon electricity."
Michael Dunkelman @dunkelman1
Reported 2021-07-29 07:41:32
@TransportAction @OmarAlghabra @VIA_Rail Via rail already has ***igned seating. I thought the issue was the narrow platforms. They don’t want hundreds of people lingering on them.
Sabrina @sabs1994
Reported 2021-07-28 22:21:42
@VIA_Rail you really need to fix the site. It keeps giving me an error when I try to put my payment info in. Is this issue being looked at?
Eva Rudner @EGRudner
Reported 2021-07-28 14:15:21
@CrockettForReal @traciebreaux Long ago,during a flood in New Orleans, walking home from work, I had to walk over a flooded roadway via railroad track bridge. I looked down at the flooded road underneath just in time to see my son (age 10) about to jump in the flood water. I yelled to him to stop. 😱He did.😳
Kim Siever @kim_siever
Reported 2021-07-28 13:44:50
@emi_eaton Yeah, it was cut in 1990, under Mulroney. Although the Liberals under Pierre Trudeau and Martin also cut VIA Rail’s service dramatically.
On-time service is an issue because freight trains get priority and both freight and p***enger trains use the same rails.
hk @hassankhan
Reported 2021-07-27 00:29:48
Think it’s just an issue for rail (or trucking)? There’s a jet fuel shortage on the west coast because of higher demand for fighting wildfires. So now you can’t ship stuff via rail or air.
CMICTORTM @commctortm
Reported 2021-07-25 13:24:24
@ramkaran_ojha @RatlamDRM @AshwiniVaishnaw @RailMinIndia sir , above complaint already received via rail madad portal. We are prioritizing the issue you’re facing with our services, and our team is already working actively to resolve the issue.
Transport Action Canada @TransportAction
Reported 2021-07-23 12:08:59
When new long-distance equipment is ordered for @VIA_Rail, we need to include compartments like these for families and travellers on a budget, as well as modern accessible cabins. The fare in this cabin is $34. Getting sleeper fare on the Ocean down a from $476 would be a start!
David McCormack Photography @davidmccphoto
Reported 2021-07-23 08:57:17
Fully tied down for the evening.
🚂 #VIA6446 / 📆 2021-07-05 /#VIARail https://t.co/KzSMryCFPi
Johnny Renton @mrjohnnyrenton
Reported 2021-07-22 09:29:47
@rail613 @davidmccphoto @TransportAction @stickers66 @OmarAlghabra @VIA_Rail Everyone has seen the extensive amount of work that has been needed in Toronto to prepare the GO network for the next level. Montreal can come up with bandaid solutions, but it would just be kicking the can down the road, and a waste of money when its clear what needs to happen
Johnny Renton @mrjohnnyrenton
Reported 2021-07-22 09:00:15
@rail613 @TransportAction @stickers66 @OmarAlghabra @VIA_Rail @davidmccphoto It’s hard to say. It’s an option that should be explored. The problem is that the p***enger rail network in Montreal (both VIA and EXO) is already an inefficient, outdated mess. Adding even more lines into the mix seems like a questionable choice.
Steven Buechler @stevenbuechler
Reported 2021-07-21 18:34:04
@KateYoungMP @OmarAlghabra It would be better to actually improve service and not just continue to study the issue yet again. @JohnTory @Metrolinx @VIA_Rail #ldnont #election2021 @ldnontmayor
Unstoppable Anonymous @UniverseNation2
Reported 2021-07-21 16:53:11
@DNewcombeCTV @LndOntRetweets @CTVLondon We need the ****ing high speed rail service. This will be for the future of transportation. But @fordnation ****ed us on that by shutting it down. The government needs to step up and bring this to life. Via rail is lacking while cutting routes. This isnt rocket science ffs
Divya714 @DivyaJo84463685
Reported 2021-07-21 15:38:41
I am fully vaccinated with covishild. So according to the guidelines I meet all requirements for qurantine exemptions. So is there any issue with me if I get done with my immigration at MontrealAnd then take immediate via Rail to Ottawa , where my DLI is situated.
Stefani Forster @stefanif
Reported 2021-07-21 09:13:55
Delayed an hour before even leaving the station because the @VIA_Rail communications system - their FAX MACHINE (yes, really) - is broken.
For a trip that costs the same a plane ticket, you’d think they could afford to give their conductors iPhones.
Stevie Mandius @warmgulfwind
Reported 2021-07-20 20:59:41
@ThatEricAlper I saw Ashley MacIsaac play, before he went inter/national, in a Via Rail station. @QCeilidh
It was his short hair, long sleeve paisley button down days - a charity event & he pulled a suited guy from the audience to step dance.
There was no stage & we were just feet from him.
Michael Edwards @Cynic2010
Reported 2021-07-19 17:11:59
@cafreeland @VilleBoisbriand @VilleMirabel @VilleBlainville I’m guessing, since it’s clearly not a preoccupation with your government, you don’t have a problem with the current VIARail offering to Atlantic Canada of only 3 trains per week?
an empty shell of a *GENDER NOT FOUND* @Mcburntrash
Reported 2021-07-19 08:48:57
ViaRail? more like Pee-A-Rail
(fix ur wifi and i will delete this sa***e burn @VIA_Rail )
Schrödinger's cyclist @FBorgal
Reported 2021-07-18 20:06:09
@Eeeszy @VIA_Rail Yeah, when the beds are down we have no seat. And the food is brought to us because of covid rules...we can't leave the cabin!
VIA Rail Stream @VIARailStream
Reported 2021-07-18 18:35:31
Park car tied down for the evening.
📆 2021-07-06 /#VIARail https://t.co/bI15fULW2c
Toon_Dreessen @Toon_Dreessen
Reported 2021-07-18 17:38:05
@spokesmama @FBorgal @bigorangebike @frpaul1 @mirgray @VIA_Rail Kid1 (25 tomorrow, 2 kids of his own already) decided to turn himself from head down to full breach 3 days and 25 years ago. That was an adventure.
Schrödinger's cyclist @FBorgal
Reported 2021-07-18 15:15:17
@MichaelSuddard @frpaul1 @mirgray @Toon_Dreessen @VIA_Rail I have no issue plunking her somewhere but would like some sort of structure around her because trains *move*. At my dad's place she'll be in a drawer with some towels. Much easier.
Brad YHZ @Brad_YHZ
Reported 2021-07-18 12:41:11
@VIA_Rail Thank you so much! After 16 months without train service - I saw an amazing sight in #Halifax this afternoon - my first #viarailocean parked ready to provide service to #Montreal on August 11th. Count down is on...
Schrödinger's cyclist @FBorgal
Reported 2021-07-18 12:00:29
@Toon_Dreessen @frpaul1 @VIA_Rail Yes the corridor train cars have huge accessible washrooms. The biggest issue would be not falling over as I change a diaper.
Geordie @geordiedent
Reported 2021-07-15 00:39:01
@dkeeping 2006: I was about to go back to Van on Via Rail from Toronto. 4 day trip. She was standing on the platform with me and a single tear slid down her face.
I knew.
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒖𝒍𝒕 @SexualCultists
Reported 2021-07-14 15:16:28
Tying Emily down to a bed and running a train on her while she's sleeping?
Gentle thrusts in and out of her so that she doesn't wake up, until the morning when they decide to wake her via railing her brains out?
It certainly sounds like something they'd do.
Alan White for Gov. AZ '22 America First Ind. @nomoretweedles
Reported 2021-07-14 00:17:55
I guess we will have to reopen the old Amtrak station down town and fix the rail line going west from there. I have so many great Idas for the existing rail here in AZ by the time my first term ends you will be able to go almost everywhere the state via rail. @nomoretweedles
Miranda Gray @mirgray
Reported 2021-07-13 22:52:32
@mhbvickers @ALL_CAPS @Toon_Dreessen @MattPinder1 @VIA_Rail @ottawacity @OC_Transpo @RailFansCanada @jchianello There is quite an unprotected surface hike plus the station is not yet 100% accessible. Only one platform is roll-on roll-off height. The other was down the 3 steps of death at my last ride (admittedly nearly 11 months ago).
Wilhewinter Harker @BellaLieuGhosty
Reported 2021-07-13 21:12:27
@MichaelSuddard @Toon_Dreessen @ALL_CAPS @MattPinder1 @VIA_Rail @ottawacity @OC_Transpo @RailFansCanada @jchianello Are you being literal in that they haven't actually fallen off? Because door fault (IE BROKEN DOORS) has been a thing so far.
@TipsforCaring We have 🚁🚢✈️🚲🌲🐻🤝🇨🇦 @InOurBackYards
Reported 2021-07-13 19:50:17
I thought that all public capital projects were to be barrier free? This @VIA_Rail in Ottawa is where my interest in accessibility started! Arrived there by train and had to lug suitcases up and down stairs to catch public transit!
Trent @trentr86
Reported 2021-07-13 18:38:54
@VIA_Rail Train 55 on Sunday. We did speak to the crew who said it was a known issue they were trying to work on. That was after 3 hours. The only reason I know is I went up and asked why it was so hot. No announcement was ever made even to just our car
Louie @LouieTRP
Reported 2021-07-13 12:43:41
@Keith_Lobo @TransportAction Next year. See point regarding early adoption of a new technology and stimulating economy in same.
No problem over the ten year++ VIA rail time horizon.
Eric Etheridge @eetheridge
Reported 2021-07-13 11:52:24
@johnedwinmason @_LSaunders_ Memphis had a **** of a time getting its Forrest statue delivered via rail because it was too tall for the bridges over the tracks. They finally had to tear down and rebuild a bridge. “Rebuild a bridge to accommodate a single piece of freight has never been done before.” https://t.co/9mab7qTKKM
Glenni🍼 @Glennikit
Reported 2021-07-13 07:34:34
@AidenMarshal74 Might be surprising, but there's actually far more semis in Europe (cabs are just shorter) US' p***enger rail service sucks, but a huge portion of your freight is via rail.Europe's freight rail was for the longest timle being shut down and deprioritised. Making a comeback though.
Anne-Marie @abissada
Reported 2021-07-13 05:13:53
@VIA_Rail Hi. I've tried 4 times to book a train using three different cards. Each time an error cites some problem with processing. I've tried calling, but I am outside of N. America. I've tried emailing, but no one responds. Could someone (ideally human) get back to me?
Anas Alhajji @anasalhajji
Reported 2021-07-12 15:34:59
Who said the statement below? The DEMOCRAT who has no problem shipping the "dirty" Candian "oil" via rail to the US!
#Oil #Canada #Wind
Trent @trentr86
Reported 2021-07-11 18:23:43
@VIA_Rail please fix the A/C in coach 3361 on train 55. It is hot as can be in here. #sweaty #UnhappyCustomers #SoldOutTrain #NowhereToMoveToo
Abi To @ABIGAILTO
Reported 2021-07-11 16:59:46
@VIA_Rail car broke down on the highway and need a way back to Toronto. 2/5 of friends got a ticket for 6:30pm from Cornwall to Union. All tickets are sold out. Pls help! 🆘 Are there canceled seats? Thanks
Eric 🇨🇦🍁 @CanuckSocial
Reported 2021-07-10 13:32:23
@Monsieur_Canuck @VIA_Rail Yeah that’s a major issue with VIA, the cost is ridiculous. My fam can go to/from Moncton/Halifax in a car for 50$ in gas.
J. @juicetherich
Reported 2021-07-10 13:17:20
My rideshare picked up someone at a hotel who got kicked off #viarail because he pulled his mask down to breathe. Insane clown world
VIA Rail Stream @VIARailStream
Reported 2021-07-10 01:36:58
Tied down till the next trip.
🚂 #VIA6446 / 📆 2021-07-05 /#VIARail https://t.co/jNKpIQFQfE
VIA Rail Stream @VIARailStream
Reported 2021-07-10 01:35:58
Tied down to the next trip.
🚂 #VIA6446 / 📆 2021-07-05 /#VIARail https://t.co/Baxc97nVWh
Richard Newland @RichNewland
Reported 2021-07-09 03:23:02
@TORailwayMuseum @VIA_Rail @Amtrak I was on that train the whole way from Windsor to QC. It was a great ride. The issue is the dedicated track speeds. No point in a high-speed train if you can't run it that way.
Note Of The Day @FibHunter
Reported 2021-07-08 19:19:49
@JohnTory @OmarAlghabra @TOAdamVaughan @j_maloney @Torontounion @VIA_Rail And yes Brother Jay will get the green light from the US in the very near future for his Trillion Dollar Pipe Line through and down to TX
Brittney Foster @brittneylfoster
Reported 2021-07-08 16:59:12
@TTChelps if there is mechanical issue SB at St George can you at least let us off the train? I am going to miss my @VIA_Rail
Rail613 @rail613
Reported 2021-07-08 15:39:25
@JohnRedins @OCFailspo @OttTransitRider Strandherd is also a safety @VIA_Rail overp*** so we won’t have another Fallowfield bus incident or van crash near Richmond as #HFR increases trains and their speed.
biag @TFCLeafnation
Reported 2021-07-08 15:02:49
@brillntknitwit @OmarAlghabra @JohnTory @TOAdamVaughan @VIA_Rail They’ve been talking about high speed rail for decades. One broken promise after another. Travelling in Canada is too expensive.
Grumpy In General @GrumpyInGeneral
Reported 2021-07-08 13:16:01
@edebets1 @MonaFortier @liberal_party @OmarAlghabra @JimWatsonOttawa @Transport_gc @DavidMcGuinty @VIA_Rail Maybe they will fix Tremblay LRT station and provide a direct tunnel into the VIA station (like they should have done from the outset).
penny collenette @penottawa
Reported 2021-07-08 06:23:47
Good writing by someone who knows the issue very well! Via Rail’s new plan is bold but can be even better | The Star #cdnpoli #transportation #trains https://t.co/UMwZ4OU4yD
W D B @BubblesDerek
Reported 2021-07-07 15:51:35
Imagine if the Lytton fire was started by a train?!?! Imagine two towns burnt down via rail. Imagine if there was a safer way to transport liquids etc in essence lessoning the travel of dangerous cars through small towns. #hypocrisy #mediasilent @cbcnewsbc https://t.co/tcfmgBi74J
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