Sudbury–White River train

The Sudbury–White River train, formerly the Lake Superior, informally called the Budd Car, is a Canadian passenger train operated by Via Rail serving communities between Sudbury and White River, Ontario, three times a week.^[1][2] The timetable numbers for this train are 185 for the westbound (Sudbury–White River) and 186 for the eastbound (White River–Sudbury).

Sudbury–White River

VIA 185 in Sudbury, Ontario
Overview
Service type	Regional rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Northern Ontario, Canada
Current operator(s)	Via Rail
Former operator(s)	Canadian Pacific Railway
Ridership	5,943 (2019)
Route
Termini	Sudbury White River
Distance travelled	484 km (301 mi)
Average journey time	Westbound: 8 hours and 5 minutes , Eastbound: 8 hours and 50 minutes
Service frequency	3 times per week
Train number(s)	185, 186
On-board services
Class(es)	Economy
Technical
Rolling stock	Budd Rail Diesel Car
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Track owner(s)	Canadian Pacific Railway
Route map Legend 484 km 301 mi White River 468 km 291 mi O'Brien Amyot 436 km 271 mi Girdwood Swanson 405 km 252 mi Franz 404 km 251 mi Franz Junction Algoma Central Ry 385 km 239 mi Lochalsh 367 km 228 mi Missanabie 344 km 214 mi Dalton 331 km 206 mi Bolkow 311 km 193 mi Nicholson 304 km 189 mi Musk 288 km 179 mi Esher 275 km 171 mi Chapleau 264 km 164 mi Devon 249 km 155 mi Nemegos 232 km 144 mi Kinogama 228 km 142 mi Kormak 211 km 131 mi Sultan 193 km 120 mi Woman River 169 km 105 mi Ramsey 153 km 95 mi Roberts 143 km 89 mi Biscotasing Sinker 114 km 71 mi Metagama Forks 92 km 57 mi Sheahan 87 km 54 mi Pogamasing 74 km 46 mi Stralak 68 km 42 mi Benny 55 km 34 mi Cartier 39 km 24 mi Levack 26 km 16 mi Larchwood 19 km 12 mi Chelmsford 11 km 7 mi Azilda 0 km Sudbury This diagram: view talk edit

The train provides flag stop service to many remote locations accessible only by rail on the Canadian Pacific Kansas City mainline in Northern Ontario. Stops on the line include Amyot, Swanson, Franz, Lochalsh, Missanabie, Dalton, Nicholson, Chapleau, Nemegos, Kormak, Sultan, Biscotasing, Metagama and Benny.

The typical equipment used on this route is Budd Rail Diesel Car using a RDC-2 and RDC-4, with an extra car added when required, typically on the Victoria Day weekend.

The line figures in 2015 television series on the UK's Channel Five - Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railways.^[3] It is also featured in episode 8 of the TVO series Tripping, with a full three-hour documentary available online in 4K.^[4]

While train services were disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, they returned to the normal three trains per week schedule in June 2022.^[5]

As of April 3, 2023, until further notice, this train has no baggage car.^[6]

Route

VIA Sudbury-White River

References

1. Via Rail Timetable
2. "Sudbury-White River train – Description - Via Rail". Retrieved 2010-04-15.
3. "SHOT UP HERE". Music and Film in Motion. Cultural Industries Ontario North. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015. 2015 - Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways: The Railway Created Canada (Sudbury, Chapleau & White River)
4. "TRIPPING Train 185". TVO Today. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
5. Fleury, Clint (23 June 2022). "Ride the rails from White River to Sudbury". SNNewsWatch.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
6. "Check the schedules that are available for the journey from Sudbury - White-River". viarail.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

Further reading

• Adair, Daryl (March–April 2003). "Two Days and Two Seasons from VIA Rail's Lake Superior". Canadian Rail. Vol. 493. Canadian Railroad Historical Association. pp. 60–63. Describes travel on the train route in the early 2000s.

External links

• Train schedule: White River–Sudbury
• Train schedule: Sudbury–White River