Canadian Pacific's eastbound Train 2 Canadian slips under snowsheds east of Field on it climbs Kicking Horse Pass. Can you bet the railroad is grateful for those showsheds to keep boulders such a... (more)

Ever seen a uniformed trainman hand cleaning dome car windows in freezing, cold weather? This is service above and beyond, desiring to give passengers the best possible view as No. 1 westbound C... (more)

VIA's incredible “Canadian” skirts Brule Lake at Swan Landing (Brule), Alberta, surrounded by beautiful Jasper National Park, on July 20, 2011.

An early VIA #1 lets its passengers stretch their legs during a beautiful afternoon in downtown Blue River.

The westbound "Canadian", VIA #1, is on the approach to Moose Lake on a gorgeous afternoon.

The westbound Canadian skirts along Yellowhead Lake.

VIA Train No 1 stops briefly at Banff, Alberta and loads and unloads passengers. Banff is a major destination for train travelers to the extent Canadian Pacific built a massive and elegant chatea... (more)

VIA's "Canadian" heads into winter scenery following the stop at Jasper

The longest run in North America, The Canadian is about to leave Montreal. This picture comes from the second roll of film I ran through my first camera, A Brownie Holiday Flash.. We were spendin... (more)

CPR FP7A 1405 leads number 2, the Canadian, eastbound through Partridge, BC on its way east to Calgary and ultimately Montreal and Toronto. This view is almost to the top of Field Hill on a 2.2% ... (more)

Via train #2 the eastbound "Canadian" tops the Big Hill having made the climb up from Field.

The eastbound Canadian train 2 crests the continental divide in Kicking Horse Pass. The monument marks the actual summit

The Westbound "Canadian" stopping at Dorval while enroute to the Pacific Coast. When I was ten I had a friend who had a whole basement full of Lionel Trains. That was where I saw the Canadian Paci... (more)

Passengers get a brief glimpse of the mountains as a late "Canadian" VIA #1 approaches Swan Landing, AB in the very last light of the day.