[Magdalen] Where to go?

[Roger Stokes]

Time and money are limited!  I have travelled The Canadian the other 
way, starting at Vancouver, but I think starting at Toronto is better.  
The bit across Ontario is uninspiring apart from the observation at the 
last stop to replenish water on the train.  "If you see the train move, 
don't worry.  If you see it move twice, the next train will be along in 
two days."

I have done mini-listmeets in Boston (Chad), Vancouver and Toronto 
already.  Likewise I have ridden the Laskeshore from Chicago to Boston.

Roger
On 10/12/2014 14:27, Jim Guthrie wrote:
>> How about visiting New England, Canada, Chicago, and the Pacific 
>> Northwest
>> (Oregon, Washington).  Some could be done by train, either Amtrak or
>> Canadian rail.  You would meet up with a number of list sibs that way.
>
> Fly into Boston -- Downeaster to Brunswick, Maine; ride the Maine 
> Eastern to Rockport, rent a car and visit Acadia, Mt Desert Island and 
> head east along the coast  to Campobello. work back across the state 
> on a different route (U.S.  2) through Maine to New Hampshire, visit 
> Mt Washington (ride the Cog Railway) and maybe the Conway Scenic 
> Tourist Railway, head toward Vermont ditch the car in Burlington -- 
> ferry across Lake Champlain to Fort Kent, then Amtrak to Montreal, 
> rent another car and explore Montreal the Gaspe, Quebec City, see the 
> guns pointed toward the U.S. at Kingston, then on to Toronto.
>
> After Toronto -- VIA's "The Canadian" across Canada to Vancouver, 
> Train to Seattle, and then back on the Empire Builder through Chicago 
> -- Lake Shore to Boston and on home.
>
> It should also be noted that the Amtrak train between NY and Montreal 
> is considered one of the ten most scenic rail rides in the world, so 
> is well worth it. Amtrak's California Zephyr from San Francisco to 
> Chicago is considered far more scenic that the Empire Builder route. 
> Unfortunately the Amtrak train between the Pacific Northwest and SF 
> runs mostly at night over a very scenic route, but if you haven’t done 
> it, well worth the extra leg.
>
> I think you could do listmeets (or mini listmeets) in Boston, 
> Kingston, Toronto and Vancouver.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>
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