Canada By Train - A Short 7 Minute Video

[Hiawatha Pete]

Good Morning DU'ers

For those interested, I thought it might be time for another weekend distraction. My wife and I often travel by train and over the last few months I've posted some pictures of our trips in the photography and DU lounge sections here on Democratic Underground.

This time instead of showcasing still images shot by myself, I thought I might pay homage to some of my wonderful wife's work with a video shot by her, taking the viewer on a scenic land cruise across Canada aboard VIA Rail's transcontinental passenger train, 'The Canadian', which runs from Toronto to Vancouver.

This video is a composite of several trips aboard the Westbound and Eastbound Canadian taken in the summer of 2017 and the fall of 2011. The locations are shown in geographical order from east to west.
For more videos & pics, see our website at https://northamericabyrail.info/

So a big shout-out to my wonderful darling wife, who had the good sense to film some motion pictures while I was taking still images - Thanks HunnyBunny!

[P.S. I moved this video to the DU Lounge from the Photo group as I thought it might be a better fit here since it is a video rather than a still image]

Video Contents:
0:00 Night departure from Toronto onboard VIA Rail's Westbound Canadian
0:16 Bedroom in Prestige Class sleeping car
0:32 Bullet lounge in Prestige class 'Park' Car
0:42 Dome in Prestige class Park car
0:49 Station stop at Sioux Lookout, Ontario
1:06 Through the lakes and muskeg country West of Canyon, Ontario
2:20 Passing prairie grain elevators West of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2:41 Passing Wabamun Lake, West of Edmonton, Alberta
2:59 Station stop at Jasper, Alberta - Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies
3:45 Passing Mount Robson, highest peak in the Canadian Rockies
4:58 Yellowhead Pass, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia
5:34 Redpass Junction,British Columbia
5:44 Tête Jaune Cache, British Columbia
6:05 Passing the town of Valemount, British Columbia
6:32 Albreda, British Columbia
6:50 Passing the BNSF freight station in Vancouver, British Columbia

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Very kind of you to document it so well! Thank you and LOVELY!

[Hiawatha Pete]

2. No problem!

Thanks for checking out my post!

[Brother Buzz]

3. Juxtaposition, Buster Keaton did Canadian Rail in twenty-four minutes

Everyone needs a magic red box.

[Hiawatha Pete]

5. I've seen that video with Buster Keaton

"The Railrodder" by Gerald Potterton.

Thanks for reminding about this one

[panader0]

4. Another great film about going across Canada in a train: Festival Express

This was filmed shortly after Woodstock--I "highly" recommend it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_Express

[Hiawatha Pete]

6. Thanks for the info!

If I come across a copy of it or find it online I'd definitely like to check it out

[whistler162]

7. Been there done that but east bound.

I have been as far east a Gaspe and as far north as Moosonee. Caught a cold going to Moosonee and suffered for it going to Gaspe.

[Hiawatha Pete]

9. Cool! Except for the part where you caught a cold

Been to Gaspe myself, as well as on the Ontario Northland Railway but only to Cochrane. Moosonee is on our bucket list once the pandemic situation improves.

[whistler162]

11. Cochrane was a nice stop

The ride up from there to Moosonee was mostly forest.

[rurallib]

8. excellent as always

[Hiawatha Pete]

10. Thanks for checking out my post once again!