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very wide here. In the wee hours after a stop at Mont-Joli, the train
turns south, swings east at Matapédia, and heads along the south-
ern shore of the Gaspé Peninsula. That big body of water you'll see
off to the right when you wake up will be Chaleur Bay. ( Chaleur
means “warm” in French—a more accurate translation would be
“not quite freezing.”) At any rate, by the time you get to Chandler
around midmorning, Chaleur Bay has broadened and become the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence. This area is heavily forested, has many
lakes and rivers, and is very popular for hiking, camping, hunting,
and fishing. Just in time for lunch, the train reaches the centuries-
old town of Gaspé. There are several wilderness parks in the area
that offer tours. This is a great place to hole up and write a novel.
Western Trains
Winnipeg-Churchill
Stops:
Winnipeg, Dauphin, The Pas,
Wekusko, Wabowden, Thompson,
Gillam, Churchill
Frequency:
Departs from Winnipeg Sunday,
Tuesday; departs from Churchill
Thursday, Saturday
Distance:
1,063 miles
Duration:
43 hours
Equipment:
Stainless-steel coaches, sleepers,
dining car
Winnipeg, this train's southern terminus, is the biggest city in
Manitoba with almost 700,000 people. At the far end of the
train's route and the opposite end of the population spectrum
is Churchill, a community of less than a thousand souls. It's
located on the shores of Hudson Bay and just 600 or so air miles
below the Arctic Circle. Between Winnipeg and Churchill, the
train passes from prairie into dense forests and finally into tun-
dra before reaching Hudson Bay. Along the way, it makes 26
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