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Train number(s) 12673 / 12674: On-board services; Class(es) AC First, AC Two Tier, AC Three Tier, Sleeper, General Unreserved: Seating arrangements: Yes: Sleeping arrangements: Yes: Catering facilities: Yes: Technical; Track gauge: 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Operating speed: 60 km/h (37 mph) average with halts
The Chinese "hard" sleeping car in use today is very basic, consisting of 6 fixed bunk beds per compartment, which can be converted into seats in peak season. The middle level bunk bed will be folded and top level bunk bed will still be sold as sleeper, while the lower bed will be occupied by three passengers.
Train number(s) 693, 691 (northbound), 692, 690 (southbound) On-board services; Class(es) Economy and sleeper class: Seating arrangements: Coach Seat: Sleeping arrangements: Sleepers (offering some "open sections") Catering facilities: Dining Car: Technical; Rolling stock: Stainless Steel Cars: Track gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ...
Set 5471–5476 was temporarily converted to a four-car train for testing purposes on Line 4 Sheppard, which was converted to full Toronto Rocket operation. After the testing phase, six additional four-car trains were received for use on Line 4, which reduced the original 80 six-car trainset order to 76 six-car trainsets.
On March 27, 1963, there was an electrical short in a subway car's motor. The driver decided to continue operating the train, despite visible smoke in the affected car, until the train reached Union station. This decision resulted in the destruction of six subway cars and extensive damage to the tunnel and signal lines west of Union station.
The Maple Leaf is an international passenger train service operated by Amtrak and Via Rail between New York Penn Station in New York City and Union Station in Toronto via Amtrak's Empire Corridor, and the south western part of Via Rail's Quebec City–Windsor Corridor.
The Montreal section (also serving Ottawa) was known as train 1 westbound and train 2 eastbound, while the Toronto section was known as train 11 westbound and train 12 eastbound. Matching its streamlined appearance, The Canadian ' s 71-hour westbound schedule was 16 hours faster than that of The Dominion .
A train seat design has a seat base height, seating angle, seat depth (the distance from the front edge of the seat to the back of the seat), seat hardness and seat width that can support the sitting position of average passengers. The seats generally have paddings or are cushioned, providing a level of comfort [1] to the passengers and ...