freebrickproductions wrote:When I went up to Alaska years ago, I got to ride on that railroad.
That sounds fun! I really want to go to Alaska for this railroad and for the Alaska Railroad as well. I'd really like to get the crossings on the abandon part of the White Pass and Yukon Route and the little Streetcar line in Whitehorse.
We went all the way up into Canada along the line (where I got to see actual snow for the first time in years), but they wouldn't allow us to get off of the train for obvious reasons. I then got to go back into Canada later when the cruise we were on ended in Vancouver. My family stayed there for a few days and got to explore the city. I don't remember much from it, but I do know we went to a few places around there, such as an island on the US/Canadian Border, of which we rode a ferry over to. I also do remember in the Chinatown there that they have (or at least had) the traffic lights painted red.
freebrickproductions wrote:When I went up to Alaska years ago, I got to ride on that railroad.
That sounds fun! I really want to go to Alaska for this railroad and for the Alaska Railroad as well. I'd really like to get the crossings on the abandon part of the White Pass and Yukon Route and the little Streetcar line in Whitehorse.
We went all the way up into Canada along the line (where I got to see actual snow for the first time in years), but they wouldn't allow us to get off of the train for obvious reasons.
Huh, so you don't need a passport to cross the border as long you don't get off the train?! That is interesting, I wonder what it is like with Amtrak. How long was the train stopped in Canada?
freebrickproductions wrote:When I went up to Alaska years ago, I got to ride on that railroad.
That sounds fun! I really want to go to Alaska for this railroad and for the Alaska Railroad as well. I'd really like to get the crossings on the abandon part of the White Pass and Yukon Route and the little Streetcar line in Whitehorse.
We went all the way up into Canada along the line (where I got to see actual snow for the first time in years), but they wouldn't allow us to get off of the train for obvious reasons.
Huh, so you don't need a passport to cross the border as long you don't get off the train?! That is interesting, I wonder what it is like with Amtrak. How long was the train stopped in Canada?
It's probably treated the same way planes to/from US airports bound for/from Alaska are treated, which is that you don't have to get your passport checked when you cross the border since you won't be getting off in Canada, it seems. I know on my flight up to Alaska that we didn't have to stop before entering Canadian (and re-entering American) Airspace to have our passports checked and obtain a visa, but we did when we were going into Canada from the cruise ship. We were in Canada for only a few minutes anyways as they got the engines to the other side of the train.
ToledoRailfan wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
I also do remember in the Chinatown there that they have (or at least had) the traffic lights painted red.
Yep, that's what I remember! Shame the red signals are getting replaced, it appears. Also, IIRC, "The World's Smallest Office Building" (or something like that) is located somewhere around there.
freebrickproductions wrote:When I went up to Alaska years ago, I got to ride on that railroad.
That sounds fun! I really want to go to Alaska for this railroad and for the Alaska Railroad as well. I'd really like to get the crossings on the abandon part of the White Pass and Yukon Route and the little Streetcar line in Whitehorse.
We went all the way up into Canada along the line (where I got to see actual snow for the first time in years), but they wouldn't allow us to get off of the train for obvious reasons.
Huh, so you don't need a passport to cross the border as long you don't get off the train?! That is interesting, I wonder what it is like with Amtrak. How long was the train stopped in Canada?
It's probably treated the same way planes to/from US airports bound for/from Alaska are treated, which is that you don't have to get your passport checked when you cross the border since you won't be getting off in Canada, it seems. I know on my flight up to Alaska that we didn't have to stop before entering Canadian (and re-entering American) Airspace to have our passports checked and obtain a visa, but we did when we were going into Canada from the cruise ship. We were in Canada for only a few minutes anyways as they got the engines to the other side of the train.
You took the cruise ship to Vancouver? I assume this was before Americans had visa free access to Canada?
freebrickproductions wrote:When I went up to Alaska years ago, I got to ride on that railroad.
That sounds fun! I really want to go to Alaska for this railroad and for the Alaska Railroad as well. I'd really like to get the crossings on the abandon part of the White Pass and Yukon Route and the little Streetcar line in Whitehorse.
We went all the way up into Canada along the line (where I got to see actual snow for the first time in years), but they wouldn't allow us to get off of the train for obvious reasons.
Huh, so you don't need a passport to cross the border as long you don't get off the train?! That is interesting, I wonder what it is like with Amtrak. How long was the train stopped in Canada?
It's probably treated the same way planes to/from US airports bound for/from Alaska are treated, which is that you don't have to get your passport checked when you cross the border since you won't be getting off in Canada, it seems. I know on my flight up to Alaska that we didn't have to stop before entering Canadian (and re-entering American) Airspace to have our passports checked and obtain a visa, but we did when we were going into Canada from the cruise ship. We were in Canada for only a few minutes anyways as they got the engines to the other side of the train.
You took the cruise ship to Vancouver? I assume this was before Americans had visa free access to Canada?
I have no clue. I was rather young at the time, but all that I remember is that it took us a while to get off of the boat, so possibly.
I wonder why though, unless Canada wants to phase out their pedestrian signal symbols in favor of the ones used in America.
Probably cheaper for both parties. It's cheaper for the manufacturers to make one LED model for 16 in pedestrian signals, which in turn would help drive down the cost per unit of the peds for the municipalities, I believe.
I really want to go to Alaska for this railroad and for the Alaska Railroad as well. I'd really like to get the crossings on the abandon part of the White Pass and Yukon Route and the little Streetcar line in Whitehorse.
I then got to go back into Canada later when the cruise we were on ended in Vancouver. My family stayed there for a few days and got to explore the city. I don't remember much from it, but I do know we went to a few places around there, such as an island on the US/Canadian Border, of which we rode a ferry over to. I also do remember in the Chinatown there that they have (or at least had) the traffic lights painted red.
