Pictures

These pictures are from my overland ferry and train trip from Victoria to Ottawa in early January, 2005. I took the ferry over to Vancouver, and then the train from Vancouver to Ottawa: four days, slower than the 'plane but faster than by car. I've taken the train and driven my car across this country quite a few times but never before in winter.

I don't think I'll ever try the winter trip by car, but I'll be doing it by train again, if only for the food. Amongst other things, the VIA Rail trip is a major food-fest, every meal a treat. The sleeping berths are amazingly comfortable.

Leaving Vancouver Island (Tuesday afternoon)

Heading north through the Yellowhead Valley, on the way to Jasper (Wednesday morning)

Arriving at Winnipeg (Thursday noon)

Racing trains (Thursday morning)

This final picture is a link to an AVI movie -- click on it to watch the movie (it's 16MB, so it may take a while to download if you're dial-up). Just before getting to Winnipeg, we met another train heading in the same direction (on a different track).

25 February 2005