Rocky Mountaineer Trains

2 ~~~ Aboard the Rocky Mountaineer Train, Canada's Greatest Landscapes Unfold Slowly


From snow-capped peaks to glacier-fed streams and lush forests, Western Canada's vistas make for the journey of a lifetime.

Harbor seals! To the right!” yelled someone in my train car. I was not prepared for wildlife sightings so early in the journey, so I turned around too late—and missed them entirely. Crestfallen, I sat back down and stared out at the brackish waters of the Fraser River, hoping for a second wind. “There’ll be more,” said Patrycja Podgòrski, our onboard host, reassuringly.

If there’s one thing you’re assured on the Rocky Mountaineer, it’s an endless panorama of incredible scenery. Since its first voyage in 1990, the tourist train service has built its reputation on offering access to Western Canada’s wildest landscapes—framed from within luxury glass-domed cars. Over the years, it has expanded its service to include two more routes across British Columbia and Alberta, and a couple of years ago, it ventured south of the border into the vast canyons and deserts of the Colorado Rockies.


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28 October 2023