I had trouble sleeping last night, so I pulled up photos from my October 2010 train ride across Canada. If you’re a train travel enthusiast, this rail journey from Toronto to Vancouver aboard VIA Rail’s train # 1, the Canadian, is not to be missed. The food served in the dining car is really excellent…
In early May, I’m going to be taking one of the world’s great rail journeys: VIA Rail’s premier train, the Canadian. Appropriately designated train #1, the westbound train runs between Toronto and Vancouver; train #2 runs west to east. Both operate twice weekly in the winter, three times a week from the first of May…
This past August, my wife and I spent 10 days visiting fabulous British Columbia. It’s Canada’s westernmost province and offers some of the most beautiful scenery in North America. Our itinerary included VIA Rail’s train, the Skeena, which runs between Jasper, just over the border in Alberta, and Prince Rupert, a port city on the…
Without doubt, one of the most interesting and unusual train rides I’ve ever taken is operated by VIA Rail, Canada’s equivalent to Amtrak. The train, which only operates twice a week, originates in Winnipeg the biggest city in Manitoba with almost 700,000 people. Churchill is at the far end of the train’s route and near…