This week, Bill does something he has not done before and takes a pleasurable train ride across a part of northeastern Ontario
Let someone else do the driving, sit back and discover how much water there really is in northern Ontario.You can’t escape it, there is that distinctive rhythmic clacking of the wheels on the tracks. This creates a soothing backdrop as the landscape blurs past the windows. There is a gentle sway like when you were once in a parent’s arms.The constant gentle rocking motion lulls passengers into a meditative state as they watch the Canadian Shield roll by.
The train provides the 301 mile service, to many remote locations only accessible by rail on the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline in Northern Ontario. “You’re going on an exciting trip on heritage equipment. There are a few neat things about the route you’re taking. For starters, it’s the only remaining VIA train entirely on CP tracks and a portion of the old route of trans continental trip called The Canadian.
The riders Boarding is at the 1907, Elgin St. Sudbury train station. It has those historic high back oak seats in the waiting area, a retro drinking fountain, and there is a ticket agent. Torontonians Patrick Winter and Rober Fisher exited the train with their canoe at Sinker Creek, an Ontario Parks’ Spanish River access point.
A retired community health nurse, Teresa Taillefer who has lived in a number of northern Ontario communities and has now retired to a property near Mattawa. She has always been an artist and took the train, with her husband and friends, for some inspiration. “There were proud fishers returning from a trip with their catch. There were paddlers heading out on the Spanish River in clean gear and a returning paddler with a big grin and a sun-baked face.
Robin knows the regular patrons en route and one stop is for a wheel-chair bound person, getting on in Cartier and off at a wilderness camp flag stop. Remember getting on and off the train has steep enough steps and the chair has to be recovered from the baggage car. It is a careful process to watch. It was more than customer service.
Then there was that poignant moment with Karlos in Chapleau . It is an emotional moment by someone who cares for another - who has challenges – the train being the highlight of his day. Robin cares. Importance Angelo Bazzoni is the former long-standing Mayor of White River, the recipient of a 25-year Long-standing Service Award from the Province of Ontario, a driving force behind the Winnie the Pooh attraction. As a businessperson the query was about the importance of the train to the community.
It is though the sheer quantity of water that takes you aback. The countless creeks and rivers, the small lakes and larger water bodies and the diverse nature of the wetlands. As it passes by it often shimmers, and presents a spectrum of colour phases as it passes by. You may close your eyes for a moment, but the next view has something to do with water.
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