Which is better known as the Park Car, since all are named after Canadian national parks.This is what I was calling the Club Car.img__695.jpg
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Even if there is no moon, the lights are turned down (or off completely?) in the dome at night, so with the expected snow on the ground, you will get a good view. I think the bigger problem with winter travel was when the snow was fresh -- a fast moving Canadian would kick up so much snow that views even from the dome were impaired.
Swadian Hardcore
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Well I found this: http://www.brendansadventures.com/photos-taking-via-rail-across-canada/.
Turned down sounds right, they seem to have the little lights along the bases of the seats pointing across the aisle.
Turned down sounds right, they seem to have the little lights along the bases of the seats pointing across the aisle.
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NS VIA Fan
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VIA does have a car I would consider a Club Car, it's the 'Glenfraser' and it was recently used a couple of weeks ago on the Ocean's 110th Anniversary. Here it is (along with some interior shots) departing Halifax on July 4.
I guess it's all in your personal interpretation of 'Club Car'. For a number of years, CN called their first-class day time cars 'Clubs' as did early VIA. Then they became 'VIA-1' and now 'Business Class' cars. VIA is restoring the 2+1 seating arrangement found in the original Clubs to the rebuilt LRC cars.
The photo is of the diner...the Park car has a small bar-lounge below its dome, in addition to the rear 'bullet' lounge.
edit: found some photo's of the "mural lounge" here... http://destinationmike.blogspot.com/2012/03/exclusive-park-car-on-via-rail.html
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lyke99
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Just got back from a circle trip from Minnesota to the west coast, across Canada, then back from Montreal on the U.S. side. Our night on the Lake Shore Limited coming home was punctuated with comments like, "I miss the thick mattress, and the plush bedding, and the chocolate with turn down service, and the Park car." The cost is higher, yes, but you get what you pay for.
William W.
Lead Service Attendant
My attendant on the Silver Star left chocolates in the room 
That kind of waste is why the troops in the Middle East can't get hot meals and we have $9 Hamburgers and Wine served for Free on these Luxury Land Cruises!My attendant on the Silver Star left chocolates in the room
Round up the lynch mob, er Congressional Commitee, hearings are in order!!!!
