Woche 5: 2016-10-02, end of the band of brothers tour and the Canadian
Unsere gemeinsame Männerreise in Kanada haben wir am Donnerstag in Vancouver abgeschlossen. Ich bin nun mit dem Zug quer durch Kanada unterwegs und habe auch hier oft keinen oder nur lückenhaften Internet Empfang. Ziel ist am 4. Oktober in Toronto anzukommen wo die Reise dann nach New York weiter geht.
The Canadian – cross continental train
After I said goodbye to my brother and Tarni (these guys need to go back at work) in Vancouver, I boarded the cross continent train which brings me to Toronto within 5 days…
From Vancouver (departure on time)
via Kamloops
via Jasper (offload all the Asian tourists)
via Edmonton (load fuel and water, window cleaning)
via Saskatoon
via Winnipeg (load fuel and water, crew change, remove panorama wagon)
via Sioux Lookout
via Sudbury Junction
To Toronto (arrival 7 hours behind schedule)
Some numbers
6000 PS (2x 3000 PS Diesel engines)
4466 Kilometer
300 liter diesel per hour
270 MB data transfer
92 hours on the train (including the 7 hours delay)
82* year’s average age on board (without crew) *estimated
70 years old wagons
29+2 staff on the train (2 engineers)
26 wagons
7 hours delay
5 deer’s seen
4 time zones
4 nights in my cabin 195x120cm
3 eagles seen
2 wine tastings
2 black bears seen
2 passengers under 40
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