re: #130 The Vicious Babushka
The last time I rode on a train, in 2004, was VIARail from Windsor to Toronto. It took over 6 hours and wasn’t all that scenic.
It takes less time than that to drive, and you have a car when you get there.
Wife and I looked into Canadian rail from Toronto to Vancouver, just for the ride. It looked great, very scenic, and completely accessible. It was pretty pricey, though, about the same as air to Venice.