VIA Rail train 5, former known as the Skeena, waits for departure time at Jasper, Alberta, on July 19, 2011. Carrying the markers for the 4-car train is Park-series sleeper buffet-dome observation... (more)

VIA Rail’s Jasper to Prince Rupert train skirts Moose Lake, Britsh Columbia, while heading west on Canadian National’s Albreda Subdivision on July 17, 2013. Trailing the short streamliner is c... (more)

VIA Rail No. 2, the eastbound Canadian, arrives at Jasper, Alberta, on July 18, 2011, with dome-observation “Kokanee Park” on the rear of the train.

Eastbound Canadian in winter landscape.

On July 19, 2013, the westbound “Canadian” has a green signal at Geikie, Alberta, on Canadian National’s Albreda Subdivision at milepost 8. Bringing up the markers is dome-observation car �... (more)

VIA Rail’s “Canadian” sits at the ststion and service stop at Jasper, Alberta, on July 13, 2013. Dome-observation “Banff Park” carries the markers on today’s eastbound train. These &q... (more)

As rafters frolic on the opposite bank of the Colorado River, hugging the cliffs on the north side is Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr approaching the Utah state line at Utaline, Colorado, o... (more)

VIA Rail’s westbound Canadian is approaching the station stop of Jasper at English, Alberta, on July 14, 2013, with Budd-built dome-observation “Revelstoke Park” carrying the markers.

A small gathering of passengers enjoy a crisp view of the Canadian Rockies scenery on VIA Rail No. 5 near Geikie, Alberta, on August 7, 2016. Once known as the “Skeena” Nos. 5 and 6 operate be... (more)

On the rear of No. 1 on August 5, 2016, are three “Prestige Sleeper class” cars, included the dome-observation “Kootenay Park.” These cars have deluxe accommodations and service, and inclu... (more)

California Zephyr dome-observation “Silver Solarium” sits on Track 4 at Denver Union Station and will soon depart on the rear of Amtrak No. 5 on the morning of February 5, 2018. To the right o... (more)

VIA Rail’s Canadian clips along eastbound on Canadian National’s Albreda Subdivision at Von Zuben, British Columbia, on July 14, 2014. Trailing the stainless-steel train is “Park” series s... (more)

As passengers head for boarding Amtrak’s California Zephyr, an original California Zephyr dome-observation “Silver Solarium” is seen on Track 4 at Denver Union Station and will soon to be ad... (more)

Both of VIA’s Canadian train Nos. 1 and 2 are sitting in Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 2, 2007. No. 1, on the right, arrived earlier in the afternoon, whil... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr makes its station stop at Grand Junction, Colorado, on the afternoon of February 5, 2018. On the rear of No. 5 this day is California Zephyr dome-observation “Silver... (more)