The train has a rather late departure. What time is it usually ready for boarding? When can passengers start dropping luggage off for red cap service? Any food service available before departure?
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You could probably drop off luggage with redcap anytime late aft/early evening. They are very good about stowing the luggage in your room well before the train is available for boarding. Then you can be free to wander.The train has a rather late departure. What time is it usually ready for boarding? When can passengers start dropping luggage off for red cap service? Any food service available before departure?
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Steve, this is what my mom & I did in Vancouver after the OTOL Fest. We went by the station around Noon - 1PM and stopped by the Redcap desk. They checked our bigger suitcases for us, and they sort of daychecked our carryon's for us. By sort of I mean that they held them for us until the train pulled into the station, and then they placed the carryon's in our room for us.You could probably drop off luggage with redcap anytime late aft/early evening. They are very good about stowing the luggage in your room well before the train is available for boarding. Then you can be free to wander.
This one's gonna be a steak dinner. We are going to ride street cars on Monday and Tuesday. I am having a heck of a time getting decent schedules to plan the rides. The Iphone apps for Toronto transit are useless.Steve,
If I know Mike, he's planning a pizza dinner. :lol:
Hope you enjoy the trip, one of my favorite trains!Here's my experience with luggage in Toronto. Via has a checked luggage desk in the arrivals level of union station. If you have sleeping car accommodations you can store your luggage for free. Around. 6:45-7 pm red caps are available to make at tangents to put luggage on the train.
The baggage check person advised me that I could give my claim check to the red cap and the red cap would collect the bags and place them in the room. In practice the red cap walked with me to claim bags to make sure correct bags were claimed. I appreciated his thoroughness.
Sleeping car check in occurred about 8 pm iirc. They take dining car reservations for lunch and dinner of the next day.
Boarding occurred by car number. This was well organized. Boarding started about 9:30. We departed on time.
Not sure what you mean about "...available to make at tangents..."? I am taking the Canadian out of Toronto next month, will be arriving from Montreal around 3 pm and will want to have my bags held, then taken out to my accomodation (like they do at Vancouver). Since you've done it and know the drill, what or where is "at tangents". Only been to Toronto Union Station a couple of times and not all that familiar with it.Around. 6:45-7 pm red caps are available to make at tangents to put luggage on the train.
Probably down if discounting the product at peak time means anything. They've been running 50% off sales like crazy this summer. I'm signed up for Via Preference and get all the emails.How's the ridership? Is it going up or down?
This could turn into the final nail in the coffin for VIA. The Canadian is pretty much what all Canadian LD trains are centered around, at least with PR.Probably down if discounting the product at peak time means anything. They've been running 50% off sales like crazy this summer. I'm signed up for Via Preference and get all the emails.How's the ridership? Is it going up or down?
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