My grandfather worked for B&O for many, many years and my sister and I traveled with them all over the place. Wonder way to travel - lots of leg room, get up and walk around, and NO drunks to contend with!
It used to be a right of passage to take the train across Canada to Vancouver. Nothing like stopping in mid Rockies and having the conductor tell you to stay on the verge of the tracks as further out it was muskeg.
Look up viarail.ca for the routes/schedules/prices and options. Best view of the Rockies is the observation car. The Winnipeg to Churchill trip to see the whales and bears is still going, but only certain times of the year. Take your knitting; the prairies are boringly flat but vast.
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My grandfather worked for B&O for many, many years and my sister and I traveled with them all over the place. Wonder way to travel - lots of leg room, get up and walk around, and NO drunks to contend with!
It used to be a right of passage to take the train across Canada to Vancouver. Nothing like stopping in mid Rockies and having the conductor tell you to stay on the verge of the tracks as further out it was muskeg.
We have 2 vintage train organizations in CT, both are such fun to ride on.
Taking the train across Canada - say from Montreal to Vancounver - sounds like an excellent investment. Does the railroad still offer that trip?
Look up viarail.ca for the routes/schedules/prices and options. Best view of the Rockies is the observation car. The Winnipeg to Churchill trip to see the whales and bears is still going, but only certain times of the year. Take your knitting; the prairies are boringly flat but vast.
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