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Have your reception banquet at Union Station, Kansas City, on the static Metis.
Event tent and additional seating available as well as "bar car." Prices start from as little as $500 per night. |
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The Metis, built by the Canadian Car & Foundry Company
in 1928, served as a special compartment-library-observation
lounge car on the Canadian National Railway. It was used
extensively on the St. Lawrence Special and served
Queen Elizabeth II when she traveled in Canada. It was
recently used by the Kerry/Edwards presidential campaign as their whistle-stop presidential campaign train in 2004. The Metis has rich mahogany interiors with beautiful
classic furniture and carpeting. If you ever wanted to impress
someone, take them for a ride on the Metis. |
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With more than 50 years of service on the CN, the Metis has
been modernized several times. Its current configuration sleeps
eight people in four private compartments. The dining area seats
eight people at a sitting. The lounge area is equipped with a
complete home entertainment center including satellite television.
Metis sports a rear observation platform, central air
conditioning and a complete modern galley. It has its own
generator and is self-contained. It is currently certified to
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