Canadian via Rail
Noted for its all-year-round beauty, the summer calendar months are a particularly good time to take a holiday in Canada. Temperatures during this time are normally moderate to warm throughout the country with the west prairies hitting as high as 30C. Rail journeys in Canada are the best way to make the most out of your holiday. It doesn’t matter if you are backpacking, snowboarding or just want to relax, traveling by rail is the best.
VIA Rail Canada extends nineteen individual routes, crossing Victoria, British Columbia in the west, to Halifax, Nova Scotia in the east, all the way to Churchill, Manitoba in the north. VIA Rail covers 450 destinations across Canada. Wherever you are headed, chances are good that VIA Rail can bring you there. While one may well be too delighted by the rail experience to be overly concerned with timetables, VIA Rail provides relatively speedy travel. The Toronto-Vancouver route, for example, offers station-to-station trips in four days.
Journeying by train is a Canadian holiday in itself. With ample room in their observation carriages, one can spend an entire day soaking up the scenery far off the beaten track of the highway. As for meals, food service is provided in the snack car or at your seat on short journeys. For longer journeys, VIA Rail features deluxe dining in its fabulous dining cars. Three full meals are offered here, including a wine list. Lastly, VIA rail offers three classes of travel, including economy class, business class, and a special sleeper class.
If you are in Canada for work, traveling by rail gives you the ability to work while you travel. On virtually all routes, VIA Rail offers wireless access for those wishing?or needing?to take a working vacation. Likewise, with internet access offered aboard its Panorama lounges, one can send an email or even mail photos to loved ones while en route.
Canada holidays will most definitely be a memorable one. VIA Rail also provides safety, comfort and convenience. Rail journeys allow the traveler to relax and enjoy the endless array of natural surroundings, as well as arriving refreshed at their eventual destination. Rail journeys are a popular cost saving alternative when the cost of driving and lodging are factored in.
