The Canadian Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
transcontinental passenger train in Canada
About The Canadian
This train is very slow and can be quite late (sometimes by as much as 12 hours) or early (up to 2 hours). VIA Rail Canada does not own the tracks, which are owned by freight rail companies, and the train often has to wait for freight trains to clear the tracks, which creates unusual unpredictability for a passenger rail service. While recent schedule changes have improved the trains' reliability significantly, VIA Rail Canada still does not recommend you make same day connections, though it will rebook you for free if you are connecting to another VIA Rail Canada train on the same ticket. Overall, due to decades of service cuts and other political neglect, there are faster and more predictable ways to travel across Canada. The Canadian is the longest scheduled passenger train outside Eura
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