fairviewroad
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Okay, let me put it another way: "The Canadian" is a train the runs between the Eastern Time Zone and the Pacific Time Zone.But then Vancouver to Toronto is not exactly Coast to Coast either. The Atlantic Coast is a bit further on from Toronto!This isn't Amtrak, but the top North America marks belong to VIA:
Vancouver - Toronto = 82 hours by train, or 4 hrs 20 minutes non-stop flight for a multiple of 19.1
Toronto - Vancouver = 87 hours by train, or 5 hours non-stop flight for a multiple of 20.
Now you might say that's not a fair comparison, since with the demise of the Sunset East, Amtrak doesn't
really have a coast-to-coast through train. But in fact, VIA's record for slowness (using this measuring stick)
is a train with endpoints in the same province:
New Orleans is on the Gulf Coast....Who said anything about the Atlantic Coast...I was referring to the coast of Lake Ontario! :giggle:But then Vancouver to Toronto is not exactly Coast to Coast either. The Atlantic Coast is a bit further on from Toronto!
But yes, you're right, the Canadian is not a "Coast to Coast" train. Still, there is no
equivalent train in the Amtrak system.
Amtrak does not have such a train.
Happy now?