Trans-Canada Rail Guide : Includes City Guides to Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver Book

	Introduction
Part 1	Planning Your Trip
	Routes and costs
	Route options	11
	Breaking your journey	12
	Costs	12
	Rail tickets, passes and fares	13
	When to go	17
	Making a booking
	With a tour or on your own?	18
	VIA Rail sales agents	18
	Making a booking in Britain	18
	In Continental Europe	20
	In Canada	22
	In the USA	22
	In Australasia	23
	In South Africa	23
	In Asia	23
	Visas and medical insurance
	Visas	24
	Medical insurance	24
	What to take
	Clothes	25
	Medical supplies	25
	Money	25
	Background reading	25
Part 2	Canada
	Facts about the country
	Geographical background (climate, transport and communications, flora and fauna)	28
	Historical outline	31
	The Quebec issue	35
	Economy	36
	The people	36
	Government	38
	Education and social welfare	38
	Religion	39
	Practical information for the visitor
	Documents	39
	Arriving in Canada	39
	Hotels	40
	Local transport	41
	Electricity	42
	Time	42
	Money	42
	Post and telecommunications	43
	Newspapers	44
	Holidays	45
	Festivals	45
	Food	46
	Drink	46
	What to do in the evening	46
	Shopping	47
	Taxes	48
	Crime	48
Part 3	Trans-Canada Railway
	Building the first trans-Canada railway
	Canada before the railway	49
	The Pacific scandal	51
	The railway under the Liberals	52
	Over to the CPR	52
	Dangers and difficulties	54
	On the verge of bankruptcy	55
	Completion of the railway	57
	Early railway service	57
	Into the 20th century: CNR and VIA Rail
	Two more transcontinental lines	58
	The CNR takes over	60
	The lines today
	The Canadian	62
	The Ocean	65
	The Corridor	66
	The Skeena	66
	The Rocky Mountaineer	67
	The Hudson Bay	67
Part 4	City Guides and Plans
	Halifax
	History	69
	Arriving in Halifax	70
	Getting around	71
	Orientation	71
	Services	71
	Where to stay	72
	Map	73
	Where to eat	75
	Nighlife	76
	What to see	76
	Moving on	80
	Quebec City
	History	81
	Arriving in Quebec City	82
	Getting around	83
	Orientation	83
	Services	83
	Where to stay	84
	Map	85
	Where to eat	87
	Nightlife	88
	What to see	88
	Festivals	91
	Moving on	91
	Montreal
	History	92
	Arriving in Montreal	94
	Getting around	94
	Orientation	94
	Map	95
	Services	96
	Where to stay	97
	Where to eat	99
	Nightlife	101
	What to see	101
	Map	102
	Festivals	106
	Moving on	106
	Toronto
	History	107
	Arriving in Toronto	108
	Getting around	109
	Orientation	109
	Services	109
	Where to stay	111
	Where to eat	112
	Map	113
	Nightlife	114
	What to see	115
	Festivals	120
	Moving on	120
	Winnipeg
	History	122
	Getting around	123
	Orientation	124
	Services	124
	Map	125
	Where to stay	126
	Where to eat	127
	Nightlife	128
	What to see	129
	Festivals	131
	Moving on	131
	Edmonton
	History	132
	Getting around	133
	Orientation	133
	Services	133
	Where to stay	134
	Where to eat	135
	Nightlife	136
	What to see	136
	Map	137
	Festivals	139
	Moving on	139
	Calgary
	History	140
	Arriving in Calgary	141
	Getting around	141
	Orientation	142
	Services	142
	Map	143
	Where to stay	144
	Where to eat	145
	What to see	146
	Festivals	148
	Moving on	148
	Vancouver
	History	149
	Arriving in Vancouver	150
	Getting around	151
	Orientation	151
	Services	151
	Where to stay	152
	Where to eat	154
	Map	155
	Nightlife	156
	What to see	157
	Festivals	161
	Moving on	161
Part 5	Route Guides and Maps
	Using this guide
	Railway subdivisions, mile markers, signal masts, station names, stops, time zones	163
	The Ocean: Halifax to Montreal
	Halifax	165
	Charny (for Quebec City)	170
	Montreal	172
	The Corridor route: Montreal to Toronto
	Montreal	173
	Toronto	176
	The Canadian: Toronto to Vancouver
	Toronto	177
	Winnipeg	182
	Saskatoon	184
	Edmonton	187
	Jasper	189
	Kamloops	192
	(see Rocky Mountaineer below for continuation of route)
	The Skeena: Jasper to Prince Rupert
	Jasper	193
	Prince George	195
	Prince Rupert	199
	The Rocky Mountaineer: Calgary to Vancouver
	Calgary	201
	Banff	202
	Kamloops	205
	Vancouver	207
	The Hudson Bay: Winnipeg to Churchill
	Winnipeg	208
	Churchill	214
	Appendices
A	Timetables	216
B	French words and phrases	223
C	Bibliography	226
	Index