tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331197268983381028.post7422630736719291046..comments2023-10-29T22:35:00.079-10:00Comments on Travel and Trains and Other Things: Coast to Coast Across Canada by Rail ... Part FourJIM LOOMIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13874556267583991876noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331197268983381028.post-48883088008140949742012-01-24T14:04:27.687-10:002012-01-24T14:04:27.687-10:00Absolutely correct, Jools. VIA has changed the tim...Absolutely correct, Jools. VIA has changed the timetable dramatically since my last trip on the Canadian. What was a 3-night trip (Toronto-Vancouver)now takes four night. It's my understanding that the change was to see that the train stops at larger cities at more reasonable times of the day.JIM LOOMIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874556267583991876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331197268983381028.post-56443231252580476172012-01-24T06:56:16.568-10:002012-01-24T06:56:16.568-10:00Wow, this brins back some memories Jim. I took the...Wow, this brins back some memories Jim. I took the Canadain last September, terrific scenery, great food and service, interesting mix of travellers, loved every minute of it! Just wish there were more smoke stops and that the bar stayed open a little later! :)<br />Think they've changed the timing now since you took it. We set off from Toronto around 10pm and Winnipeg was an early morning stop. Funny old place that! <br />You describe it all excellently, thanks!<br />Here's my series of posts in case you're interested.<br />http://www.trainsonthebrain.com/2011/10/02/leaving-toronto-on-board-via-rails-canadian-train/Jools Stonehttp://www.trainsonthebrain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331197268983381028.post-27743074973705710702012-01-20T04:08:00.990-10:002012-01-20T04:08:00.990-10:00I'm envious, mainly because I think your train...I'm envious, mainly because I think your train is probably on the same route as the Canadian Pacific described in Jack London's classic piece on hoboing passenger trains, "Holding Her Down" from The Road (http://london.sonoma.edu/Writings/TheRoad/holding.html or http://carl-bell-2.baylor.edu/~bellc/jl/HoldingHerDown.html).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com