Comments by "" (@michaelformaini7053) on "VIA Rail’s BEST Adventure Route - The Skeena" video.

Glad you picked the most scenic and remote VIA Rail Journey "The Skeena". I did part of it in the opposite direction the last few miles from Yellowhead Pass to Jasper on the "Super Continental" back in 1989 and revisited Jasper with my Cranbrook friend in 1995. On that later visit we travelled by road south to Kamloops (the bit I missed in '89 as it was done overnight on the train). I haven't yet been to Prince Rupert, but was fortunate to go from North Vancouver to Prince George on BC Rail's "Caribou Dayliner" which had 1950's Budd Rail Diesel Cars. North of Squamish, that train served remote settlements just like the two guys who got on your train at McBride. Looking forward to Part 2 of this tale next week, although a little sad part of your second day appears to have been flushed down the loo by the air brake episode. Kinda surprised this appears to have been more dramatic than it should have been but I can't really comment until you reveal the full story next week. Looking forward also to good news from our Victorian Premier later this morning about lifting of most COVID restrictions here (9 days of zero new cases and no deaths). Will update you later. Cheers from Michael in sunny Melbourne downunder.
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Just got news that the ring of steel around Melbourne will be lifted at 2359 tonight. Going for a road day trip tomorrow (Monday) and a regional train ride (Tuesday). More restrictions concerning numbers of people allowed to gather and the opening of further entertainment and recreational activities to be lifted on 23rd November. Yay!
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@DownieLive Sorry to hear that. Just got home from doggy socialisation in the local park. The upside to your lockdown is that you might be able to catch up on editing accumulated future posts and release one or two midweek as well as on the weekend. Hope all is well and stays well with you, family and loved ones. Cheers from the United State of Victoria downunder.
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