Long, slow and unpredictable: despite his reputation, several people take the Canadian to move for work. Only imperatives: having time, being flexible and providing.
The head turned towards the window, the landscape scrolls before the eyes of Weasley Bone. Prairie, conifers, mountains … The Manitobain knows him well since it is the fifth time that he has taken the train that links Toronto to Vancouver to go to work in British Columbia. Each time the sights just as much: The landscape is simply wild and stretches endlessly! There is always something new to see
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Originally from Clear Lake, west of Manitoba, Weasley Bone will go down from the train to Kamloops. From there, he will go to Lumby before joining a more distant tourist complex whose interview he will take care of for several months. In total, it will take about two days of travel to reach its destination.
More relaxing and less dangerous than the road
If Weasley Bone prefers to take the train to go to work, it is above all because it is much more relaxing and peaceful
What to drive.
I made the journey five times driving and it’s hard, especially when you arrive in British Columbia and there are more traffic and more trucks that go fast
he develops.
When I was on the road, I told myself that it had to be more safe by train.
Comfortably installed in economy class, man, in the fifties, believes that this trip to him give the chance to [se] Resources
And make a transition between his occupations in Clear Lake and his seasonal job.
Mounted on the train in Winnipeg, Weasley Bone travels in the Canadian between Toronto and Vancouver to go to work, British Columbia.
Photo : Radio-Canada / Thibault Jourdan
It’s mainly good for my morale
he said. And for his return to Manitoba, he will do the same and resume the train, but it will not be for several months.
The need to be providing
A little further in the Plus car class, Joanne Harris, quietly sitting at her seat, reads her second book in two days. She too is very different from the majority of passengers who are in the Canadian: she is not a tourist either, she takes the train as part of her work to go to a conference in Saskatoon.
His trip started almost four days ago already. Originally from Newfoundland and Labrador, the one working for the Memorial University in Saint-Jean flew to leave the island, then spent two days in Toronto before being able to embark on the train.
I like the train because it is not as stressful as airports. Everything in airports is invasive, crushing. It is an absurd liminal space where, in a way, all the rules of human life are erased and everything is precipitated
she develops.
In the train, the transitions are progressive. And it must also be accepted that the pace is much slower. So, on a personal level, it is a question of slowing down and being more relaxed.
Suddenly, an employee of Via Rail appears in the corridor and stops at the height of Joanne Harris to give the latest information he has as for the estimated arrival in the next big city.
Joanne Harris took the Canadian in Toronto to go to a conference in Saskatoon.
Photo : Radio-Canada / Thibault Jourdan
The train is, in fact, almost seven hours late and is still far from Saskatoon, but Joanne Harris does not lose sight of her goal of arriving in time at the conference to which she goes.
To compensate for the delays inherent in this type of trip, the Newfoundland was cautious and has a plan: it plans to stop in Winnipeg and finish by plane. So, even if the train is very late, it is sure to be on time.
It’s the journey that counts, not the destination
she slips with a malicious smile.
Union train: Canada without stopping
This article is part of a summer series during which Radio-Canada takes you across the train country. She takes the time to explore her role in national identity in Canada and the magnificent landscapes that take shape from Toronto to Vancouver.
