I have had some truly memorable times in one of those LePubs. Both alcohol and women were involved.
Yes. Amtrak advertised that connection though did not always provide a timetable for it.
Yes, at the TH&B Station downtown. Now the nicely restored and busy GO Centre.
Penn Central did...although you might have to go to Buffalo to get a copy of the single sheet printing. They also included it in their “East/West” TT, while that lasted.
Unfortunately I was accompanied by small children at the times I travelled, so never made it to the bar. We were in a standard Amtrak 10-6 sleeper every time. I do recall a through sleeper, but it either didn't work for us or wasn't offered at the time. One notable memory on a northbound Montrealer connecting from Florida, was a wonderful woman who was the "onboard chief" (if I recall the correct title of the day). She took my young daughter on a tour of the entire train (making dad jealous) and they returned with snacks from the café car. My daughter talked about it for years afterwards.
Nice shot. I have a print of the Larry Fisher painting of the reverse angle of Hamilton station in the 50's hanging in my home. As a child my first "long-distance" train ride was from Toronto to Hamilton and back. Lots of memories associated with that station. Now it and points even further away are commuter runs.On Amtrak Day, May 1, 1971 there was still a Buffalo-Toronto service... jointly operated by Penn Central**, TH&B, CP Rail. (**Yes, Penn Central was still in the intercity passenger business besides commuter trains) It used CP RDC ‘Dayliner’ equipment. After VIA took over from CP Rail and Conrail from Penn Central….it was then a jointly operated Conrail-VIA train and lasted until the Maple Leaf was inaugurated in '81.
Was White Rock actually a passenger stop or simply the Customs location? Same for Blaine, WA?
The same guy proposed a Boston to Montreal overnight train 4 years ago.
Heh heh, maybe he is just in the relatively inexpensive business of proposing and getting press exposure.
Below is a copy of the Montrealer Diner menu.
Absolutely, and we were joined by passengers from the Aruba flight, which also supposedly had pre-clearance. We (and they) thought everyone had completed the formalities before boarding the plane, but should have realized when customs forms were handed out shortly before arrival in ORD. The subject was covered on the Flyertalk website frequently back then, but pre-dates the AA merger with US Air which makes references difficult to find. This was also during a rough period in the relationship between AA and Aer Lingus, which meant no lounge access in DUB.
