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Total duration: 4 days 1 hour

Available:Every day

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9:45 ET

8:00 PT

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Custom schedule: [] - [ - Wednesday April 8

Train #1 - Wednesday, Sunday

4 days 1 hour (4466 km)

	START

Toronto, ON	9:45 ^(ET) Apr. 08	Shuttle service runs between the station and the airport.


Washago	12:25	Stops on request.


Parry Sound	14:27	Stops on request.


Sudbury Jct	16:57	Sudbury, ON 10 Km from Sudbury Jct., ON (no shuttle service) Stops on request.


Capreol	17:22 17:52	30 minutes stop Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Laforest	18:48


McKee's Camp	19:01	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Felix	19:21	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Ruel	19:28	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Westree	19:45	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Gogama	20:18	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Foleyet	22:44	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Elsas	23:38	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Oba	1:38	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Hornepayne	2:29 3:09	40 minutes stop


Hillsport	4:05	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Caramat	4:55	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Longlac	5:34	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Nakina	6:13	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Auden	7:19	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Ferland	7:56	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Mud River	8:05	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Armstrong	9:17	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Collins	9:47	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Allanwater Bridge	9:26 ^(CT)	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Flindt Landing	9:42	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Savant Lake	9:59	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Sioux Lookout	11:25 11:55	30 minutes stop


Richan	13:05	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Red Lake Road	13:41	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Canyon	14:10	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Farlane	14:47	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Redditt	15:23	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Minaki	15:44	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Ottermere	16:01	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Malachi	16:07	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Copelands Landing	16:09	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Rice Lake	16:12	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Winnitoba	16:26	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Ophir	16:31	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Brereton Lake	16:49	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Elma	17:10	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Winnipeg	19:30 21:30	2 hours stop


Portage la Prairie	23:04	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice. Conditional stop


Rivers	1:31	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice. Conditional stop


Melville	4:54 5:04 ^(MT)	10 minutes stop


Watrous	7:54	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice. Conditional stop


Saskatoon	9:50 10:50	1 hour stop


Biggar	12:29 12:39	10 minutes stop


Unity	13:44	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice. Conditional stop


Wainwright	16:33	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice. Conditional stop


Viking	17:26	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice. Conditional stop


Edmonton	20:50 0:01	3 hours 11 minutes stop


Evansburg	1:29	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Edson	2:52	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Hinton	3:58	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Jasper	6:30 9:30	3 hours stop


Valemount	10:50 ^(PT)	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Blue River	13:36	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Clearwater	15:45	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Kamloops North	18:28 19:03	35 minutes stop


Ashcroft	20:49	Stops on request with 48-hour advance notice.


Vancouver, BC	8:00 ^(PT)

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TIMEZONES

NT: Newfoundland Time
AT: Atlantic Time
ET: Eastern Time
CT: Central Time
MT: Mountain Time
PT: Pacific Time

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EDMONTON

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Economy / Plus	Business / Plus	Sleeper / Plus
1 personal item Max. 11,5 kg (25 lb) Max. 43 x 15 x 33 cm (17 x 6 x 13 in) + 1 large item Max. 23 kg (50 lb) Max. 158 linear cm (62 linear in) OR 2 small items Max. 11,5 kg (25 lb) each Max. 54,5 x 39,5 x 23 cm (21,5 x 15,5 x 9 in) each	1 personal item Max. 11,5 kg (25 lb) Max. 43 x 15 x 33 cm (17 x 6 x 13 in) + 2 large items Max. 23 kg (50 lb) each Max. 158 linear cm (62 linear in) each	1 personal item per person Max. 11,5 kg (25 lb) Max. 43 x 15 x 33 cm (17 x 6 x 13 in) + 2 small items per cabin Max. 11,5 kg (25 lb) each Max. 54,5 x 39,5 x 23 cm (21,5 x 15,5 x 9 in) each

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