Support this website by joining the Silver Rails TrainWeb Club for as little as $1 per month.
Click here for info.
Canada by Rail
Railroad Travel in Canadan
including Photos & Travelogues
especially on VIA Rail Canada
Sorted by URL and not by title.
Key:
- ★ = Active website noted for volume & quality of information & photos.
- ☆ = Inactive website noted for archival information & photos.
- ☡ = Caution - functioning website but exhibiting some technical problems.
- Δ = New website under construction. Might be empty of content.
- CLICK HERE to return to the Directory.
Travel reports are listed in order by date starting with the most recent rail trips first.
Click on each link below to read each rail travelogue with photos.
 |
May 2011 - VIA Canadian: Report & Photos by Bob Black
Route, Equipment Consist & Service Observations on VIA Rail Canadian based on a trip from Toronto, ON, to Jasper, AB. The Canadian runs tri-weekly for 4466 Km (3085 miles) between Toronto, OT and Vancouver, BC, via Winnipeg, Edmonton, Jasper and Kamloops...
Read More>>
|
 |
Jul 17-25, 2010 - Travel Logs & The Railfan's Girlfriend, Oh, Canada! Story & Photos by Nathan S. Chidester
A trip that my girlfriend, Erin, and I took to Canada to visit her family. We visited Toronto, Ont., Montreal, Qbc., Ottawa, Ont., and Niagara Falls, Ont. This included visiting ExpoRail in the Montreal metro. This was the first time that I was going to travel to Canada...
Read More>>
|
- 04/17/03-04/21/03:
Doug and Kent's Trip between Vancouver, Jasper, and
Banff via Rocky Mountaineer Railtours
(Gold Leaf Class)
- 04/12/03-04/22/03:
Doug and Kent's Trip from Brockville to Vancouver
on VIA Rail Canada's Canadian and the Renaissance Cars
- 12/27/02-01/06/03:
Rail Travel to Churchill, Canada, VIA Rail's Most Northern Station
by Laurie Irving
- 12/27/02-01/06/03:
Rail Travel to Churchill, Canada, VIA Rail's Most Northern Station
by Darlene Banning
- 12/27/02-01/06/03:
Rail Travel to Churchill, Canada, VIA Rail's Most Northern Station
by Lorraine Symons
- 12/09/02:
Canadian Pacific Railway 2002 Holiday Train At Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada by Lorraine Symons
- 10/03/02-10/06/02:
Superior Colors of Northern Ontario, VIA Rail Canada
from Toronto to White River on the Canadian and the Lake Superior
by Daryl T. Adair
- 09/25/02-09/25/02:
CBC 50th Anniversary VIA Train - Photos and Story
by Lorraine Symons
- 06/26/02-07/02/02:
Bob Burns 2002 Summer Rail Travel - Part 2
Endangered Rail Services in 2002: BC Rail (eliminated) & Malahat (survivor!)
- 06/17/02-06/25/02:
Bob Burns 2002 Summer Rail Travel - Part 1
VIA Rail across Canada
- 06/29/02-06/29/02:
An Evening on the (BC Rail) Pacific Starlight Dinner Train
by Lorraine Symons
- 06/16/02-06/27/02:
Laurie's Adventure to the Rockies
on the VIA Rail Canadian
- 06/16/02-06/27/02:
Darlene's Trip to Vancouver
on the VIA Rail Canadian
- 06/26/02-07/02/02:
Ray's 2002 Summer Canadian Travel - Part 4
with BC Rail Whistler Northwind & Pacific Starlight Dinner Train
plus Amtrak Cascades (Vancouver - Seattle)
- 06/20/02-06/26/02:
Ray's 2002 Summer Canadian Travel - Part 3
on VIA's Skeena (Jasper - Prince George - Prince Rupert - Prince George)
- 06/17/02-06/20/02:
Ray's 2002 Summer Canadian Travel - Part 2
on VIA's Canadian (Toronto - Jasper)
- 06/09/02-06/16/02:
Ray's 2002 Summer Canadian Travel - Part 1
with VIA Rail Canada including the new Renaissance Cars
(Montreal-Brockville-Toronto)
- 10/03/01-10/09/01:
A Trip To Gaspe: The Two Laurie's Train Adventure
Travel into Eastern Quebec by Canada's VIA Rail.
- 09/05/01-09/11/01:
The One That Got Away ... A Fishing Trip With
Doug & Kent: Travel into Northern Quebec by Canada's VIA Rail.
- 06/09/01-06/10/01:
VIA Rail's Canadian! One way from
Edmonton, Alberta to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- 04/17/01-04/20/01:
Riding the Rocky Mountaineer
Vancouver to Calgary and back! From Chris Guenzler
- 04/12/01-04/22/01:
Reclaiming BC Rail for sobriety and riding Rocky Mountaineer Railtours
for the first time by Chris Guenzler.
- 01/05/01-02/19/01:
Rail Travel to Churchill -- Ray Burns' Travelogue.
Churchill is the most northern station on Canada's VIA Rail System.
- 01/05/01-02/19/01:
Rail Travel to Churchill -- Robert Burns' Travelogue.
Churchill is the most northern station on Canada's VIA Rail System.
- 12/25/00-01/06/01:
Canadian Intercity Finale - by Chris Guenzler
The rest of Canada on Algoma Central and Ontario Northland.
- 08/06/00-09/08/00:
Almost the Rest of Canada - by Chris Guenzler
On VIA, Algoma Central, Ontario Northland, and Quebec North Shore & Labrador.
- 07/30/00-08/04/00:
VIA Rail's Bras D'Or!
Round-Trip from Brockville, Ontario to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
- 04/16/00-04/30/00:
VIA Rail's Romance By Rail Package!
Round-Trip from Vancouver, British Columbia to Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 04/14/00-04/22/00:
To Victoria Island, BC, Canada - by Chris Guenzler
Round-Trip by rail from Southern California
- 02/18/00-03/12/00:
VIA Rail's Romance By Rail Package!
Round-Trip from Vancouver, British Columbia to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
★★★ Ron Goodenow's Attic
www.trainweb.org/theattic
 |
www.trainweb.org/theattic - Ron Goodenow's Attic
The Attic is a personal museum, drawing on the stash of items I've collected -- and am still collecting -- in my railway and other travels. I'm including visits to museums and shortlines, profiles of American and foreign carriers, timetables...
Read More>>
|
★ Tom's Rail Travels
www.trainweb.org/Tomsrailtravels
- 12/10/99-12/30/99:
Off to the Land of Ice and Snow - by Chris Guenzler
On VIA's Canadian, Hudson Bay, Lynn Lake Mixed Train and Skeena.
- 09/18/99-09/20/99:
Banff, Alberta, Canada to Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada via Rocky Mountaineer Railtours
(Gold Leaf Class)
including tour bus travel from Jasper to Banff, stopping at the Columbia Ice Fields Glacier.
- 09/16/99-09/17/99:
Vancouver, British Columbia to Jasper, Alberta, Canada
via Rocky Mountaineer Railtours
(Signature Service Class)
- 08/07/99-08/25/99:
Reclaiming Canada for My Sobriety - by Chris Guenzler
On VIA Rail Canada.
- 06/13/99:
VIA Rail's Canadian!
One way from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Toronto, Ontario. By Daniel Chazin.
- 06/27/98:
VIA Rail's Malahat!
Steve's truncated trip on Vancouver Island, British Columbia!
- 11/27/96-11/21/96:
Seattle,Washington,USA to Toronto,Ontario,Canada
On VIA Rail Canada by Fred Dunn
- 03/10/96:
Rail Travel to Churchill -- Daniel Chazin's Travelogue.
Churchill is the most northern station on Canada's VIA Rail System.
- 06/23/91-07/10/91:
First Trip Across Canada or How I Drank My Way Across Canada - by Chris Guenzler
On VIA Rail Canada.
- 07/20/86-08/01/86:
BC Rail's Cariboo Dayliner - by Chris Guenzler
Chris' first Canadian train ride.
- ★ USA by Rail
www.trainweb.org/usabyrail
 |
www.trainweb.org/usabyrail - USA by Rail
The USA by Rail guide book, fully updated in this latest Eighth edition, reveals in entertaining fashion the unique pleasures of North American train travel with Amtrak and VIA Rail. John Pitt has travelled more than 75,000 miles by train in the USA and Canada and his book, published by Bradt Travel Guides, features comprehensive route guides as well as all the practical information you need to make reservations, buy tickets and find your way around strange train stations. There are maps to accompany each route guide, making it easy to plan your itinerary and get the most from an Amtrak or VIA Rail pass. Details of Amtrak...
Read More>>
|
- ★ USA Rail Guide - Amtrak Stations Database
www.trainweb.org/usarail
 |
www.trainweb.org/usarail - USA Rail Guide
Passenger Railroad Guide - An Amtrak Stations Database that includes extensive photos and information of almost all of the Amtrak Stations plus some VIA Rail Canada Stations. A Japanese Version is also provided...
Read More>>
|
A Subset Of The Above Rail Travelogues Are Posted At:
Click Here
to also visit
TrainWeb.com/railcanada/
that lists TrainWeb hosted websites featuring railroads in Canada.
Support this website by joining the Silver Rails TrainWeb Club for as little as $1 per month.
Click here for info.
