Our ticket price included meals and these were really good. They seemed to be mostly prepared on board and the menu changed every day. Meals were served in a well appointed dining car on real china and glassware with a fresh flower on each table. Dining staff were efficient, courteous, and friendly. In addition there were snacks, coffee, tea, juice, water and fresh fruit available at all times in the lounge car. The only thing we had to pay for was any beer or wine we wanted. Headed west across the Laurentian Plateau. Boreal forest, also known as taiga, on either hand. Beautiful landscape with hundreds of lakes and rocky, wooded hills covered with birch trees, various conifers, and lichens. To our disappointment, though, no wildlife. We soon found out that the Canadian had the lowest priority on the line. We pulled into a siding and waited for every east-bound freight. By the time we reached Winnipeg, Manitoba, the next morning we were four hours behind schedule.
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