. A trip to Canada and the far north-west [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. 66 Canada. i M CHAPTER VIII. •ii \\ imi. EFORE setting out on my westward tour I should like the reader to note some facts touching the Canadian - Pacific Transconti- nental train, in which the travelling is to be done. The Canadian continent is at present crossed from Montreal to Port bloody in five days and fourteen hours, and this time will soon be reduced to four days and a half. Good time is kept. The vice-presidoiit, Mr. Van Home, once made a bet that the train, after travelling five days, and going a distan
. A trip to Canada and the far north-west [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. 66 Canada. i M CHAPTER VIII. •ii \\ imi. EFORE setting out on my westward tour I should like the reader to note some facts touching the Canadian - Pacific Transconti- nental train, in which the travelling is to be done. The Canadian continent is at present crossed from Montreal to Port bloody in five days and fourteen hours, and this time will soon be reduced to four days and a half. Good time is kept. The vice-presidoiit, Mr. Van Home, once made a bet that the train, after travelling five days, and going a distance of 2500 miles, would arrive at its destination less than three minutes behind time. He won the bet; for the train steamed into the station only fifteen seconds late, and that without the engine-driver or guards knowing that any wager had been laid. This train makes one of the longest railway journeys in the world (2900 miles), and the tlvrough sleeping-cars attached to it run the entire distance without change, which is a great comfort and convenience to the traveller. Every week-day a train starts from each end of the line, leaving the eastern terminus at Montreal at eight o'clock in the evening, and the western terminus at Port Moody at one o'clock in the afternoon; six trains travelling each way every week. The westward-bound train is called the "Pacific Express," and the eastward-bound the "Atlantic J^; These are at present, I believe, the only passenger trains that run on the main line. The westward or " Pacific Express" is made up of five coaches. At the head is the luggage, mail, and express car, which carries the paraphernalia of the long journey; the next is the colonist car, a third-class. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Elliott, Charles. Lo
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