VIARailMaddy
@viarailmaddy.bsky.social
Hi! I'm a 23 year old trans gal with interests in:
Railroads
Transit
Model Railroading
Computers
Aviation
I love talking and learning about VIA Rail! (And North American passenger rail in general)
Railroads
Transit
Model Railroading
Computers
Aviation
I love talking and learning about VIA Rail! (And North American passenger rail in general)
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Good morning from Finch West where we are lined up down the block waiting for the LRT opening!
December 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Good morning from Finch West where we are lined up down the block waiting for the LRT opening!
OCR 1815 helping a dead VIA 6416 on VIA 45 :3
December 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
OCR 1815 helping a dead VIA 6416 on VIA 45 :3
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@mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social We just gave OPS a large budget increase for what again? Didn't the Province give us funding for a Market police detachment? Oh, and we don't have $1M for Line 1 five minute service? Come on.
Mayor announces $1M pilot project to hire private security for the ByWard Market
Mayor announces $1M pilot project to hire private security for the ByWard Market
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has announced a plan to spend $1 million in new funding over two years to hire private security guards for the ByWard Market.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
@mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social We just gave OPS a large budget increase for what again? Didn't the Province give us funding for a Market police detachment? Oh, and we don't have $1M for Line 1 five minute service? Come on.
VIA 26, Casselman, Ontario, December 3rd 2025
December 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
VIA 26, Casselman, Ontario, December 3rd 2025
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We have permission for take-off! Hello Bluesky!
Follow this account for images and news from the City of Toronto Archives.
#Toronto #TOHistory #TOArchives
Follow this account for images and news from the City of Toronto Archives.
#Toronto #TOHistory #TOArchives
December 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We have permission for take-off! Hello Bluesky!
Follow this account for images and news from the City of Toronto Archives.
#Toronto #TOHistory #TOArchives
Follow this account for images and news from the City of Toronto Archives.
#Toronto #TOHistory #TOArchives
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Delaying the project to get real-time train locations in transit apps and delaying bus lane construction are not savings or efficiencies. These costs will be still paid, just later at a higher cost
Aside from those "efficiencies", how much of the $252M saved over 4 years is from deferred capital projects? In 2025 alone, there were $21.3M in deferred capital transit projects. Deferred capital projects are not savings; they are cost avoidance. We didn't save money; we postponed spending it. 6/
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Delaying the project to get real-time train locations in transit apps and delaying bus lane construction are not savings or efficiencies. These costs will be still paid, just later at a higher cost
Frustrated with discord
December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Frustrated with discord
Ran my turbo for the first time today! A few issues but nothing that cant be fixed!
November 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Ran my turbo for the first time today! A few issues but nothing that cant be fixed!
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This appears to be a success that other communities could learn from, because accessible transit should be responsive and flexible, fitting with people's lives and the fact plans change, rather than requiring people to book days in advance!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New Winnipeg Transit Plus booking system leads to big service improvements: report | CBC News
The City of Winnipeg says an overhaul of the booking system for Winnipeg Transit Plus has dramatically improved service for riders with disabilities, cutting wait times and virtually eliminating missed...
www.cbc.ca
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This appears to be a success that other communities could learn from, because accessible transit should be responsive and flexible, fitting with people's lives and the fact plans change, rather than requiring people to book days in advance!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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This will become the world's most northerly transit system, ~35 km near the pole than Trondheim, Norway.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Iqaluit Transit plans to officially launch new bus service in mid-January | CBC News
The bus service will have 18 stops and will run from Apex to the airport. The exact stops haven't been announced yet.
www.cbc.ca
November 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This will become the world's most northerly transit system, ~35 km near the pole than Trondheim, Norway.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Oh yeah chat, we ocean
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Oh yeah chat, we ocean
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Longer gaps between stops mean faster buses but longer walks and as winter sets in, keeping sidewalks and crossing clear is essential so people can get to transit. Not everyone can leap a snowbank and even fewer of us want to!
winnipeg.citynews.ca/2025/11/24/s...
winnipeg.citynews.ca/2025/11/24/s...
Some Winnipeggers say transit redesign has hindered those with mobility issues
Some Winnipeg residents say they have been let down by the new Winnipeg Transit redesign, as it puts people who have varying mobility and use mobility devices in the city at a serious disadvantage…
winnipeg.citynews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Longer gaps between stops mean faster buses but longer walks and as winter sets in, keeping sidewalks and crossing clear is essential so people can get to transit. Not everyone can leap a snowbank and even fewer of us want to!
winnipeg.citynews.ca/2025/11/24/s...
winnipeg.citynews.ca/2025/11/24/s...
My notifications: exploded
November 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My notifications: exploded
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What we need is a long-term steady pipeline of rail and transit investment and renewal so that manufacturing communities aren't caught in cycles of boom and bust. The "Permanent Transit Fund" should have helped but it was diluted in the federal budget.
www.tbnewswatch.com/local-journa...
www.tbnewswatch.com/local-journa...
Buy Canadian policy doesn’t include $3B VIA Rail contract
Read the full story and comment on Tbnewswatch.com
www.tbnewswatch.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
What we need is a long-term steady pipeline of rail and transit investment and renewal so that manufacturing communities aren't caught in cycles of boom and bust. The "Permanent Transit Fund" should have helped but it was diluted in the federal budget.
www.tbnewswatch.com/local-journa...
www.tbnewswatch.com/local-journa...
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There will be displays set up at Pacific Central station, tours of the trains, and there may be information about the preliminary designs for the long distance fleet renewal project too!
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
There will be displays set up at Pacific Central station, tours of the trains, and there may be information about the preliminary designs for the long distance fleet renewal project too!
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VIA Rail will be hosting an event in Vancouver to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the "Canadian" train service. It's free but registration is required.
corpo.viarail.ca/en/event/van...
corpo.viarail.ca/en/event/van...
70 years of The Canadian: Celebrate the Legacy | VIA Rail
From its first trip in 1955 to today, this iconic train has connected people, places and stories across nearly 4,500 km of breathtaking landscapes. As VIA Rail’s flagship long-distance service and a…
corpo.viarail.ca
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
VIA Rail will be hosting an event in Vancouver to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the "Canadian" train service. It's free but registration is required.
corpo.viarail.ca/en/event/van...
corpo.viarail.ca/en/event/van...
I also enjoy some amtrak
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I also enjoy some amtrak
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Another normal day for Ottawa's bus shortage where council still is insistent that increasing the size of our bus orders is not necessary
This is what we call 97% trip delivery
This is what we call 97% trip delivery
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Another normal day for Ottawa's bus shortage where council still is insistent that increasing the size of our bus orders is not necessary
This is what we call 97% trip delivery
This is what we call 97% trip delivery
Wonder when the Northland sets will make their trip up north, and of course, siemens still doesn't know that having your intakes right where your wheels kick up snow, is not a great idea! Why do you think VIA's chargers have been having issues?
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Wonder when the Northland sets will make their trip up north, and of course, siemens still doesn't know that having your intakes right where your wheels kick up snow, is not a great idea! Why do you think VIA's chargers have been having issues?
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Excellent local initiative to support tourism and passenger rail in northern Manitoba. 👏
www.trains.com/trn/railroad...
www.trains.com/trn/railroad...
Dauphin Rail Museum shelters VIA Rail passengers - Trains
DAUPHIN, Manitoba, Canada — At 101 First Ave., N., stands the former Canadian Northern Railway station built in 1912. Often called “Manitoba’s most beautiful station,” the building is of the Château…
www.trains.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Excellent local initiative to support tourism and passenger rail in northern Manitoba. 👏
www.trains.com/trn/railroad...
www.trains.com/trn/railroad...
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This Remembrance Day, I am both out and in a mental state where I can appreciate the fact that my freedom to be who I am and love who I do is owed to those who fought and gave their lives in the fight against fascism.
We will remember them.
We will remember them.
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This Remembrance Day, I am both out and in a mental state where I can appreciate the fact that my freedom to be who I am and love who I do is owed to those who fought and gave their lives in the fight against fascism.
We will remember them.
We will remember them.
VIA 64, Cornwall Ontario
November 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
VIA 64, Cornwall Ontario
2 car LRC consists, wow
November 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
2 car LRC consists, wow
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I've been posting stuff about the Lansdowne 2.0 redev over the last week or so (mainly because the way @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social and some councillors have been presenting it has been scummy). But here's a concise, detailed, and correct assessment of things: www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/com...
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November 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I've been posting stuff about the Lansdowne 2.0 redev over the last week or so (mainly because the way @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social and some councillors have been presenting it has been scummy). But here's a concise, detailed, and correct assessment of things: www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/com...