The back cover of this timetable advertises all-inclusive rates during the off-season on CN’s transcontinental trains. These rates included transportation, meals, and gratuities. A comparison of rates with those from yesterday’s winter 1958 timetable show that some of them were very attractive, at least for people inclined to travel during the fall or winter.

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Some of the 1959 all-inclusive rates were hardly any different from 1958’s transportation-only rates. Coach passengers going from Montreal to Winnipeg would have paid $47.20 in 1958 and just $48.00 in 1959, meals included. Coach from Montreal to Vancouver was almost as good a deal: $86.61 in 1958 vs. $92.00 in 1959.

People taking tourist sleepers did even better. Montreal to Vancouver was $112.75 in 1958 and just $109.00 in 1959. However, first-class rates were not as good: Montreal to Winnipeg was $66.55 in 1958 but $75.00 in 1959 and Montreal to Vancouver was $136.65 in 1958 but $151.00 in 1959. The differences were probably enough to pay for most of the meals, suggesting that CN was trying harder to fill coach seats and tourist sleepers than first-class beds.

CN’s October 1960 timetable shows that the company continued to offer this all-inclusive rate in 1960. We will find out tomorrow whether this offer continued in 1961.