on "about it, { couldn’t refuse. And Ce eT ee oe ne rails” “B.C RAIL and I go back a long way — in fact, such a long time ago that we both went by another name. " Inmy growing-up in the North, the imminent arrival of the PGE hung always in any future plans, something like waiting fora Christmas constantly postponed. In: the end, I had left the area before the eventual realization added that ‘important economic factor to our province, : ” “,.s So when the rail company asked me to check out their new Parlour -Car in order that I might tell you :though I’ve got a stack of other interesting stuff to acquaint you ‘with, it seemed propitious that this ‘special train ride take precedence so . ‘that you can weave it into your own “summer plans (especially. if you're, - expecting to have company coming “ “Herewith the easiest kind of a entertaining, you don’ t have to lif a: finger." a /“The Royal Hudson engine pulls 2 "your fancy car and others up to . :. Squamish and back. It’ makes a ‘love: : : ly day-trip, especially if your visitars * “are from outta-state, as they say in the U.S, The water views are end- less, and the sheer rock faces, on, both sides of the tracks in some *. Places, sét you thinking of the men _ ‘who risked their lives to open up our : Interior. This new car, this Parlour Car, is is : “ ‘a recent ‘acquisition from Via Rail, ~ and offers tables and chairs, for two . or more, and more mobility than the - usual rail car. There’s an observation ° : platform on the back of the car, ‘and “: fancy mirror strips and potted ferns, | like the olden days. And the area is tended by a bevy of charming young ; women whose sole concem is your comfort, The car also boasts an ancient but = serviceable player piano, and the... miles clickety-clack to the tunes of Night and Day, | Can't Give You - Anything Bu Love. and Yessir That's ca A wating here for those with | moderate appetites. This train, with * this special car, is part of the holiday vintage years . the station until 10 a.m. You return Lat ‘four p.m. But luncheon begins to show up with preliminary drinks at: II, thus you'd do well to rise early ~and eat sparingly, or not at all. They _ want to'get all the food distributed , oand,then tidied up before Squamish, | you see. > Desert‘is offered | on the return i. trip, with further opportunity to get. into the wine. I’m just alerting you, ’ you understand. Both the food ‘and the service are splendid, but it's hard *.on us old folks who were taught to clean our plates.” Upon achieving Squamish, one makes a choice — either to go off in” the bus that will take you to the ferry for your return trip; or to take the “ bus that’s going to the Squamish >Train Museum then back to the: “ Parlour Car. _ It wasn’t the best day for boating, so.we chose’ the museum, which is " very well done. Artifacts are con- stantly being added by people bent on preserving the past.There’s a lot of the old rolling stock, some. . _Testored, some waiting for same, and various old cars, some with those wicker seats that left a design on “your bosfondus, s some with stats i in the colony cars, There's a caboose to visit, and the lovely car the Queen Mother used in her journey to the west, as well as the work cars with all the paraphemalia. Many, many photographs line the walls and remind you of trips you yourself took on trains. You should see the executive car, with separate rooms for the boss, for his secretary and for his steward. A special dining room too. Everywhere - there are those little old Underwood typewriters, and in one car a silent -key that used to-wireless the train - times. I guess you have to be old to enjoy it as much as we did, recalling the bruising trips to the lavatory, the black porters who were cheerful and - helpful and boosted you into the upper bunk. And eating in the din- *.ing-car, with silver and linen and the world rolling past. it makes a lovely day. We felt: - quite separated when we got home, - as though we'd been a long time / away. There are a couple of other ‘day trips offered, without the Parlour | , Car attraction, using the ordinary Budd cars, which leave earlier in the’... _- Morning and take longer. us going to Kelly Lake, for one, and also Lillovet. And if you talk to Patty,whose number is 984-5579 and who is there between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., she has all the information about prices and schedules and will tell you about _ going to Whistler, 100, and taking ; a bus tour of that area. There were folks on board with ‘us from Australia and Japan and - * Minnesota and South Africa, all enchanted with both the scenery and the hospitality. 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