The eastbound VIA "Canadian" passes by and crosses the Snaring River at Henry House, AB on CN trackage en route from Jasper, AB to Hinton and Edmonton. Today's train had at least 4 dome ... (more)

During an hour long stop at Jasper, VIA 6432 picked up VIA 6412 and added it to the Canadian to deadhead it east for servicing. The train also had a deadheading dome observation tucked behind the ... (more)

During an hour long stop at Jasper, VIA 6412 will be picked up and added to the Canadian to dead head it east for servicing. VIA 6432 is the lead unit on the passenger train.

Revelstoke Park brings up the rear of the Canadian at Geikie, AB, 8 miles west of Jasper. The train will stop at Jasper for about an hour.

VIA 6432 hurries the Canadian toward its stop at Jasper, AB handling a couple S curves at milepost 8, Geikie, about 10 minutes out of Jasper.

Revelstoke Park brings up the rear of the Canadian eastbound at Milepost 8, Geikie, AB, on its last lap into Jasper for an extended station stop. Arguably the finest passenger train operating in N... (more)

CP 1413 leads the eastbound Canadian up the Columbia River valley at Moberly, northwest of Golden, BC. The Canadian and all other CP intercity passenger trains were taken over by VIA Rail Canada o... (more)

CP FP7A no. 1413 leads the eastbound Canadian out of the Connaught Tunnel below Rogers Pass in the Selkirk Range of the Canadian Rockies. The 5 mile tunnel was completed in 1916, lowering the elev... (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.

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)

VIA's Canadian is ready to load passengers at Vancouver, BC during a blizzard that will shut down the airport and close Hwy 1 in the Fraser Canyon. The train will run, leaving Vancouver on time. T... (more)

The Canadian rolls east toward Lake Louise, AB at the summit of Kicking Horse Pass.

The Canadian rolls east toward Lake Louise, AB at the summit of Kicking Horse Pass. Today's train features a passenger GP9 trailing the F unit.

The Canadian prepares to get underway after waiting in the siding at the top of Kicking Horse Pass for a westbound freight to pass by. This area was a bottleneck and CP double tracked the approach... (more)