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VIA RAIL
Travel Reports

Railroad Travel in Canada
including Photos & Travelogues
on VIA Rail Canada

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.

Oct 22, 2015 - Honeymoon In The Great North: Report & Photos by John C. Turner Recently my newlywed wife and I embarked on a three week journey which saw us engage a wealth of beauty amongst the Pacific Northwest, explore the untamed wonder of Southeast Alaska, and traverse the continent aboard Canada's famed transcontinental train, the Canadian... Read More>>

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>>

Aug 1, 2010 - Journey to Mid-America & Ontario Part 1: Story by Jack M. Turner, Photos by John C. Turner Each missing segment posed its own unique set of challenges if it was to join the collection of rail lines on my personal route map. After much thought it was decided that the best way to access all of these lines in one journey would be to drive to the various jumping off points... 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>>

Dec 14, 2008 - Canadian Railway Trilogy: Text by Jack M. Turner, Photos by John C. Turner Part III - Florida Bound Via Montreal, The drive from Sydney to Halifax was scenic as we drove along the east side of Bras d'Or Lake and rejoined the main highway near Port Hastings. As we stopped for lunch at Port Hawkesbury, we reminisced about our last visit to the region... Read More>>

Dec 14, 2008 - Canadian Railway Trilogy: Text by Jack M. Turner, Photos by John C. Turner Part II - In Search of the Newfoundland Railway, Train riding would now take a back seat for a week as we would travel by highway and ferryboat to Newfoundland, Canada's island province. However, the railways would not be far from our minds as one of our objectives was to search for... Read More>>

July 25, 2008 - Canadian Railway Trilogy: Text by Jack M. Turner, Photos by John C. Turner PART I - From Florida to Nova Scotia by Rail, Our objective on this trip was to experience VIA's Renaissance equipment, which was introduced since our last trip to Canada, and to tour Newfoundland, the one Canadian province we had yet to visit... Read More>>

Feb 18, 2000 - VIA Rail's Special Romance by Rail Package: Report & Photos by Ray Burns Canadian Coast-to-Coast Halifax to Vancouver Rail Journey, Today is a big event. My wife Maria and I are going on our first long vacation. What makes it great is that it's the first time that she's been to Canada, the first time that she's flown with me, and the first time that she's... Read More>>

Additional Reports & Photos of Rail Travel in Canada are posted at:

Additional VIA Rail Travel Information:

  • ★★★ Ongoing Rail & Other Adventures of Elizabeth Guenzler
    TrainWeb.org/elizabeth

    • TrainWeb.org/elizabeth - Ongoing Rail & Other Adventures of Elizabeth Guenzler Over 122,000 miles of rail excursion travelogues & railfanning adventures of British Columbia, Alberta & many U.S. states from 1990's to present. Also included are my other hobbies of... Read More>>

  • ☆☆☆ Henry Kisor's Rail Travels
    TrainWeb.US/henrykisor

    • TrainWeb.US/henrykisor - Henry Kisor's Rail Travels Hundreds of rail travel photos and many rail travel commentaries including Amtrak and Via Rail. About Henry: I'm a retired newspaper writer and editor and the author of seven books, one of which is Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America, about life aboard Amtrak's California Zephyr in the early 1990s. My wife and I are lifetime train travelers and every now and then I drag out my Bachmann G scale Ten-Wheeler trainset and set it up on the basement floor for the grandchildren... Read More>>

  • ☆ Railscanning in the Toronto Area
    www.trainweb.US/railscan

    • www.trainweb.US/railscan - Railscanning in the Toronto Area This site is dedicated to railscanning in the Toronto area. Scanning the railroad frequencies is an interesting and useful hobby. It can be used by photographers to set up shots and prepare for oncoming trains, railfans use it to get a 'feel' for traffic patterns on the line and obtain train numbers - its a whole other aspect to an already fascinating hobby! Owing to the large... Read More>>

  • ★ Tom's Rail Travels
    TrainWeb.org/Tomsrailtravels

    • TrainWeb.org/Tomsrailtravels - Tom's Rail Travels Photos and reports of various train trips I have taken since 2004 on Amtrak, VIA Rail Canada, and Ontario Northland, plus occasional subway charters... Read More>>

  • ★ USA by Rail
    TrainWeb.org/usabyrail

    • 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
    TrainWeb.org/usarail

    • 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>>

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