My itinerary calls for me to double back to the east with a three-hour ride to Quebec City and early next morning finds me in the Montreal station gliding down...

It’s morning, and I awake to find clear skies and a splash of yellow sunlight on the forward wall of my compartment. The Ocean has made its loop over the...

The Ocean arrives in Moncton just after 5:00 and the 20-minute stop gives the smokers on board a chance to step off the train for a cigarette. VIA Rail has...

VIA Rail’s train # 1, the Canadian, passing 14,000-foot Mount Robson, the highest peak in the spectacular Canadian Rockies. I’ve made this trip – from Toronto to Vancouver – three...