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How this train trip exceeded a boyhood dream

How this train trip exceeded a boyhood dream

A three-day rail ride from Winnipeg to Vancouver turns out to be as much about the characters you meet as the journey.

A seat in the observation dome in one of two Skyline carriages. Via Rail

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In the 1950s, the Cunard cruise line launched what’s been called the travel industry’s greatest slogan – “Getting there is half the fun!”

Well, when it comes to a high-end train trip, getting there is all the fun. The journey, not the destination, is the whole raison d’être.

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Matt Teffer
Matt TefferProduction editorMatt Teffer is a production editor and writer with The Australian Financial Review, and reviews live music for The Sydney Morning Herald. Email Matt at mteffer@afr.com

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