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Thinking about going on the Canadian this winter. Have no clue their weather related problems! Anyone know?
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Its headline news in Canada when the trains cant run! Theyve been running for over 100 years thru bitter cold, snow, ice and thousands of miles of nothing but miles! VIA does a much better job with the Canadian than we do with our Trains in the Winter! :excl: I know it's only three days a week, but still they are using equipment built in the 40s and 50s, the engines are comprable, and our stuff from the 70s and 80s seems to not make the grade when it gets below freezing and snow and ice show up!Thinking about going on the Canadian this winter. Have no clue their weather related problems! Anyone know?
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SOLD!!! :lol:Its headline news in Canada when the trains cant run! Theyve been running for over 100 years thru bitter cold, snow, ice and thousands of miles of nothing but miles! VIA does a much better job with the Canadian than we do with our Trains in the Winter! :excl: I know it's only three days a week, but still they are using equipment built in the 40s and 50s, the engines are comprable, and our stuff from the 70s and 80s seems to not make the grade when it gets below freezing and snow and ice show up!Thinking about going on the Canadian this winter. Have no clue their weather related problems! Anyone know?
Thanx
My Canadian friends and relatives tell me that winter is actually the best time to ride the Canadian, no crowds, bargain prices and Beautiful Snowscapes outside your dome window as you roll down the tracks all warm and snug drinking something soothing after a great meal! Doesnt get much better than that!
Having ridden the Canadian both in the summer and winter, I wholeheartedly agree with your Canadian relatives. I enjoyed the ride much more in the winter than in the summer. For one thing there were no old cranky tourists from south of the border around in the winter. It was just too cold for them.My Canadian friends and relatives tell me that winter is actually the best time to ride the Canadian, no crowds, bargain prices and Beautiful Snowscapes outside your dome window as you roll down the tracks all warm and snug drinking something soothing after a great meal! Doesnt get much better than that!
The Ocean for example (but it would apply to the Canadian too)Just watch the weather. The car host told me that on some trips it is so cold they won't let passengers off the train at certain stops........
Bah! Humbug. I'll just have to buy a thicker coat then! h34r:I enjoyed the ride much more in the winter than in the summer. For one thing there were no old cranky tourists from south of the border around in the winter. It was just too cold for them.
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