Some years ago, my wife and I rode the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver to Banff. In my review of the experience, I wrote that the passengers who seemed to enjoy it the most were folks for whom both train travel and serious mountains were a new experience. We had a reasonably good time, but I…
Several times over the past few weeks, I’ve been asked to compare the Rocky Mountaineer with VIA Rail’s premier train, the Canadian. Which train is better and why. The Rocky Mountaineer is a private train that operates out of Vancouver, British Columbia, to several different destinations in western Canada, mostly to the resort area…
Q: Which do you prefer, the trans-Canada trip on VIA or the Rocky Mountaineer? A: The two trains offer experiences that are quite different. I’ve made the trans-Canada trip eight or nine times and my wife and I took the Rocky Mountaineer several years ago—a two-day trip from Vancouver to Banff with an overnight…
For many years, VIA Rail’s iconic trans-continental train, the Canadian, ran on a route owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway. On its way from from Vancouver to Toronto, the train passed through some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in the world and also made stops at Lake Louise and Banff (below), two very popular…