We had a reasonable sleep on the bunk beds and woke up to discover that we had gone back a time zone. There were patches of time when the train was stationary and them we would lurch off again.
The scenery seemed similar. Still lots of water and many lakes.
There are a couple of cars on the train where you can stretch out and play games or read.
Or you can sit in the tiny cabin and read and doze.
You can see the rugged rocks the trees try to grow through. This is called the Canadian Shield.
We stopped for a 15minute walk along the train at Sioux Lookout.
This huge tanker was refueling the two Diesel engines.
All of a sudden the scenery changed and we were in the prairie with stretches of farm land.
In Winnipeg we took a walking tour as we were there for 2 hours. Our guide told us much of the history of the town starting with the railway station. It is an impressive building designed by the architect who designed Grand Central Station NY.
It was very empty and only a few passenger trains now pass through each day. Apparently the station was the junction of 3 train lines and many of the early immigrants came through the station on their way into Canada.
The original fort was demolished to make way for a straighter road. Only a few walls remain but the community created an amazing light display which shows some of the history of the site.
We walked down to the river bank called The Forks because two rivers meet there. The tour guide told us that the indigenous peoples had a very effective trading system along the rivers and that the French and the British tapped into it when they arrived.
There is a recently erected monument to the indigenous women lost to family violence.
This bridge connect Winnipeg with the French township on the other side of the river.
This is Canada’s Human Rights Museum. Unfortunately it was closed.
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