Talk:Super Continental

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[edit] Image

Well, the article is in better shape now (but please see comments embedded in the text). But please continue to improve. In particular, it is crying out for a good image, but I can't find one (that I want) that is PD or which I can reasonably claim fair use. Could anybody contribute one of their own? I am particularly hoping for one in CN green and black or CN black and white with a red-nose FP9 up front.... Fawcett5 14:22, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Domes

JYolkowski, are sure about the Montreal electrification bit...even after they got them they were only operated between Winnipeg and Vancouver, at least at first. Do you have a ref? Moreover, those particular cars were not available until the Milw. Rd. cut the Olypian Hiawatha.... and CN was too cheap to buy new. Fawcett5 22:53, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I got it from Canadian National Railway by Tom Murray, page 84: "CP's Canadian used 173 Budd-built cars, including domes, which CN was prevented from using because of the overhead wires at Central Station, Montreal" (I'll cite it later). JYolkowski 23:07, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Issues to be resolved

JYolkowski, thanks for the improvements to the article, I liked the improvement to the CN main pages with the new passenger train section too. There are still a few points maybe you could clarify: 1. I'm not sure what you mean by 'mixing sleeping cars' in Winnipeg. Were there two sections that met there? If so what were their numbers? 2. Did it run only from Toronto after it was restored? The routing is a bit more complicated than I realised, maybe Al guy would be willing to revisit the route map after it is all straightened out... 3. Was there ever a time when sections met/split at Sudbury as with The Canadian? Fawcett5 03:26, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

With regards to question 1, they were exchanged between the Canadian and the Super Continental, not between two sections of the Super Continental. With regard to question 2, I agree that the routing over the years is really rather complicated. I don't know for sure, but I can find no evidence that it ever ran from Montreal between 1985 and 1990. As for question 3, I'm not sure (although I would assume that something of the sort occurred). JYolkowski 00:40, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)