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==Routes== |
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[[Image:RockyMountaineer4032.JPG|thumb|250px|Enroute between Banff, Alberta and an overnight stop at |
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[[Kamloops]]]] |
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[[Image:RM Stn track with portable stairs.jpg|thumb|Train arrival at [[Rocky Mountaineer Station]], Vancouver]] |
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Rocky Mountaineer operates trains over four principal routes: |
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* Over the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] (CP) on the ''First Passage to the West'' route from [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]] via Kamloops to [[Banff, Alberta|Banff]] or [[Calgary]], Alberta. |
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* Over the Canadian National Railway (CN) on the ''Journey through the Clouds'' route from Vancouver via Kamloops to [[Jasper, Alberta]] |
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* The ''Rainforest to Gold Rush'' route over the CN operated portion from [[North Vancouver, British Columbia|North Vancouver]] via [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]] and [[Quesnel, British Columbia|Quesnel]] through [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]] to Jasper |
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* The ''Whistler Sea to Sky Climb'' return day trip from North Vancouver to Whistler. |
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The ''First Passage to the West'' and ''Journey through the Clouds'' route trains depart from Rocky Mountaineer's station at 1755 Cottrell Street just off Terminal Avenue in Vancouver. The ''Whistler Sea to Sky Climb'' route trains depart from a platform at the corner of Philip Avenue and West 1st Street in North Vancouver. The ''Whistler Sea to Sky Climb'' route connects to the ''Rainforest to Gold Rush'' route, which departs from Rocky Mountaineer's platform at the Nita Lake Lodge in the Creekside area of Whistler. |
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==Trip structure== |
==Trip structure== |
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sdate = 25 October 2009}}</ref>, and was recognized by National Geographic Magazine as one of the "World’s Best Journeys" in 2007. The Society of American Travel Writers, the world’s largest organization of professional travel journalists and photographers, rated the Rocky Mountaineer as the world's top train ride in 2009.[1]
Trip structure
To allow for the best views, trains operate exclusively during the day. On the Calgary/Banff-Vancouver and on the Jasper-Vancouver routes an overnight stop is made in Kamloops, whilst on the Jasper to Whistler route, an overnight stop is made in Quesnel. The services do not operate during the winter months of October to April.
Connecting services
The nearest international airports to the Rocky Mountaineer are Calgary International Airport and Vancouver International Airport.
In Vancouver, Rocky Mountaineer trains depart from the Rocky Mountaineer Station while other rail services operate out of either Pacific Central Station (Amtrak and Via Rail) or Waterfront Station (WestCoast Express).
At the Jasper railway station passengers can transfer directly to Via Rail's Canadian and Jasper – Prince Rupert train services.
References
- ^ Broda, Bea (17 June 2009). "Travel writers select the world's top 10 train rides". Retrieved 25 October 2009.
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