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Originally Posted by esquire
You lucky bastard. I was born just before the Turbo went out of service, but I was always fascinated by it. A kid at my preschool had a lunch box with a picture of the CN Turbo on it and I think that's where it began. I sorely wish I could have taken a trip on it... VIA's LRCs just aren't the same!
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I was disappointed by the LRC when it was launched, relative to my memories of the Turbo. It was still miles ahead of the "Rapido" which, despite its name, was not fast, and used vintage 1865 rolling stock. The turbo was completely open between the different cars, so you could see right down from one end of the train to the other. It tilted. It was low-slung. It was a beautiful train. But there were derailments, and I think a lot of wear on either the tracks (which weren't welded back then) or the wheels, or both.
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