Recent content by grumbeast

I haven't seen the Article but the Gaspesie would affect the Chaleur but not the Ocean which goes South from Matapedia through New Brunswick and on to Halifax rather than east onto the Gaspe peninsula. The Via rail page doesn't have any travel advisories to that effect, just one about the...

When I've taken the Ocean I didn't share.. that was a few years ago. I'm not sure if the Ocean uses the old Budd cars, but if it does you can get single person rooms where the seat converts into the bed. They are nice and comfy and even I can manage to (just) fit at 6'4" In sleeper plus class...

Try this https://www.canadianrailwayobservations.com/ there's also Branchline https://www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca/index.php/branchline/branchline-backissues these might be of some use to you and you might be able to get some back issues.

Elmsdale, Nova Scotia

In the UK, I've always loved the Welsh Marches line and the Gloucester -> STJ line down the bank of the Severn. Overseas, While the train through the Rockies in Canada is spectacular, I think I prefer the line taken by the 'Ocean' from Halifax to Montreal, especially in northern New Brunswick...