Review of passenger Railways in Canada

 I have ridden all the passenger/scenic trains in western Canada (Alberta/B.C.) + several trains across Canada. This ranking of railways is based on notes made during these trips.

The following is by order of personal preference the best rail rides in Canada; please note all of the rail rides listed are spectacular trips in their own way there is not one on the list that I would not recommend for seeing the Best of Canada. They are listed with Name of the railway just click on highlighted areas to go directly to the railways web site. Having had a ride on almost everything listed here in the past year's, I feel I have enough info. for comparison. There is a great variety of scenery and service represented here many are very close in order of preference. Selection was based on personal experience with scenic views, service, entertainment, food quality; (but cost not being a factor). As time allows I will list more details about the trips and photos of the rides and equipment.

The following is broken into four lists, the 1st 2 train rides that are a longer duration at least a day or more in one direction, Western Canada and then Centreal and Eastern Canada the 3rd more of a short part day trip or a round trip within a day and last very short or loop steam train rides.

Day + trains rides Western Canada. Note that I consider all of the following in Western Canada to be superior for scenic views. Nothing in the east can compare with the rides though the towering moutain peaks and raging rivers and huge trees found in Western Canada compared to the east.

• Rocky Mountaineer Railtours Goldleaf 1st class dome car service Vancouver B.C. to Banff or Calgary Alberta./ Photos from a ride from Vancouver to Kamloops mid May 2003. / Photos from a ride mid May 2003 from Kamloops to Banff. / Photos of the train from Banff to Field next day. / Photos from a ride in the dome June 16, 2002 Banff to Kamloops. /Photos from a ride on the dome June 17, 2002 from Kamloops to Yale / And Yale to Vancouver. /Some photos of Cisco crossing here I have ridden this train on several trips, I love it! A fine scenic rail ride through what I consider the most spectacular scenery and historic rail ride in all of Canada. A 2 day trip all by daylight with an overnight in Kamloops and transfers to and from your hotel and all meals. You travel from the coast through deep river canyons and past huge lakes through several mountain ranges to Banff in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. You have a great view from upper level of your assigned seat in the glass roof dome car, with dining area and open air viewing platform downstairs. Fine meals with a good selection are served in the dining room for breakfast and lunch. Snacks and drinks throughout the day. The service and narration on the trip is very good with the customer always 1st on this train. April through Oct. and some winter trips. (note if on a winter trip I highly recommend that you take the west bound trip from Banff to Vancouver, as it leaves the Rockies and through the Fraser Canyon, the best scenery at sunrise and arrives after sunset where the scenery is not quite as spectacular this way you see the best. Whereas the east bound trip can miss some of the best scenery on the trip after dark. Summer trips are all in daylight, either direction is fine but note that through the Fraser and south part of the Thompson canyon east bound trips run on the CP Rail tracks and west bound trips run on the CN rail tracks both routes are spectacular each on a different side of the canyon. Rocky Mountaineer has many packaged tours available connecting with the VIA Rail Canadian train across Canada, The VIA Skeena train to Prince George and Prince Rupert and BC Rail connections. I highly recommend the Ice Fields parkway motor coach tour from Banff north to Jasper through the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains with great views and stops enroute along this scenic highway. I highly recommend the Goldleaf service you are pampered all trip with great ever changing views throughout the trip great service and narration and information. No smoking on this train is very welcome. The Rocky Mountaineer also has a rail trip from Vancouver to Jasper but I would recommend the Banff trip, a much more scenic and historic route.
• BC Rail is the other main scenic rail line in Western Canada. The passenger rail services were closed in 2002 by the government ending up to 6 different passenger train services that opearted on a summer day on BC Rail. While passenger service ended the operating freight railway was sold to CN rail and Rocky Mountaineer bid as the new tourist train operator on the line with services to start in 2006 this is not a replacement of the orginal passenger rail service but a luxury tourist train opeartion. You can find more info. on the Rocky Mountaineer Website. http://www.rockymountaineer.com/ However West Coast Rail Tours has run some trips with the railway museums vintage train equipment and Rocky Mountaineers coaches. Click here for photos of the May 15-16, 2005 trip from Squamish to Pavilion. (BC Rail Whistler Northwind Train.) (This train service as all passenger rail service on BC Rail has ended October 2002, listed here for history) Northbound Vancouver to Prince George B.C. over 3 days or Southbound 2 days on the train Prince George to Whistler B.C. by rail and connections to Vancouver. This is a new train for B.C. Rail. In some ways some of the scenery on B.C. Rail is more spectacular and diverse then on the Rocky Mountaineer trip, and the cars for interior appearance are more stunning. There are 3 glass roof dome cars similar roof design and seating to the Rocky Mountaineer but these are only single level cars. There are 2 classes of service both with seating in a dome car, but the difference being that Summit Class has meal service, a fine dining experience in the beautiful spacious dining car with a stunning artistic panorama image painted along the entire top panel of the dining car interior above the windows, depicting scenic highlights along the route and the train traveling through them at various points. Summit class also includes access to the tail end parlour car lounge area with views from the rear of the train. Panorama class has a similar single level dome car design with at seat meals. I recommend the northbound trip on this route as it covers more of the scenic route by rail then the southbound trip. Also you should do this trip May through August to have daylight, as into Sept. and Oct. you will be missing some of the scenery in the dark as the train starts late in the day allowing you a relaxing morning at the very nice locations you are stopped at for the night. I much rather prefer this much more relaxed schedule to the rather early start on the Rocky Mountaineer and some other trains. I would almost tie this with the Rocky Mountaineer Gold Leaf trip for overall trip experience, on a scale of 1 to a 100 I would say only a point separates these 2 trips. By all means if you have done the Rocky Mountaineer trip then this trip on the BC Rail Whistler Northwind trip is a must do on your next visit to Western Canada. Note you can connect from Vancouver or Prince George with other trains, or fly back to Vancouver. In Prince George the VIA Rail Skeena connects (with a days layover northbound or 2 days southbound) to the coast to Prince Rupert and connections with Alaska Ferries and south with BC Ferries to Vancouver Island. To the east the VIA Skeena train connects in Jasper with the VIA Rail Canadian train and Rocky Mountaineer or take the Ice Fields parkway tour to connect to Rocky Mountaineer from Banff.
• The Royal Canadian Pacific features rail tours aboard vintage rail coaches. The following introduction from the CPR web site; "The Royal Canadian Pacific draws from an elite fleet of dedicated Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) business and parlour rail carriages, built between 1916 and 1930." If you are looking for a luxury rail ride in vintage restored rail coaches there is nothing finer in all of Canada. They offer pre set tours such as the six-day tours of the Golden/Crowsnest Pass "loop", or you can enquire about special or charter trips pretty well anywhere on the CP Rail lines in Canada. There was a trip in 2001 that ran through the prairies along some rather remote rail lines. They also offer "Moonlight dining excursions feature "all-inclusive" Calgary to High River or Banff return luxurious dinner train service for groups with a minimum of 20 people to a maximum capacity of 22 people." If you are looking for the finest in luxury rail travel this is the train you want to be on, check out the CP web site for all the details. The Golden/Crowsnest Pass "loop" is very fine scenic trip covering the best of the Rockies the same route as the Rocky Mountaineer Banff route, then running south and back out through the Crowsnest pass and the prairies which no other rail tour offers. It is certainly a scenic route worth riding. There are open air observation platforms on some cars that with a good day would be a splendid place to sit out for a view. However for seeing the mountains I would still prefer the dome cars that the other railways offer especially the Rocky Mountaineer and the VIA rail dome cars that offer a view above the trees of the mountains and fine views of the train winding through the mountains. The Royal Canadian Pacific Golden/Crowsnest Pass "loop" is however is a much more diverse trip then simply being on the train all day. You are taken off the train by motor coach to explore more of the scenic and historic area surrounding the railway with accommodations most nights and meals on the train. See the web site for full details. I most highly recommend this tour I think for the quality though pricey you get what you pay for the finest in service and vintage quality train accommodation.
• Rocky Mountaineer Railtours Redleaf service Banff Alberta to Vancouver B.C. Some photos here Same details as the Rocky Mountaineer trip listed at the top, but you are in a single level coach with more spacious seats and large viewing windows, but the lower elevation has less view when in trees. Meals are heated airline style served at your seat. There is on some trains a lounge car you can go to and the windows open on one end of each coach for a view, but can be a little crowded when all come out for a photo. About half the price of a Goldleaf dome seat, if you can afford it go for Goldleaf, but this trip is still one of the best for a scenic rail tour.
• B.C. Rail Cariboo Prospector Photos from a trip North Vancouver to Lilloet Return June18, 2002. (This service as all BC Rail passenger service has now ended October 2002, info. here for history) North Vancouver to Cariboo or Prince George B.C. This train follows the same route as the BC Rail Whistler Northwind along a very scenic route, but does the trip to Prince George in one day which makes for a very very long day, if you are rushed for time and want to see the most in a trip do this, but the scenery is not as stunning in the 2nd half of the trip from the Cariboo country north as it is north to Clinton where you are following the coastline, roaring rivers, scenic lakes then the climb from near river level to over 2000 feet above the Fraser River. At seat meals and a little tight on the seating on the vintage Budd RDC railcars. There is no where really to wander on the train and you cannot open the windows for a view. So a trip from Vancouver to a nice Ranch in the Cariboo would be my pick for this trip, or split the trip into 2 day if going to Prince George with maybe a stop in Lillooett. This is a very scenic route and certainly worth doing if you do not take the Whistler Northwind luxury train instead You can make connections in Prince George with the VIA rail Skeena train east or west and is a great way to connect with the VIA Canadian headed across Canada or the Rocky Mountaineer to Banff. there are many packaged trips available through the rail lines that connect the various railways for a seamless trip. This train ended service in the fall of 2002.
• Great Trans-Canada Rail Journey, on the American Orient Express Vancouver B.C. to Montreal Quebec Some detail photos of the train cars on the 1st run of 2003 across Canada. Some photos here of the train in action. If price is not a deferent to you and you would like to take a trip across Canada, I would recommend the American Orient Express. With baby grand pianos in the lounge cars, fine dining experience and comfortable rooms on this all 1st class train, not to the level of the Royal Canadian Pacific but not far behind. The cars are in some ways vintage though from the stream line era of the railways not the very fine classic early vintage cars that Royal Canadian Pacific has to offer. The American Orient Express cars are done up on a custom more modern design. The train makes a few trips each summer across Canada and back, you sleep on the train which in some cases is traveling during the night and sometimes stops so that you can get some of the view along the route. They take you off the train at scenic and historic locations for tours which breaks up the trip nicely so you are not sitting on a rail car all day. Fine traveling if you have the money. The only thing lacking on this train are a dome car and an open air platform for viewing the scenery better enroute. For scenery I still recommend a trip on the Rocky Mountaineer and BC rail as listed at the top of this list as the scenery is much better on these routes.
• Via Rails Skeena train Totem Photos from a ride from Prince Rupert to Prince George June 12, 2002. / Photos from a ride the next day from Prince George to Jasper and interior shots of the Park car. 1st class service, Jasper Alberta to Prince George/ Prince Rupert B.C. This train travels through a remote route with some very fine scenic views from the glass roof dome car. In Totem class running May through October you have access to the vintage VIA Rail Park car with dome lounge viewing offering better views though no assigned seating (a better view then the Rocky Mountaineer domes as you can see forward much better) and tail end of the train lounge. There is a bar area below the dome. Hot meals are served at your seat are on par with the Rocky Mountaineer Redleaf service and meals on the BC Rail Cariboo Prospector route. For 2003 VIA has added new glass roof cars to the train, for an extra fee during the summer Totem season you can book Totem Deluxe class for this special seating. These are the old glass roof cars from the BC Rail Whistler Northwind train. Seating is tighter then regular Totem class, and seat backs are high so it somewhat blocks forward vision more then in the regular Totem class cars. However you have seating in the glass roof cars with much better views through the mountains. This is a very remote scenic trip on most of the route. Leaving Jasper on a west bound trip (with connections to the VIA Rail Canadian train and Rocky Mountaineer from Jasper or via bus tour down the Ice Fields Parkway connects with the Rocky Mountaineer in Banff.) you travel past Mount Robson highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, along the headwaters of the Fraser River through some very isolated northern communities to Prince George, you are on your own (unless on a packaged tour) for accommodation and transfers. You can connect in Prince George with the BC Rail Cariboo Prospector and Whistler Northwind trains. Next day the VIA Rail Skeena trip departs west for Prince Rupert where you will follow the Skeena River. When I took this trip in June one year there were thousands of Eagles all along the river flying near the train or sitting in the trees, the river was raging from a spring run off. A very scenic trip. In Prince Rupert you can make connections with the BC Ferries route to Vancouver Island a very scenic cruise through the inside passage or Alaska Ferries north. In the summer months you can just go coach class a lot cheaper but no access to the dome car in my view worth the extra $. In winter months you have access to the Park Car from coach class on board snacks are available in coach class.
• Via Rail Sliver & Blue 1st class sleeper service, across Canada, Vancouver B.C. to Toronto Ontario. / Photos from a trip mid May 2003. / This is very fine and popular rail ride across Canada, for 4 days and 3 nights. I would never recommend the trip all at one time. There are very few places to get out for fresh air and I always just found it just to much stuck on the train for 4 days and most folks that do this trip feel the same. The most Scenic part of the trip is from Vancouver to the Rockies, though you see the Rockies on the Canadian most of the rest of the trip is done in the dark, this the most scenic part of the route in all of Canada. Instead I highly recommend you begin your trip on the Canadian in Jasper and take one or more of the other trains listed above to get to Jasper from Vancouver. There are several routes you can take. The scenery is worth it for the extra expense and time, then board the Canadian to head the rest of the way east. Another reason for not riding from Vancouver to Jasper is that most folks find it very hard to sleep as you are traveling along the river canyons where the train is twisting along rock ledges with tight curves where the train wheels are squealing loudly and you are rocking all over your bed as the train clings to the side of the canyon walls over the raging river and traveling through tunnels the engine noise and squealing wheels echo back off the tunnel walls. The train as most of VIA Rails equipment is made up of Budd flutted railcars from the 1950's originally built for Canadian Pacific Railway. The cars have all been rebuilt with warm friendly interiors, a shower car in each sleeper, and elegant dining rooms. Silver and Blue sleeper car passengers have all meals included which are very well prepared and presented, and on par with the dining experience in the Rocky Mountaineer Goldleaf class though the VIA Rail Silver and Blue train is much finer in the style of the dining car and much more spacious seating. You have access to the dome cars which are short and better then the Rocky Mountaineer cars for a view, but with no assigned seats you will need to take a turn then move on for others. There are snacks and movies and wine tasting and other special treats in the dome cars. Or wander to the Park car for nice view to the rear. There are one or 2 smoker sleeping cars on the train make sure you request smoking or non smoking when booking. And smoking is allowed in the lounge area under the rear dome in the Park car, but it is not blocked off or venitlated properly so this spoils it for those in the rear observation area and upstairs and those with sleepers forward in the car with the whole car filled by smoke from a very few people. I hope VIA gets much more progressive and either bans smoking or encloses the room and ventilates it outside to ensure a smoke free environment for the majority of guests that are non smokers. In coach class there is access to a Skyline dome car, where smoking is allowed in the bottom lounge area the smoke is much more thick in this dome car and it is very hard to bear for any length of time. In addition if you go for a snack in the rear part of the car you must endure the smoke enroute and the stench in the small dining area is offensive to a good meal. I cannot therefore cannot recommend coach class if like our family smoke bothers you, if you aree stuck on the train for a few days. The coaches are very spacious and recline for an adequate sleep and large windows give a very good view. You can sometimes if there is the space in the sleeper purchase from the service manager a bed for the night which just gives you access to your bed, shower and breakfast then you must return to the coach for the day.
• B.C. Ferries Port Hardy to Prince Rupert B.C. day trip. (no not a train but scenery great & connects with Via's Skeena/Malahat.) (or once a year from Vancouver to Port Hardy, (did this 2 day trip May 95) or Prince Rupert to Vancouver in May, book early overnight on Ferry in Port Hardy, You will see more of the coast then on a Cruise ship on this trip Excellent Do it!
• Amtrak Cascades train Vancouver B.C. to Seattle Washington. The best way to get between Seattle Washington USA and Vancouver B.C. Canada, daily trains in each direction. Following a scenic shoreline route most of the way, look for eagles near Cresent Beach just north of border, plenty of birds all along the shoreline. Sunset looks great over the water on the southbound trip in the late summer and early spring months. Try the Clam Chowder soup in the dining car, sit down dining and take cafe car. Be sure to have proof of birth/citizenship for customs where you are inspected coming and going in Vancouver.
• Via Rails The Hudson Bay sleeper service Winnipeg to Churchill or Lynn Lake Manitoba. This route is not really a scenic rail trip, but more one of a unique nature traveling to the far north of Canada. Worth the trip if you have the time and have already done the rest of Canada. You will have 2 nights on the train each way and a free day in Churchill to look around or take a tour. Dining car and coach class service but I would take a bed for the trip. No dome car on this train. Travel through some farms then scrub trees and tundra most of the trip.
• If you get to Lake Louise it is worthwhile stopping to view and dine in the oldest building built in 1909, The Lake Louise Station now a restaurant with vintage CPR dining cars. Photos here.

Day + trains rides Central and Eastern Canada. (Details to come) I consider all of the above listed trains (except Hudsons Bay) to be far superior in scenic views along the route then any of the following.

• The Acadian Railway passenger train is now shut down and for sale May 2003. The following are photos and a review from a trip on the train in Sept. 2002. / The Acadian Train Montreal Quebec Canada to Maine USA then back to St John New Brunswick Canada. Luxury dome and parlour cars and service overnight in a lodge in Maine.
• VIA Rail Saguenay train Montreal to Jonquiere Quebec. / Photos from my trip.
• VIA Rail Chaleur train Montreal to Gaspe Quebec.
• The VIA Rail Bras d'Or train Halifax to Sydney Nova Scotia (runs June - October) Service will end at the end of the 2002 season. Photos from a trip in Sept. 2002 riding ----- and then chasing the train.
• Via Rail Ocean train Easterly Sleeper Class. Montreal Quebec to Halifax Nova Scotia.
• VIA Rail Abitibi train Montreal to Senneterre Quebec / Photos from a trip.
• VIA Rail Lake Superior train Sudbury to White River Ontario
• Algoma Central Tour of the line train. Sault Ste. Marie to Hearst Ontario
• Ontario Northlander train. Cochrane to Toronto Ontario
• Ontario Northlander Little Bear Cochrane to Moosonee Ontario
• Constellation class on board the Enterprise , between Montreal and Toronto.
• VIA 1 1st Class and coach services on the Corridor routes throughout Southern Ontario and Quebec.
• Le Train du Haut-SaintFrancois. See schedule several special trips a year.

Round trips in a Day. Most rides are seasonal check schedules for service.

• Alberta Prairie Railways Steam Excursion Central Alberta tours from Stettler. (note want to know about early life on the prairies click here) With near year round service with a selection of steam and diesel, day and dinner trips, there is not much for scenery, this is the prairie's, but the experience and service and entertainment here is excellent giving you a very good feeling of what train travel across Canada was like in the early 1900's
• B.C. Rail Royal Hudson Steam Train, North Vancouver to Squamish B.C. Return. Royal Hudson info. Note as of June 2002 service has ended on this train, attempts were made to revive it for 2002 but this was not possible. The Royal Hudson engine has been moved to Squamish for fund raising for a possible rebuild and return to service. Click link above for more info. Please note that at this time the 2 BC Rail steam engines are out of service and in need of a much needed rebuild. The train is pulled by a vintage restored 1950's diesel engine restored to its original Canadian Pacific paint scheme. The trip is still otherwise the same and you may wish to take the free bus shuttle service to the Railway Heritage park for a tour lunch and a mini rail ride. The scerery along this route is stunning as you follow along the inlet coast line with views to the water on one side and towering mountain peaks out the other side. There is an open air rail car so you can obtain great photos and fresh air a fun way to enjoy the trip. Parlour class gives you a seat in the fine vintage lounge car with lunch served northbound and dessert on your return trip.
• B.C. Rail Pacific Starlight Dinner Train, (This service has now ended, click here for some photos in its last month of operation) North Vancouver to Porteua Cove, B.C. Fine dining in some rebuilt 1950's vintage rail cars. there is dining and loundge car seating or 2 short domes and one long dome car. I found the size of the large dome car made it quite noisy, I much prefer the shorter dome cars for the better view and quiter ride. Same route most of the way as the Hudson train above except you have an excellent view to the mountain peaks above you. I prefer the trip in June, July as you have the most daylight for a view and the sunsets near the end of your trip. The food and presentation is excellent 1st class. There is a short time at Porteua Cove to walk out to the dock or dance to the big band sounds of "Night train" Highly recommended for a dining experience in Vancouver.
• White Pass & Yukon Steam Excursions Skagway Alaska to Lake Bennett B.C. return, (optional info. site on WP&YRR) There are several trains a day from Skagway to the White Pass summit or Fraser B.C. return. Or check into the special steam train service to Lake Bennett return or the hikers connecting service. Great ride along a very historic route, with wonderful views to the canyon below. Travel is in modern replica and vintage rail coaches along this narrow gauge railway. All the inside passage cruise ships stop here you can arrange a trip while on the ships or you can connect from Prince Rupert with Alaska Ferries or from the Yukon by road.
• Service on this train ended in 2002 and train has now been sold. / Okanagan Valley Wine train service from Kelowna to Vernon B.C. return, over night on board available by special request. This train follows along the shores of some scenic lakes, with dinner aboard and a Vegas style dance show in Vernon. Or you may go coach class with large comfy seats and access to open windows in the vestibules for viewing. As the route follows the different lakes edge with few trees you get some very good views along the lakes.
• The Agawa Canyon Tour train Sault Ste. Marie to Canyon return Ontario
• The Polar Bear Express Cochrane to Moosonee return
• Hull Wakefield steam train Quebec
• Via E&N, The Malahat train Vancouver to Courtenay, B.C. Service many end at any time on this line railway to be closed.
• Alaska Railway (Note only at bottom of list as I have not yet been for a ride and not really in Canada but it is up this way, in fact runs further north then any other passenger rail service train in North America; here for your info. to connect to; I hear it is good)

Note be sure to see our review of our one month trip across Canada on Via Rail , or visit this site for a detailed cross country trip on VIA across Canada

The following are very short steam train trips in order of preference;

• Kamloops Heritage Railway Steam train rebuilt by volunteers runs a short trip in Kamloops B.C.
• Trip on Kamloops Heritage Railway to Armstrong and Kettle Valley Railway trip May 28 - 29, 05
• Kettle Valley Steam Railway Summerland B.C., Short trip on the last operational part of the Kettle Valley Railway.
• Alberni Pacific Railway, Port Alberni B.C. This is a great little trip to an opearting Steam Mill.
• B.C. Forestry Museum B.C. forestry Museum Shay, Duncan, Vancouver Island, B.C. A small figure 8 of track on which in summer months they run a steam train details here.
• Fort Steele Heritage Park, near Cranbrook, B.C.
• Calgary Heritage Park, Alberta, With steam trains on display out front and inside the park roundhouse, an operating steam train around the park, vintage street car running between the front parking lot and entrance this makes for an exciting day of train riding and exploration, well worth a visit.
• Fort Edmonton Heritage Park, Alberta, Street car rides through the center of the park and Steam train rides around the park well worth a visit. Details and history of the street car here.
• Alberta Railway Museum Steam and Diesel rides, Edmonton Alberta,
• Edmonton Radial Railway Society runs street cars in Edmonton
• Vancouver Historic Street Cars. Photo. Cars run summer weekends Science World to Granville Island.
• Stanley Park Miniature Train. Vancouver B.C. numerous.
• Burnaby Miniature Live Steam Rail Club Confederation Park Burnaby B.C., Aug
• Miniature Railway at West Coast Railway Heritage Park, Squamish, B.C., June/Sept. 1
• Bear Creek Park Surrey Miniature train (88 ave. at King George Hwy.)

The following are commuter services that offer quick, cheap, comfortable and very scenic views, well worth a quick trip!

• West Coast Express Commuter train Vancouver to Mission B.C.
• Translink serving Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley including the Seabus North Vancouver to Vancouver & Skytrain Vancouver to Surrey B.C.
• Calgary Light Rapid Transit system.
• Edmonton Light Rapid Transit system.

For links to other railways information across Canada, tourist trains, museums, and everything else about rails in Canada visit Rails Canada

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Trains Can another detailed list and links of anything to do with Railways in Canada

BC Electric news group

Information from Carcross Yukon on the northern Railways and river boats.

In 1887 the 1st train across Canada from Montreal arrived in Vancouver pulled by engine #374. This historic steam engine has been restored and is now moved to a permanent display site . ???'s 374 info. 374 is now located next to the Roundhouse where you can see it during Community Center hours. A new glass building next to the Roundhouse has been built to house engine 374. It made one last run onto the turntable, turntable was realigned and 374 moved out a bit where 2 cranes lifted it and then the tender onto a new track into the new building.

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