VIA does a nice job on their trains number 1 and 2, The Canadian, from start to finish. It may help to make some comparisons between VIA’s flagship train and one of Amtrak’s more popular long-distance trains–the California Zephyr, for instance. Both trains use old equipment, in fact I would guess VIA’s is somewhat…
The Rocky Mountaineer stopped in Kamloops for our first night and, since there are no sleeping cars on the train, we were all bussed to one of the local hotels for the evening. The next day, it was back aboard for a full day of magnificent scenery and fabulous food, concluding with our arrival in…
Still running two hours late, the Canadian heads northwest out of Winnipeg with the setting sun ahead and off to the left. We’re crossing the prairie now – the land gently undulating past the horizon – either vast fields of wheat or pasture dotted with grazing cattle and some occasional deer and antelope. There has…