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On the Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto next month, any tips for things to do or see at the longer stops like Jasper or Winnipeg? How paranoid are the Canadians about people with cameras around stations?
At Jasper go for a walk around town and take pictures of the plinthed steam locomotive. Very touristy place with many eateries and souvenir shops. I always pick up an interesting book or two about the history of CN or CP and generally about the fascinating Athabasca region.On the Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto next month, any tips for things to do or see at the longer stops like Jasper or Winnipeg? How paranoid are the Canadians about people with cameras around stations?
Here's a blog with comprehensive information on Canadian photography laws.On the Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto next month, any tips for things to do or see at the longer stops like Jasper or Winnipeg? How paranoid are the Canadians about people with cameras around stations?
The Canadian no longer arrives in Winnipeg during the day eastbound (scheduled arrival is 8:30 PM). If the poster is traveling westbound the scheduled arrival is 8:00 AM with a departure at noon.At Winnipeg there is a nice little railroad museum in the station, visit it. Last time I spent most of my time in it. If you are into shopping there is a midsized mall a short walk from the station.On the Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto next month, any tips for things to do or see at the longer stops like Jasper or Winnipeg? How paranoid are the Canadians about people with cameras around stations?
I am going eastbound. I take it that museum will not be open in the evening? Pity really, lost business opportunity there!The Canadian no longer arrives in Winnipeg during the day eastbound (scheduled arrival is 8:30 PM). If the poster is traveling westbound the scheduled arrival is 8:00 AM with a departure at noon.At Winnipeg there is a nice little railroad museum in the station, visit it. Last time I spent most of my time in it. If you are into shopping there is a midsized mall a short walk from the station.On the Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto next month, any tips for things to do or see at the longer stops like Jasper or Winnipeg? How paranoid are the Canadians about people with cameras around stations?
Yeah! You're right. Too bad. See, I have never traveled on the Canadian since they changed it to a four day journey. In the previous schedule Winnipeg used to be around mid-day as I recall.The Canadian no longer arrives in Winnipeg during the day eastbound (scheduled arrival is 8:30 PM). If the poster is traveling westbound the scheduled arrival is 8:00 AM with a departure at noon.At Winnipeg there is a nice little railroad museum in the station, visit it. Last time I spent most of my time in it. If you are into shopping there is a midsized mall a short walk from the station.On the Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto next month, any tips for things to do or see at the longer stops like Jasper or Winnipeg? How paranoid are the Canadians about people with cameras around stations?
I believe part of the reason is Canadian National wanted them to lengthen the schedule so it wouldn't be as late.VIA really needs to speed up the Canadian by shortening all these long layover stops and just make 40-minute stops when servicing is required. Crew changes can just be a 15-minute stop They can cut at least 4 hours off the schedule.
The Canadian is not designed for people needing to get from point A to point B in a specific amount of time. What difference would taking 4 hours off a schedule of 4 nights, 3 days make? Not much. As it is, there is plenty of time in Jasper, for example, to walk around the town, look for items to buy, take photos of the train, and generally stretch your legs. Ditto for the Winnepeg stop, tho the time is better for westbound passengers, and there is even a chance to take a two-hour tour of the city for passengers. The pace of the train, from the meals to the Dome car to the stops, is leisurely and professional. I hope it stays this way.VIA really needs to speed up the Canadian by shortening all these long layover stops and just make 40-minute stops when servicing is required. Crew changes can just be a 15-minute stop They can cut at least 4 hours off the schedule.
This is highly pernickity of me, but Edmonton's VIA station is next to the old city centre airport, not Edmonton International Airport (YEG) which is about 40km south. So (in the unlikely event someone reads this and thinks it's possible) don't expect an easy interchange between train and plane...At Edmonton, all you can do is walk up and down the platform. The station is way outside town by the airport with nothing to do around there.
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