Not low. The answer is Niagara, where I arrived by Amtrak after a 9-hour ride from New York Penn Station.
The time passed quickly, with much to see out of the window. We rode business class, which was very comfortable and included endless coffee. The carriage seemed a little dated compared to the
HSTs▸ - even more so against
IET▸ - and the road was a little rockier in parts than the
GWR▸ , but it was thoroughly enjoyable. The WiFi worked perfectly, too. Everybody had to get off the train with all of their luggage for a border check. We didn't mind as we had reached our destination.
I had been told that the American side of the falls is tackier than the Canadian side. The resort there was a bit like Blackpool, but without the sophistication. The Falls themselves are absolutely splendid.
After two nights in Niagara, we caught the train to Toronto, then a couple of days later we moved on to Kingston, Ontario on this:
On our way home, we stop over for a few days in a country with no railway at all.
My journey was not so long although the train was late. Only boarded at Niagara (U.S. side) to Niagara (Canadian Side) where I had to detrain to buy my ticket to Toronto for a few days thence Toronto - Ottawa (few days stay) - Montreal (few days stay and meet up with my brother). That was extent of my Canadian itinerary of my first of four round the world backpacks.
I too have visited Iceland and whilst I was there I noted a lot of work being undertaken between Keflavik and Reykjavik which I was informed was to be a super tram track linking the two airports, the proposed Reykjavik terminal being just below The Pearl and between that and the main airport runway.
