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I'm not aware of any bus linkage for the Mountaineer, in Canada, but I may be mistaken. A few years ago, on a RM trip back to Vancouver from Banff, there was a CPR train that derailed somewhere east of Vancouver. They had to bus us back to Vancouver. They do have a bus shuttle from your...

The Rocky Mountaineer isn't cheap, but I think the experience is worth it especially if you compare the journey with other outings, such as overnight on Amtrak and the cost of various ocean liner cruises. A few year ago I took a paddle wheel boat, on a 6 day cruise, from Clarkston, WA to...

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Can anyone tell me how to find VIA train schedules, after going to the VIA website? I can't believe it's so difficult. I am trying to get a schedule for the Canadian, Toronto to Vancouver. Also I would like to know if the Canadian runs twice a week or three times a week. Thanks.

Interesting photos. Also, my condolences for the loss of your father. You mentioned Jefferson Bus lines. A number of years ago, there was a proposal for a Jefferson bus connection between Grand Forks, ND (or was it Fargo?) and Winnipeg, for a link between the Empire Builder and the Canadian...

I'm wondering if all Amtrak LD trains will bring food to your sleeper. I will be in a roomette or bedroom, this summer, on both the Coast Starlight and Empire Builder. Also, I would like to give a little "extra" tip, to the attendant, for such room service. What amount would be appropriate...

Interesting report. Sorry your shower was with lukewarm water and dirty. I.m glad the food was okay. It would be nice if all the Metropolitan Lounges, in Amtrak stations, would have fresh, hot sandwiches and a large selection of beverages. I think the best time for Chicago to Seattle, on the...

Surfing around the net, a while back, I can across this interesting article, proposed by Alberta Regional Rail: https://is.gd/RyzQga I don't know what the chances are for such a network to ever come about. The Calgary to Lethbridge to Medicine Hat linkage is interesting. I wonder if that was...

I hope there will still be a possibility of a Calgary to Edmonton passenger train. I believe there has been a question of whether it would garner enough passengers to make the train a reasonable endeavor. I would be happy with a conventional train, not high speed. I once considered the VIA...

Alberta says it's not quite ready to approve funding for the project. Half of the proposed cost of the project (1.5 billion) would be covered by the Canada Infrastructure bank. The development concern (and contributor) would be Liricon Capital. Liricon owns a ski resort north of Banff and has a...

I hope the possibility of a Banff to Calgary passenger train will eventually become a reality: https://is.gd/TYno1l Any chance the VIA Canadian could split at Kamloops....one leg to Edmonton and the other to Calgary?

Is there anyway to get an Amtrak train to Nashville? Could it connect with the City of New Orleans at Memphis? I don't think the Nashville to Atlanta proposal will ever happen.

************************************************************ Keep in mind that the westbound Builder now arrives at East Glacier at around 7:50 PM. I would like to see a much earlier arrival for the EB. https://is.gd/7MRBnV Here is info on the shuttle service within Glacier Park. On the east...

I would like to see any sort of passenger train, during daylight hours, from the Bay Area north. A second train, leaving LA late at night, would provide a daylight trip from the Bay Area and further north. I like Septa 9739's suggestion about leaving LA at midnight, but maybe it would also work...

Here are some railroad logo patches available from Schrader: You can iron them on or, I assume, you can also sew them on. https://is.gd/6g4NEj They don't offer patches for a specific Amtrak long distance train, just an Amtrak patch. I like the idea of a patch for the different Amtrak trains...

I have One of these days, I'm thinking of a trip, on the Coast Starlight, up to Klamath Falls, Then taking a POINT bus over to Medford and Ashland. Has anyone ever taken a POINT bus? On the return trip, Ashland-Medford-Klamath, the the POINT bus arrives at Klamath 2.5 hrs before the...

I like the idea of overlapping corridor trains with long distance trains. Especially if some of the corridor or regional trains could have their schedules changed or expanded to facilitate transfers. Although I wouldn't expect it to ever happen, what if the Cascades could go from Eugene to...

I would love to see 2 trains per day, in each direction, on a long distance Amtrak route. If double frequency was to come about, there would obviously be concerns over cost, farebox recovery, and potential ridership. You would have to juggle between desired times of departure and arrival at...

https://is.gd/6njN1Q In one year, 3-4 years ago, trains killed 8 bears in or around Glacier Park. Three were killed by freight trains and five by Amtrak.

"The plan requests that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issue a special permit that allows 18 bears to be killed, without penalty to BNSF, on about 200 miles of train tracks that run along the southern border of Glacier, over the next seven years". *******************************************...