Coasting out of Town: The first outbound West Coast Express commuter train of the day leaves Vancouver for the trip to Mission, BC. Vancouver Harbour and North Vancouver are visible in the ... (more)

A Canadian Departure: As the eastbound Canadian long distance passenger train departs Vancouver right on time, it makes its way through a number of railyards. Seen just moments after leavin... (more)

Leg-In-Boot. British Columbia Electric Railway 1207 (BCER, 1905) was operating on the Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway in Vancouver, British Columbia on the afternoon of August 30, 2008.... (more)

West Coast Express F59PHIs 901 approaches its final stop of the morning at Waterfront.

Newly acquired and rebuilt West Coast Express F59PH 907 passes the yard lead for Viterra's Cascadia Terminal as it approaches its final stop of the morning at Waterfront. 907 is a former GO unit r... (more)

CN FP9 no. 6509 has stopped just short of the bumping post with the Super Continental at the Canadian National station in Vancouver, BC. Other CN passenger equipped is positioned on adjacent track... (more)

CP Rail DS-4-4-1000 7072 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Canadian Pacific in October 1948. It was found working in the yards in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 19, 197... (more)

The power for VIA train 2, the eastbound Canadian, is backing onto their train at Vancouver's Pacific Central Station. Today’s train has VIA FP9 1413 (ex-CP 1413), F9B 1962 (ex-CP 4474, ... (more)

CP Rail S-3 6518, spotted on the Canadian Pacific yard in Vancouver, was only 26-years-old when photographed in 1979. Note former Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 "Royal Hudson" 2860 stored behin... (more)

The Canadian poses at the Canadian National station in Vancouver, BC featuring an F40PH on the point, and a mix of former CP and CN equipment in the consist.

By 1982 most former CN passenger equipment was repainted to VIA colors. A look through a sleeping car vestibule at Vancouver reveals a former MILW Super Dome in VIA colors, the 4th color scheme wo... (more)

A late winter blizzard greets travelers on US Presidents' Day weekend in the normally snow free Vancouver area. Airports will close as will some roads, but the Canadian will depart Vancouver on ti... (more)

West Coast Express F59PHI 905 parked at VIA Rail's Vancouver Maintenance Center.

Passengers have left the CN station waiting room and await the opening of the gate to begin loading on The Canadian as blizzard conditions blow through Vancouver shutting down the airport and maki... (more)

Passengers load onto the VIA Canadian at Vancouver's CN station in blizzard conditions. These folks picked the one form of transport that would reliably get them out of town under these conditions... (more)