Although
rail travel in the US is far from cheap and long haul services are often subject to lengthy delays, long distance
routes like the Sunset can still provide reasonable value for tourists, especially if you're happy to «rough it a bit» and sleep in your coach seat (which is comparable in size and comfort to a business
class seat found on many planes).
[2] In the case at bar, which is a proposed
class action, without obtaining court permission, Via
Rail Canada Inc. («Via
Rail») and Canadian National Railway Company («CNR»), the defendants in the proposed
class action, communicated with several putative
class members, who had been passengers on a train that derailed on
route to Toronto.