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Through a Train Window.

ByJim Loomis 01/09/202001/11/2020

Three of these four photos were taken on train rides in Canada and please believe me when I say that you can come away from the Toronto-to-Vancouver ride aboard VIA Rail’s Train #1, The Canadian, with literally hundreds of photos. I suggest making this trip in the middle of winter. It’s a much smaller train,…

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ByJim Loomis 03/05/201903/07/2019

Q: I find the Amtrak web page very difficult to use. I’m referring to the page on their web site used to actually book train travel. Is it only me?   A: No, I agree with you, although I use it so much that I am probably aware of the several quirky things that bother…

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My Trans-Canada Rail Journey Comes to an End
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My Trans-Canada Rail Journey Comes to an End

ByJim Loomis 04/07/200809/06/2014

Leaving Jasper, the Canadian moves at an almost leisurely pace, gliding left then right then left again as it winds along mountain ridges and cuts through rocky passes, in and out of shadows cast by massive mountains, the snow on their peaks now dazzling white in the late afternoon sun. Two black bears come into…

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