Once passengers are on board, the long-haul destination produces an instant camaraderie, and people begin to gather in the lounge car in an interesting cross-section that ranges from a beaming American family, heading for a wet week of ancestor-hunting, to a half-mooned lawyer type with a share in a Highland estate.

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As part of these luxury systems, the company showcased its new Inspiration seating which converts a typical three-seat second-row seating in a car to two lounge seats.

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This card includes complimentary airport lounge access and a discounted private car service among its benefits.

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Come evening first-class passengers repair for cocktails to the dome car's snub-nose lounge, where, as they sip Canadian Club or Canadian microbrews and graze on smoked salmon and foie gras, they can visit with one another and enjoy the waning light.

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