Originally Posted by Shareholder
As for the actual procedure at Vancouver station, it seems no different from most ports of entry into the USA if you are using the bus. On such occasions one must remove bags, allow dogs to sniff them, then line up to go through a personal review of your documents...then get back onto the bus. ".
I don't know about the bus and, of course, this thread is about the train. Also, what I am saying is that there is no provision for assistance with luggage or even any availability of carts. One must pickup one's luggage at trainside and then continuously lug the luggage for about 45 minutes while inching forward in the long line to customs. No assistance, no carts, no advice. If one is on an extended journey (as we were) and has a number of suitcases (as we did) it is extremely uncomfortable. We are in our sixties. I can't imagine how older folks would cope. How difficult would it be for Vancouver station managers to see to it that carts are available trainside for the Cascades arrival?