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British Columbia (my home province) is turning 150 years old this year, and the railway had a huge part in making B.C. what it is today. Vancouver probably would not exist if the western terminus was... read more...
Here's some more wonderful blogs with posts relating to Via Rail:
Climate Change Bootcamp with Al Gore
Written by Richard Littlemore as he journeys from Vancouver to Montreal to get to Al Gore's training... read more...
Via Rail announced in their latest timetable that they will be rebuilding their fleet of F-40 locomotives. According to President and CEO Paul Coté, "The result will be trains that are more efficient... read more...
I logged into my email account, and there it was. One of Via's snazzy e-letters from Mara McCallen. "Warm up with winter savings!" it heralded. Sure enough, there was a link off to the right that lead... read more...
Did you hear about British Airways flying ghost flights on the news? They claim it is because of staff shortages. But the Daily Mail also suggests that it is to protect British Airways' airport slots... read more...
Have you ever schlepped through a train station with your allotted 2 carry ons and 3 checked bags and wondered, "Could I survive by packing really, really light?" I have. How liberating would it be to... read more...
The last spike on the CPR was driven in Craigellachie in 1885. Pronounced Craig-al-a-ghee, it is a "Scottish clansmen rally cry" according to Daryl T. Adair of the Canadian Rail Travel Guide. When asked... read more...
Via Rail has a webpage that gives an overview of the history of railway construction in Canada, another that chronicles Via's history, a page of useful links, and a kid's page.
Boy, Melissa Graham's Trans-Canada Rail Guide has all sorts of little golden nuggets. Here's a couple more of them:
Via's railroads are divided into subdivisions, each approximately 125 miles long. On... read more...
Melissa Graham (Trans-Canada Trail Guide 4E, pg 68) recounts a joke told by one of The Rocky Mountaineer attendants:
"Our attendant told us the railway workers constructing the line from Kamloops to Revelstoke... read more...
There are some impressive blogs on canadatravelblog.ca.
There's Aline Levasseur's blog containing a post about riding The Canadian out of Vancouver. I do hope she'll post the rest of her trip.
Then... read more...
I thought I'd share with you one account of the train ride from Vancouver to Halifax from the point of view of one of the staff members behind the filming of "Canada's Greatest Ride". ("Canada's Greatest... read more...
Being the fastidious and risk-averse accounting student that I am, I thought to myself, "Gee. It might be a good idea to get some background information before throwing caution to the wind and heading... read more...
Well, I've been looking into what ticket to purchase and so far the Canrail Pass seems like the best option.
A one-way coach ticket on Via from Vancouver to Halifax in May 2008 at the student fare will... read more...
At first it may not sound like an appealing idea. Who would want to sit on a train for about 4 days to cross Canada from Vancouver to Halifax? Especially when a non-stop flight would take under 6 hours... read more...
