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When is the best time of the year to ride the Ocean RT?  When is the peak season?  Thanks for your help.

No-one can say when the best time is as there is no "one size fits all" when it comes to what people enjoy about a train trip. For example, if a person likes long hours of daylight then June and July are the best. If someone likes autumn colours then late September to early October is best. If a person likes ice and snow - and enjoys seeing snow piled up higher than the train - then I recommend February. I'm not being facetious; I have friends whose favourite trips are in mid-winter.

I take the Ocean to and from Halifax only once a year, but I have travelled in all seasons. From my observations the peak season runs from mid-June to early October and again for about two weeks over Christmas and New Year's. Outside of peak season, the sleeper loads are usually light between Moncton and Halifax.

Thanks for the info.  I haave ridden #2 in late November in the ice and snow.  I was a great trip. I enjoy it more in the off peak season.

The weeks around the December holidays have typically provided the opportunity to ride an all-Budd consist on select dates. That might be an interesting time to travel.