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…
Our two-week vacation included a couple of unforgettable train rides through Western Canada: first on the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver to Banff and next on VIA Rail from Jasper to Prince Rupert. It was interesting to note that VIA Rail has to deal with many of the same problems facing Amtrak in the U.S., principally near-starvation…
Early yesterday morning – very early! – we boarded the MV Northern Expedition, the newest addition to the fleet of ferries operated by BC Ferries. I was unable to get my own photo of the ship because it was too dark when we boarded in Prince Rupert at 6:00 a.m. and pitch black when we arrived at…
I have a trip coming up in August which I have been planning for some time. It begins in Vancouver, includes two separate rail journeys through the Canadian Rockies, stops in Banff and Jasper, and ends up with a daylong ferry ride down an inland waterway to Vancouver Island. I usually travel solo, but this…