03-07-2016, 12:02 PM
(03-07-2016, 04:57 AM)plam Wrote:(03-05-2016, 03:38 PM)BuildingScout Wrote: I'm presently in Europe hoping from city to city, with each leg 2-4hrs long. For all of my six train trips so far there were several trains per hour that I could choose from, and usually an express train every hour or so.
Yup. One thing I noticed is that European trains run with a lot less customer service staff than Via Rail. In Switzerland, all I've noticed is the occasional ticket checker, plus sometimes a food cart (which they are phasing out) and any staff in the restaurant car. On the other hand, Via Rail has at least one attendant per car, I believe.
About GO vs Via: Jeff Outhit's article (which was actually not unreasonable) did point out the fact that the Via train is noticeably faster than the GO train. It could help a bit with schedule coverage and it is nice in terms of speed.
It would also be nice if a third VIA train could tighten up connection times for trains to Ottawa and/or Montreal.