Explore Canada By Train
These were thoughts I had before my first trip to North America. It was going to be a blog defining, eye opening trip filled with trees, bears and maple syrup. But I didn’t know that yet. Maybe I could...
View ArticleThe Fairmont Hotel Vancouver – Castle in the City
Railway Hotels can be found worldwide. Often remnants of a time when rail travel was the way to travel, hotels like the Fairmont in Vancouver were built to accommodate the glamorous train travellers...
View ArticleThe Canadian Train Traveller | Conversations on the Train
All kinds of people ride The Canadian train. Some travel not only because they enjoy travelling by train, but because they don't like to fly. I spoke to a lady in her 50s who has travelled across...
View ArticleThe Service Manager | Conversations on the Train
On the first leg of a journey from Vancouver to Toronto by train, Fabien, the man in charge of looking after the welfare of passengers on board, was sitting strumming his guitar. He played a few songs...
View ArticleFrom Winnipeg Train Museum, With Love
Up a flight of stairs in Winnipeg’s Union Station is a battered old museum. The Winnipeg Railway Museum is charming in the way many volunteer put-together collections are and well worth a visit. Learn...
View ArticleVancouver to Toronto Train Journey Across Canada
An overview of crossing Canada by train between the end of may and beginning of June 2013. The trip began in Vancouver, stopped at Jasper and Winnipeg and ended in Toronto. There were bears, trees and...
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