Agawa Canyon Tour Train

 

We waited until Tuesday to get the train trip from Sault Ste. Marie to the Agawa Canyon as they hadn't run in a week or so.

We arrived at the main depot downtown at seven in the morning on Tuesday and then waited outdoors before dawn in a brisk 39 degree clear morning.

The train finally arrived an hour later and we were on our way 112 miles due north of Sault for a four hour ride. In the photo above you can see the front part of the train from our vantage point toward the rear ... long train.

We wound slowly through some pretty rough and very spectacular countryside with each corner being a "wow" view.

Around 10:30 we had brunch in the dining car which was pretty basic and not the white linen we had expected.

Around 12:30 we arrived at the Agawa Canyon Park which is accessible only by the train and were allowed about an hour and a half to wander about and see nature up close.

 

 

The Agawa River was truly beautiful this time of year and we hit the season fairly well. About two weeks later we would have seen the colors at their peak but the weather and mix of scenery we did experience was really neat.

 



We had box lunches in our seats on the four hour trip back. All in all it was a nice experience but for the total of 12 hours of noisy clacking down the rails we didn't think we saw much more of this spectacular area than we have previously from the leisure and comfort of the Flying Scotsman's picture window seats. And the $210 also seemed a bit much as well for this particular experience ... food and drinks were extra. Long day for the oldsters.