Smith vividly remembers one early morning on VIA Rail ... saw the Canadian Rockies lit pink by the rising sun, I almost dropped my mug,” he says. Choose from one of three classes of service ...

“We were going to spend some money and take The Canadian in a class called ‘prestige,’ which is VIA Rail’s most expensive way to travel,” says Savery. This was a “bucket list trip ...

Seventy years later, VIA Rail ... in a Prestige class bedroom. Economy tickets in coach cost in the Ca$600 range. Nevertheless, sellouts at high prices reflect the Canadian's enduring popularity.

The Canadian’s crew poses before departure on the April 23, 2025, trip marking the train’s 70th anniversary. VIA Rail Canada The Burlington-Rio ... and creating the luxury “Prestige Class” out of 12 ...

Exiting Alberta on a snowy evening can be an affordable yuletide adventure when riding Via Rail’s The Canadian ... If you have top-dollar cash, consider Prestige class — the sumptuous leather ...

We only need to look to the fate of West Coast dockworkers in the summer of 2023 and rail workers ... while the Canadian Labour Congress kept us isolated from the rest of the working class.

One of the best long rail journeys is VIA Rail’s The Canadian Train, which runs between Vancouver ... Have a drink in the bar located in the Prestige Park Car (guests in Prestige Class enjoy ...

It would run parallel and to the north of the tracks currently used by Via Rail. The current route is ... 200 kilometres an hour – but the current class of track limits top speeds to 160 ...

The shutdown had threatened to disrupt trade with the United States and other countries, as well as cause serious economic consequences in Canada. By Ian Austen Reporting from Ottawa Less than 17 ...

A view from the dome on VIA Rail No. 2 ... “There were several classes of travel, and I chose ‘Sleeper Class,’ which was excellent. I wouldn’t swap my little bunk aboard the Canadian for the most ...