My wife and I rode the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver through the Canadian Rockies to Banff three years ago. Truthfully, I don’t remember what we paid, but the same two-day trip today will set you back about $4300 for two people. That’s for their top-of-the-line “Gold Leaf” service which includes two full days on the…
I’m still having fun rummaging through photos of past rail travels and was struck by how different they all are. Here are a few photos that underscore that and also make the point that this is what’s so unique about train travel. For instance … As the Sunset Limited slows down a mile or so…
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…