TAKING THE TRAIN IN CANADA - All Aboard: The Complete North American Train Travel Guide - page 235

Coaches

The layout is standard for most rail coaches: rows of two seats on
each side of a center aisle. There are seats for 62 passengers plus
room for a wheelchair. Chairs recline and include leg rests. VIA
provides both a pillow and a blanket for all coach passengers.
There is a lavatory at each end of the car. There's space overhead
for one or two small-to-medium-size bags, so plan to check any-
thing more than that. Better yet, leave all that extra stuff at home.

Skyline Cafes
These cars serve coach passengers and include a food service area
where a variety of sandwiches, hot meals, and drinks are avail-
able. Food may be taken back to your seat, or you can eat in a
large lounge area with tables and chairs. There is a panoramic
dome with 24 seats on the upper level. These cars are also avail-
able for sleeping-car passengers looking for a snack or a beverage
when the dining car is closed.

Drawing Room
Salon-lits (A)

Bedrooms / Chambres
(BCD)

Bullet lounge
Salon en rotonde

A

Mural Lounge / Salon à murale

B C D

Bar

vIA Rail's stainless-steel fleet includes several of the classic bullet-shaped observation
cars, each named f o r one of Canada's national pa rks. These beauties feature two
passenger lounge area s and s e veral deluxe is leeping compartments. Best of all, there is a
glass-enclosed viewing dome on the upper level.

Sleepers
There are two lavatories and a shower in each of these stainless-
steel sleeping cars. There are three different types of accommoda-
tions, but all provide a call button, a reading light, and controls
for heat and air conditioning in the roomettes and bedrooms.
Sections are two facing seats that convert into a lower berth at
night; an upper berth folds down from the wall above the win-