Portal:Trains/Selected picture/Week 45, 2007

The rear and observation car of the eastbound Ocean passenger train operated by VIA Rail as seen from the rear of the westbound Ocean near Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The Ocean is operated by VIA Rail between Montreal, Quebec, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is, as of 2007, the oldest continuously-operated named passenger train in North America. The Ocean ' s schedule takes approximately 21 hours, running overnight in both directions. Together with The Canadian, and VIA's corridor trains, the Ocean provides a transcontinental service.