Recent content by Robert

I always think the best part of winter train travel is sitting snug and safe inside two steel rails instead of having to watch out for black ice or drive through heavy snow.

NS VIA Fan, thank you for posting your comments on the Windsor and Hantsport Railway. Now the mystery of what I viewed from Fort Edward is solved. I've googled the name and see there is a map on CN's site and some photographs on other sites. The excursion train would have been a wonderful idea...

Thanks for pointing me in the direction of the current menus. I'll take a look.

Thanks for the information about the menu. Sounds like I'd always find something I'd enjoy eating - well, depending upon the chef and what he did to it, if others' experiences are any indication!!!

I asked this once before and didn't see the replies (if there were any). Does Amtrak offer meal choices for vegetarians or is everything beef and chicken?

On May 1, 2007 I flew from my home in the beautiful Comox Valley on Vancouver Island to Halifax, Nova Scotia. One reason for setting out on this country-wide adventure was to complete my crossing of Canada by rail. I had begun this project in the 1970’s while living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, one of...

Does Amtrak not offer any vegetarian choices to passengers? Everyone on here is always having the chicken or the beef, etc.

On Amtrak trains, are the coaches at the rear and the sleepers at the front? Here in Canada the coaches are in the front, behind the baggage cars, then the sleepers (at least on The Canadian). I always figured that was so that if there's a derailment at the front end the first class passengers...

Thank you for your very detailed report - it makes me want to leap onto a train this very day, or better yet, onto a plane to fly to London to duplicate your trip. I recall travelling from London to Ely to London some years back and the train from Cambridge to Ely was a rather noisy tin box on...

The purpose of my mini-trip is to try out Amtrak. After reading posts that include references to surly employees and poor service I decide I need to check Amtrak out for myself before committing to a trip of any length. I live on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. My trip involves...

Thanks for the info. I see it now on the timetable - there are several buses but only one train each direction per day.

Looking at the Amtrak schedule I thought there was only bus service from Vancouver, BC to Seattle, but you took the train? Please explain. I'm planning a trip from Seattle to Sacramento for February and was assuming I'd have to get to Seattle via the Fast Cat catamaran from Victoria or take the...

I found it interesting that only two of your fellow-diners asked about you. I guess that proves that for most people self is number one, in other words they think that "it's all about me".

I would say that train was far too long. The one I rode in May 06 was 32 cars which meant two station stops to allow passengers safe exit for a smoking/exercise break. A friend questioned why VIA doesn't run the train every day in a more manageable consist than only 3 times a week. Perhaps they...

Thanks for the definition of scabies, Damon. What puzzled me was that the incubation time is supposed to be a week to two weeks, at least that's what info on the web said. Perhaps I got it off the aircraft seat or a fellow air passenger when I flew down to Oshawa - though I would probably have...