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- Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Sioux Lookout by sleeper train
The 'Hub of the North': a lakeland town that's the gateway to fly-in fishing lodges and wilderness cabins.
Reasons to get off here
- Floatplane trips to remote fishing lodges and outposts on the English River lakes
- Sioux Lookout Community Museum, in the Tudor-style former station
- Blueberry Festival every August; Walleye Weekend in June
- Farlinger Town Beach and canoeing
- The train stops in the town centre on Front Street, beside the old station
- There is no station building or shelter: you wait outside at a signpost
- Sioux Lookout airport has flights to northern communities
- Floatplane operators at the Pelican Lake water base
When the night train calls
| Train | Direction | Arrives | Leaves | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Canadian | Toronto → Vancouver | Day 2 · 11:25 | Twice a week, all year |
Local times from each operator’s published timetable; see each route page for sources.
Check your date before travelling.
Hornepayne
A small forestry town that has seen better days.
It's a service stop where you can step off; westbound you arrive in the small hours.
Stop-off guide →Next stop · The CanadianWinnipeg Union
The Canadian's halfway point, at a 1911 station right on the doorstep of The Forks, where the rivers meet.
Stop-off guide →Sioux Lookout, answered
The Canadian.
Times in both directions are below.
The 'Hub of the North': a lakeland town that's the gateway to fly-in fishing lodges and wilderness cabins.
We would allow: several days (next train is days away).
Usually only by booking two separate journeys: most sleeper fares are for one train on one date, and you cannot get off and rejoin the same ticket the next night.
Check the fare rules with the operator when you book.