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Vancouver’s station does that: preclearance and then sit in a sequestered cage to get on the train. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Central_Station htt
by Scoundreller 4y ago
Vancouver’s station does that: preclearance and then sit in a sequestered cage to get on the train.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Central_Station https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Central_Station
There are some disadvantages, such as not being able to pickup anymore passengers until crossing the border. Probably a non-issue with Vancouver close to the border.
- OJFord 4y agoWhat about that piece of the US that's isolated from the rest, quite close to Vancouver I think, Fort something attached to the South of BC, accessible only through it. Do you have to go through something like that twice, or can you go between it and the main body of the US more easily (without stops perhaps)? Or (facepalm, more obviously) Alaska for that matter?
- Scoundreller 4y agoPoint Roberts is probably what you’re thinking of. Popular with Canadians to send parcels to and pickup gas. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Roberts,_Washington https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Roberts,_Washington A school bus runs from there to mainland USA and I suspect there’s an informal agreement to drive without stopping through Canada so they don’t have to bother too excessively with clearances.