 Adventure Travel
Toronto's Spa Train Provides The Road To Relaxation ny1.com, 12 November 2009
Rocky Mountaineer wins a prestigious world travel award for the fourth time etravelblackboard.com, 12 November 2009
VIA Rail Canada to boost famed transcontinental train's accessibility and appeal reuters.com, 30 October 2009
Canada: Riding through the Rockies theglobeandmail.com, 22 October 2009
Ski Train Coming to Québec City firsttracksonline.com, 09 October 2009
Early booking bonus for Rocky Mountaineer 2010 tours etravelblackboard.com, 23 September 2009
Off the rails in Northern Ontario theglobeandmail.com, 24 August 2009
Canada: Sight-seeing's a sport of its own in Whistler statesman.com, 26 July 2009
The Polar Bear Express
...still rolling after all these years timminstimes.com, 10 July 2009 Canadian rail journey named the best in the world opodo.co.uk, 10 July 2009
Canada: All Aboard the Polar Bear Express! newswire.ca, 29 June 2009
Rail: The best route Vancouver to Whistler dallasnews.com, 28 June 2009
Canada: VIA Rail's Ocean: A Maritime Learning Experience to Treasure newswire.ca, 22 June 2009
Ontario: Weekend Escape Agawa Canyon train tour examiner.com, 10 June 2009
A great Canadian train adventure amherstdaily.com, 08 June 2009
All aboard! New fleet for Agawa Canyon Tour Train unveiled Tuesday saultstar.com, 08 June 2009
For an authentic Canadian adventure, take a train to Churchill vancouversun.com, 29 March 2009
5 best train trips in Canada canada.com, 27 March 2009
Canada: Rocky Mountain not off the rails bclocalnews.com, 19 March 2009
Three Train Companies Let You See Canada Rockies Up Close courant.com, 08 March 2009
British Columbia: Making tracks to Whistler bclocalnews.com, 05 March 2009
Travel Picks: World's Top 25 Train Trips reuters.com, 27 February 2009
Canada: Experience a seamless way to enjoy Canada's West etravelblackboard.com, 29 January 2009
Five of the best train trips in Canada canada.com, 11 January 2009
VIA's Snow Train to Jasper - A Real Winter Pleaser newswire.ca, 08 December 2008
Canada: In No Hurry journalnow.com, 07 December 2008
Eastern Canada: On a train ride, you can lose track of the destination projo.com, 16 November 2008
North America's coolest train trips msnbc.msn.com, 11 November 2008
Rocky Mountain Highs sundaymail.co.uk, 14 September 2008
Canada: Sprung in the Rockies smh.com.au, 04 September 2008
Top 10 trains around the world canada.com, 09 July 2008
Canada: VIA Rail's Easterly Class: A Maritime Learning Experience travelvideo.tv, 01 July 2008
Riding The Canadian brings back memories canada.com, 30 June 2008
Canada: The Skeena - A spectacular rail journey in the heart of the Rockies tumblerridgenews.com, 11 June 2008
Experience A Rocky Mountaineer Journey In Canada travelvideo.tv, 20 May 2008
Canada: Coast-to-coast by rail canada.com, 04 May 2008
Wine-tasting class in the dome car canada.com, 14 March 2008
Embrace the journey onboard the Rocky Mountaineer etravelblackboard.com, 02 March 2008
A uniquely B.C. rail experience canada.com, 26 February 2008
Canada: Rocky Mountaineer Vacations to Launch 2008 Season etravelblackboard.com, 25 February 2008
Ontario: Agawa touring train breathes new life nob.on.ca, 18 October 2007
Travel the Spa Train Route with Via Rail travelvideo.tv, 28 September 2007
VIA Rail: Canada's Spa Train cnw.ca, 27 September 2007
A man on a Canadian train with skis easier.com, 07 February 2008
Canadian Rockies By Rail cbsnews.com, 18 September 2007
Hop aboard the Rocky Mountaineer canada.com, 14 July 2007
Ontario Northland Changes Cochrane-Moosonee Service newswire.ca, 30 May 2007
Excursions in Rockies offer great scenery, dining, service toledoblade.com, 11 March 2007
The World's 25 Best Trains prweb.com, 01 February 2007
Rocky Mountaineer for adventures by rail boston.com, 24 December 2006
Rockies and Roll: An Amazing Mountain Rail Trip sundaymirror.co.uk, 19 November 2006
BC: Get set to ride the rails whistlerquestion.com, 03 October 2006
Canada tops in the world for luxury train travel canada.com, 30 September 2006
Ride to Whistler serves up photographer's paradise nwsource.com, 31 August 2006
Captivating Colours Along Canada's Eastern Corridor cnw.ca, 30 August 2006
Journey to the polar bear capital of the world cnw.ca, 30 August 2006
Rocky Mountaineer -- world's top train trip canada.com, 05 August 2006
BC: Day-trip brings the golden age of rail back to life canada.com, 12 July 2006
VIA Easterly Class: Maritime Learning Experience cnw.ca, 03 May 2006
VIA, Mountaineer beef up tourism rail service canada.com, 20 April 2006
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Famous Tour Trains and Routes Through Canada
The Rocky Mountaineer's popular Canadian Rockies rail tours offer spectacular mountain views.
VIA - Silver & Blue "Canadian" Vancouver - Toronto Rail's Golden Age may be faded but VIA's signature "Canadian" manages to recapture at least some of the era's majesty and romance with this transcontinental onboard odyssey. Guests savor three days and nights crossing golden prairies and Canadian Rockies aboard restored Art Deco carriages. Private quarters range from classic berths to deluxe suites. Lavish Park Car has panorama deck above two separate lounges. Onboard chefs provide a masterful menu accompanied by fine Canadian wines. Choose Toronto to Vancouver or reverse.
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Rocky Mountaineer Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia;
Jasper, Banff and Calgary, Alberta All-daylight rail adventures through the unspoiled Canadian Rockies treat guests to the spellbinding sights of glacier-fed lakes, majestic mountains and ferocious rivers. Highlights among various routes include views of Mount Robson -- Canada's highest mountain -- and opportunities to view bald eagles, grizzlies, black bears, moose, bighorn sheep, cougar, wolves, lynx and caribou. Trains operate year-round. The Train: Modern diesel hauled trains feature standard RedLeaf observation cars and premium GoldLeaf bi-level dome cars with upper lounge and lower dining levels, Whistler Mountaineer features premium Glacier Dome and standard Coast Classic coache).
Itineraries: Two-day Kicking Horse Route runs from Vancouver to Banff or Calgary and reverse. Two-day Yellowhead Route runs from Vancouver to Jasper and reverse. Two-day Fraser Discovery Route runs from Whistler to Jasper and reverse. Three-hour Whistler Mountaineer runs from Vancouver to Whistler and reverse. Four-day Classic Rail Circle combines Yellowhead, Fraser Discovery and Whistler Mountaineer routes.
Packages and Specials: Over 50 vacations include rail/cruise ship, rail/drive, rail/motorcoach and rail/destination combos. Add-on tour itineraries include Columbia Icefield, Athabasca Glacier and Spiral Tunnels at Yoho National Park.
Guest Quarters: One night moderate accommodation is provided in Kamloops for Kicking Horse and Yellowhead passengers; in Quesnel, for Fraser Discovery passengers.
Dining: Breakfast and lunch are served onboard. At-seat RedLeaf meal service is provided to standard class guests. Premium class passengers enjoy gourmet cuisine in the GoldLeaf dining room and dinner is included with overnight accommodations in Kamloops or Quesnel. At-seat snacks provided for Whistler passengers.
Selected features: interpretive commentaries, charters, handicap access, online booking.
The Royal Canadian Pacific Calgary, AB Passenger service has re-emerged aboard CP, the fabled railroad of the north. This time, a period fleet has been elegantly restored to carry guests on the RR's signature 6-day Crowsnest Tour of the Rockies. Also: dinner excursions from Calgary and Banff; custom charter tours may be routed anywhere CP rail lines reach.
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Agawa Canyon Tours -- Algoma Central Railway Sault-Ste-Marie, Ontario
Two-day return packages out of Sault-Ste-Marie feature stopover at Agawa Canyon and guided boat tour; plus over night accomodations at the lakeside Wilderness Island Resort in the Chapleau Wildlife Preserve, the world's largest wildlife sanctuary. Rail/float plane return trips can be arranged.
Ontario Northland -- Polar Bear Express Cochrane, Ontario Reach north to the Arctic Tidewater aboard a thrilling wilderness journey to Moosonee. Choose from same-day round-trip adventures or extended holidays including MV Polar Princess cruise on James Bay, ancient fort and Cree Village experiences at Moose Factory Island, wildlife tours and more. Departures from Cochrane (connections from Toronto and southern points via Ontario Northland Railway).
Algoma Central Railway Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Rail remains king in the Algoma wilderness, where otherwise inaccessible settlements and outposts rely on the ACR as a vital supply line and for year-round access to the outside world. From its Sault Ste. Marie terminus on Lake Superior the Algoma Central Railway wends northward, through Agawa Canyon, crossing boreal forests and Canada's mountainous Shield on its 296 miles/476 km run to Hearst, Ontario. Overnight return trips depart Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, year-round; also Wednesdays in Summer
Ontario Northland -- Toronto Cochrane, Ontario For over a century, ON's Northlander trains have departed Toronto for the day's journey to Cochrane, a popular snowmobiler destination in Ontario's rugged north. From Cochrane: year-round Little Bear flag-stop freight/passenger service (complete with specially fitted canoe car) and seasonal Polar Bear Express trains press 186 mi/300 km further, to frontier settlements at James Bay. At Cochrane, the railway also operates complementary motorcoach service and the Station Inn, a smallish but up-to-date hotel/restaurant popular with back country visitors.
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VIA Bras d'Or Montreal, Quebec As of Spring 2005, service has been suspended.
White Pass & Yukon Route Skagway, Alaska This engineering landmark wends a fragile narrow-gauge track-way: boring tunnels, edging cliffs and crawling to the 2885 ft/879 m height of White Pass summit -- onetime crosspoint of Alaskan stampeeders bound for the gold-rich Canadian Klondike. Today, travelers ranging from cruise ship passengers to back-packing adventurers traverse the historic 67 mi/108 km route. Rail and complementary bus link Skagway AK, White Pass, Fraser BC, Lake Bennett BC and Carcross YT (bus only to Whitehorse YT). Service notes: Runs May to September; limited handicap access.
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