However it's not cheap so they would have to up costs even more to make it pay I guess. Do it. But self cater as much as you can to cut costs. Pack a blanket and pillows, plus ear plugs and eye shades. Pick departures out of peak season when it's super busy and packed to the gunnels and book ahead to get the lowest fares. And don't rely on timings.

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You can check the progress of the train online so that you don't hang around forever at the station waiting. Alternatively look at doing the Rocky Mountaineer which is super expensive but looks such high quality and is geared at tourists. Via Rail is a service mandated by Government which makes it different. An aditional note. On my return trip a passenger eas ejected for drug usage.

It was handled really well by the staff on board. It was very much a trip of a lifetime for us and many others on the train. The good bits were the luggage staff at Toronto, excellent, the food on the train, good and in most cases the staff who were helpful, cheerful and pleasant. You could view the train as being traditional or a bit old and dated but it was mainly comfortable without being luxurious. The net result of this was that the train was frequently delayed in sidings awaiting the passing of what was normally a VERY long freight train.

The net effect of all this was that very few station stops were either on schedule or for the period of time scheduled, generally much shorter stops, and eventually the train arrived in Vancouver at 3am, approximately 9 hours late. I did contact Via rail who were apologetic but did advise that freight traffic is increasing but works were being undertaken to have a track going in both directions, avoiding the need for these constant stops.

In time this may improve but in the medium term I can only see regular delays. This is a premium priced product not really delivering on it's promise. Sad really as a lot of the scenery was stunning. So this is the second time I used via rail, first trip was from Montreal to Toronto and the return was delayed for more than 4 hours. They were nice enough to give credit, which led to my 2nd trip, that was a disaster, you'd think they'd check the train before it left, we made multiple min stops for maintenance checks. This was another return trip from Quebec city, they have zero regards for passengers time, and need to ensure they ensure proper checks pre travel or get new trains that won't cost us such delays.

Honestly if you want your time wasted, they will not disappoint! This is my last trip with them! Booked into the Canadian in Vancouver. Was in Prestige class, so was led to my room by Kevin. And was shown around the cabin by Marty. Nice, cheerful and friendly chaps. Took good care of me till Winnipeg, where crew changes. The Prestige coaches are new so better amenities. Food was nice and was given special treatment because of travelling in Prestige class and there were probably only 50 odd souls on the whole train.

Amazing scenery all the way to Toronto. Only issue was couldn't view the Rockies in full glory as crossed them in early morning when it was dark till hrs. Did the Ocean, in sleeper, after doing the Canadian. Service was a bit wayward in the restaurant car. Met a rude and lethargic black dude and a white guy, who was sort of living in a parallel world and didn't give a hoot on looking after the guests.

Cabins were showing their age but still were nice. Scenery was good but no comparison with the Canadian. Took train from Montreal to QC for the weekend - There seem to be a lot of complainers here in the reviews but my trip was on time and absolutely comfortable and lovely. I'm a Canadian living in Australia for the past 35 years. We are self-employed and hadn't had a holiday from work for 5 years and feeling really burnt out. It was always on my bucket list to travel across Canada by train. So we booked 12 months in advance and it was to be the highlight of our 6 weeks trip away - sit back, enjoy the scenery and ambience of the trip, read books and have good meals.

Well I wish I had read these reviews beforehand otherwise I wouldn't have bothered booking. The trip was a total disappointment, When we boarded in Toronto, we were told we were very lucky that it was on time and that was at PM! We had a 2-berth cabin which was tiny and cramped. No room for bags and you could not stand There was a toilet in the room and that stopped working half way through the trip so that had to be fixed.

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We asked for the bunks to be kept down so that we could go back to the cabin if we wanted to have a lie down during the day at any time. Otherwise, there were two old club chairs that were dragged out from under the bunks to be our seating. These weren't any different to the rest of the seating in the train. Apparently the train had been refurbished but we couldn't see it.

We couldn't complain about the food, it was nice but did not enjoy having to sit with different people each meal and make light conversation hearing other peoples' life stories over and over in the back ground each day. Luckily we were able to dodge a couple that we definitely did not want to sit with at all! The so-called air conditioning in our room was an old fan and quite noisy to sleep. The dome car provided great views but it was cold as they persisted in having the air conditioning on when it was cloudy, rainy days.

You literally had to wear your coat up there to be able to sit there for any time. Despite complaints, they did not change anything. The staff between Toronto and Winnipeg was great but when there was a changeover in Winnipeg, then the whole customer service went out the door. The freight trains were given preference on the tracks so there were so many stops along the way. This was so frustrating as were really looking forward to seeing Jasper in all it's glory but it was the middle of the night when we stopped there and we were fast asleep.

It was not surprising that we were 13 hours late getting into Vancouver.

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Anderson is due in Sunday. Erie, PA: Calumet arrived at Nanticoke: Algonova is still at anchor. Gott left for Two Harbors. Algoma Enterprise arrived at for Stelco. Algoterra is due in Sunday. She was towed in stern first by the Vermont and passed the tug Thomas R Morrish pushing her dump scow ahead in the Watson Basin.

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The Morrish slowed down and moved over near the Naval Park docks as the cement ship made its way upriver with her tug at center channel. The ship made a real mess of it later on during the afternoon. While she was off loading cargo, the discharge hose that connects to the LaFarge Elevator suffered a blow out and concrete powder began spewing out all over the place in a huge dust cloud.

The hose itself separated in two with a loud bang heard by people passing by and was left dangling over the dock. Enough concrete flew out into the air to cover the Ohio St. No word yet on how long it will take to get going again. She was laid up at Montreal since January She encountered some mechanical problems and had to stop at the lower wall of the St. Lambert Lock. She was still there Saturday night. September 27, The West Neebish Channel, through which downbound traffic normally passes, was temporarily closed to permit dredging to the maximum Seaway depth of 27 feet.

Two-way traffic was instituted in the Middle Neebish Channel until dredging was completed. COYNE wooden schooner, foot, tons, built in , at Detroit, Michigan approaching from a long way off loaded with lumber. The two vessels' skippers were brothers. The two schooners collided about 20 miles off Kenosha, Wisconsin. The H. Repairs were completed there. She struck bottom in Buffalo Harbor September 22, sustaining holes in two double bottom tanks and damage to three others. Her construction had been subcontracted by F. On September , a big storm swept the lower lakes.

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The barge A. All but one of her crew was lost. The cargo of lumber was salvaged but the year-old vessel was left to rot. All on board were saved. The vessel encountered a storm on the lake, developed a list and arrived 11 hours late. Lawrence near Alexandria Bay, N. The West German freighter also made 16 trips inland from to It was under Greek registry when it was abandoned off Sibu, Sarawak, with a fire in the engine room, on this date in The vessel was enroute from Sibu to Kuching, China, and the hull drifted aground as a total loss.

Lawrence between Prescott and Ogdensburg. The vessel had joined McKeil as a regular deck barge in and broke loose in a storm on this date in while working off Blanc Sablon, Q. Refloated, the hull was towed to Hamilton and became one of three former railway barges rebuilt as a floating drydock.