I have logged many thousands of miles across Canada on more than a dozen VIA Rail trains and can honestly say I’ve enjoyed every one. Furthermore, I can really recommend several of them to anyone with a bucket list for train rides. I’ve taken VIA’s premiere train, the Canadian, no less than five times over…
In my previous post, I mentioned that last summer my wife and I rode the VIA Rail train running between Jasper and Prince Rupert. It’s called the Skeena but, according to our car attendant, is unofficially if affectionally known to its VIA crews as the Rupert Rocket. As I noted the other day, it’s a…
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…
I’m often asked which are the top few scenic train rides in North America. The shorter the list, the harder it is to choose, but here are my picks. 5. The Cardinal. This train operates three days a week between New York and Chicago on a meandering route through some lovely country. After leaving Washington,…