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)

CP train 2, The Canadian, gives dome passengers an incredible view as it nears the top of Kicking Horse Pass and approaches the Alberta border. Next stop, Lake Louise.

The eastbound Canadian makes a station stop at Revelstoke, BC on a day that feels more like fall than August.

The eastbound Canadian tops Kicking Horse Pass after leaving Field, and will soon make a stop at Lake Louise, AB before continuing to Banff and Calgary.

A rainy day in Vancouver greets the arrival of The Canadian along the waterfront of the city. At this time CP was pretty frugal about train size. Winter consists were only 7 cars, and this June tr... (more)

A rainy day in Vancouver greets the arrival of The Canadian as the train rolls by a tower just east of the CP station.

The Canadian accelerates west away from Mission City on its last lap into Vancouver on a snowless February morning. Today's train is pulled by a pair of Geeps and is deadheading an official car ah... (more)

A westbound freight awaits departure for Golden, BC at Field, BC yard. The units nicely display the original "candy cane" version of Action Red as well as the simpler version that began ... (more)

The eastbound Canadian approaches the top of Kicking Horse Pass with a seven car train on May 4, 1979. Next stop Lake Louise, AB.