Photos from On Board the Southwest Chief and the Canadian
Minutes after departing Fort Madison, Iowa, and just as I’m summoned to lunch in the dining car, the Southwest Chief crosses the Mississippi River and enters the State of Illinois. (This river truly deserves to be called “The Mighty Mississippi”, doesn’t it!) We’ll be in Chicago, end of the line for the eastbound Chief, in just four hours.
Days later, I’m heading west again aboard VIA Rail’s Train # 1. As mentioned in an earlier post, this train featured two dining cars and four dome cars. Each of the latter features a lounge area and a compact galley where pastries and fruit are prepared.
There is only one word to describe the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg: incredible. Well, actually, there are a lot more words that come to mind. Frankly, can’t decide if I admire this huge building … or if I absolutely hate it, but it’s just a few hundred yards from the Winnipeg railway station and you sure can’t miss it! This photo was taken from my “cabin for one” as the train was resuming its journey to Vancouver and the Pacific.
What an interesting blog, introduced by a thought-provoking photo. The unusual wall painting of the dwellings is also a strangely modern interpretation. Something like this hieroglyphic view of a park by Swiss painter Paul Klee, http://EN.WahooArt.com/A55A04/w.nsf/OPRA/BRUE-8LT475.
The image can be seen at wahooart.com who can supply you with a canvas print of it.