The eastbound Canadian climbs the Kicking Horse Pass grade in between the Spiral Tunnels as it passes under Hwy 1. The Laurentide Park brings up the rear of the 11 car summer time consist of 1976.

The eastbound Canadian climbs the Kicking Horse Pass grade in between the Spiral Tunnels as it passes under Hwy 1. The train is short enough at this point to only need two F units to make the clim... (more)

On my 1978 trip to the Canadian Rockies, I was fortunate to get photos of several "Canadian" consists between Revelstoke and Lake Louise. This might have been my favorite with the FP7-GP... (more)

Front view of the VIA Rail #6569 hauling The Canadian between Toronto and Vancouver. The train is making a stop at the Winnipeg station.

One of North America's most beautiful trains, The Canadian in CP Rail colors starts its trip out of Vancouver, BC with Riding Mountain Park bringing up the markers. The CP station is on Vancouver'... (more)

The Canadian offers vista dome passengers glorious sunny views on this early spring morning as the train nears Field, BC passing through the curves at Ottertail. Ahead is the climb over Kicking Ho... (more)

The Canadian approaches a short tunnel on its climb up Kicking Horse Pass east of Field, BC. The train will then duck under Hwy 1 and head for the lower Spiral tunnel before returning under Hwy 1 ... (more)

CP GP9s no. 8514 & 8529 lead The Canadian west out of Mission City on the last lap into Vancouver, BC. Today this CP mainline sees commuter trains between Mission City and Vancouver as well as CP ... (more)

The Canadian makes its climb out of Field, BC headed up Kicking Horse Pass exiting snow sheds and a tunnel and about to traverse a slide area. Soon passengers will enjoy the Spiral Tunnels as the ... (more)

The Canadian arrives at Lake Louise station on its eastbound run in August 1976. The A-B power makes a nice cobination with the stainless steel train, arguably right up there with the California Z... (more)

A pair of VIA dome observation cars adorn the platform at the CN/VIA station in Vancouver. Passengers today will be treated to a blizzard that will close most forms of transportation and cause som... (more)

The Canadian takes a breather near the summit of Kicking Horse Pass as it waits in the siding for a westbound freight. This was taken prior to CP's project to double track more trackage from Lake ... (more)

Our Latest VIA Trip! VIA Train #2, The Canadian, after arrival at Jasper, Alberta. This photo is from the latest trip my wife & I took in Prestige Class on the 'Canadian' from Toronto to Ja... (more)

Our Latest VIA Trip! VIA's incomparable 'Canadian' heads through the majestic Canadian Rockies at Henry House, Alberta. This photo is from the latest trip my wife & I took in Prestige Class... (more)

Our Latest VIA Trip! The Canadian rolls through a cut near English, Alberta. This photo is from the latest trip my wife & I took in Prestige Class on the 'Canadian' from Toronto to Jasper, ... (more)