Tuesday afternoon rail news:
[Bob Johnston]
Touring Class, with its full-length single-level Panorama dome car, will not be offered when VIA Rail Canada resumes passenger service to and from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, in July, and access to the dome in the Park dome-lounge-observation will not be permitted. In an update on its website, VIA has outlined the schedule for the two-day trip making an overnight stop in Prince George, B.C., with the trip from Jasper, Alberta, to Prince Rupert set for Sundays and Mondays, and the return trip from Prince Rupert to Jasper on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Diaz Page joins OmniTRAX industrial development team
[OmniTRAX]
Strasburg Rail Road submits reopening plan to state
The Strasburg Rail Road has submitted its plans for reopening to the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Gov. Tom Wolf in hopes of reopening as soon as the state’s recovery plan reaches its “green” phase. WPMT-TV reports plans include temperature checks and required face coverings for all guests, access by pre-purchase or advance reservation only, contactless guest check-in, limiting capacity to no more than 50% of available seats, and an extended period between trips to allow thorough cleaning and limit visitor density in mall and retail spaces. No reopening date has yet been set; watch the Strasburg website for updates.