Spirit of Queensland

7 January 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Bon voyage, Hotels Reading Time:  4 minutes

© John Robert McPherson/cc-by-sa-4.0

© John Robert McPherson/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Spirit of Queensland is a Queensland Rail long distance passenger rail service. It is operated by a diesel-powered Tilt Train that runs five times a week on the North Coast line between Brisbane and Cairns, a distance of 1,681 kilometres (1,045 mi). At the start of 2015, it replaced the diesel-hauled train The Sunlander.   read more…

The Canadian

18 November 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Bon voyage, Hotels Reading Time:  8 minutes

Park Car bar and table © Kosboot/cc-by-sa-4.0

Park Car bar and table © Kosboot/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Canadian (French: Le Canadien) is a transcontinental passenger train operated by Via Rail with service between Union Station in Toronto, Ontario, and Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Before 1955, the Canadian was a Canadian Pacific (CP) train connecting the cities of Toronto and Chicago. Transcontinental service was provided on The Dominion.   read more…

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