tommylicious
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VIA reservations mentioned that the Park Car is accessible to Sleeper Plus passengers only during certain times, but Prestige can use anytime. Anyone know anything about this? Thanks.
Yes...discussed in the thread (VIA Rail's Canadian) and also posted on VIAs web site;VIA reservations mentioned that the Park Car is accessible to Sleeper Plus passengers only during certain times, but Prestige can use anytime. Anyone know anything about this? Thanks.
There are 3-5 domes on the canadian, the one that is restricted from the sleeper passengers is the one on the tail of the train. the coaches do have their own dome, and the sleepers have the remainder of the domes.So I am confused. Isn't there a dome car for the coach passengers on the Canadian? So the only people who _don't_ get dome car access during the day are Sleeper plus passengers? What am I missing? This is a huge devaluation for Sleeper Plus passengers, of course, unless maybe there is a second sleeper dome/lounge car other than the Prestige Park car?
Thanks,
Ainam "Glad I rode the Canadian last winter" Kartma
OK, I see that there is a separate Skyline dome for the Sleeper Plus passengers. Not such a disaster after all!So I am confused. Isn't there a dome car for the coach passengers on the Canadian? So the only people who _don't_ get dome car access during the day are Sleeper plus passengers? What am I missing? This is a huge devaluation for Sleeper Plus passengers, of course, unless maybe there is a second sleeper dome/lounge car other than the Prestige Park car?
Thanks,
Ainam "Glad I rode the Canadian last winter" Kartma
Thanks for correcting my panicked reaction.During the "season" the Canadian carries as many as 5 Dome Cars counting the Park Car on the tail end.
It also carries a Second Diner for Coach Passengers to go along with their Dome car so everyone has plenty of chances to hang out in a Dome even if they are not as nice as the Park Car!
Personally I wouldn't pay thousands of dollars to ride in the new Prestige Class, but then most of my trips on the Canadian have been in the Winter when the consist is lots smaller, and so are the number of passengers. It's lots cheaper ( Tuesday specials) and more like a Cruise Train on a POV!
I spend most of the time on these trips when not in the Diner, or asleep, in the Park Car!
Well, when they took the dining car off the Star everyone who had already bought sleeper tickets was given an option of a full refund should the change have led them to want one.Picture Amtrak listening to their customers and actually doing something like this!!!(Paging AGR)
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