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ria Toll Highway The Hudson Bay Divided Highway The Malahat Head S mas Buffalo hed In Jump man Yorkton 11 R. Medicine Hat R. Swift Current 1 Moose Jaw 1 Lethbrid ge Qu’Appelle Regina Mile: 17.6 The crest of the Yellowhead Pass is the border between Alberta and British Columbia and the division between Mountain and Pacific time zones. The Pass is one of the lowest points in the entire North American Continental Divide and all water systems flow either east or west from the Divide. River R. MELVILLE Fort Peck Lake espace pour FSC Lake Sakakawea Mi viarail.ca ® ive r Portage la Prairie Winnipeg TM Trademark owned by VIA Rail Canada Inc. Registered trademark owned by VIA Rail Canada Inc. 1 Steinbach Sa ch igo r Riv e ods 71 Rainy International Peace Garden Siding and Station Name Boards 30 Blue River Mile: 132 Population: 269 The town is home to one of the province’s many heli-skiing outfitters and is a popular centre for fishing and outdoor adventure. Points of interest: Pyramid Falls (mile 113) is briefly visible close to the tracks on the east side, like a partly collapsed set of rock shelves. 146 Jasper Newer siding and station name boards are white with a black name. Older station name boards are also white with a black name but the lettering is all capitals and the sign is mounted on a building. 17 er Red Riv for winter sports and is well known for Nordic skiing in addition 28 MOUNT ROBSON to a complete range of summer adventure activities such as Mile: 52 Flathea canoeing. Lake d As the highest peak (3,954 metres) in the Rockies, Mount Robson 26 JASPER is easily recognizable and is often referred to as the “Monarch of Mile: 0 Population: 4,265 the Canadian Rockies” or “The Dome.” Missouri World-famous for skiing, hiking and outdoor sports, Jasper 29 Valemount attracts tourists from around the world and is said to be among the Mile: 74 Population: 1,018 country’s most-photographed places. Because Jasper National Located at the junction of the Rockies and the Caribou, Monashee Park is a wildlife sanctuary, it is common to see all sorts of wild and Selkirk mountain ranges, Valemount is a small lumber town animals in their natural habitat. Elk and mule deer often wander on a long arm of water that was created by the huge Mica Dam the main street of the town. almost 100 kilometres to the south. 27 Yellowhead Pass Brandon Red Lake t okout Sioux Lo iny Ra Estevan Milepost numbers rise from east to west and reset to zero at the start of each subdivision. Subdividions are 43 to 146 miles (69 to 235 km) long. Engli 1 River One of the railway traditions – the milepost – provides the key to locating a train’s current position. Mileposts may be on either side of a track, and are usually rectangular white signs with black numbers. Though Canada now uses So the metric system, the uris original markers for railroads were, and still are, in miles. Each line is subdivided at Railway Division Points; these subdivisions are not a standard length, they were based on the distance a steam locomotive could travel in a day. La k e S Lac Seul r ve 16 oi ouri 25 Hinton Mile: 184 Population: 9,738 A coal mining town at the turn of the century, Hinton is a centre 1 ss 24 Edson Mile: 129 Population: 8,098 This community is midway between Edmonton and Jasper National Park. From Edson, westbound passengers have their first view of the Rockies. 16 Weyburn Railway signs to watch for Mileposts 22 VIKING Mile: 184 Population: 1,085 Named for the many Scandinavians who settled the area in the early 1900s, the area around Viking was significant for the Plains tribes that hunted buffalo before the arrival of Europeans. Points of interest: (mile 149): The Canadian makes an airy crossing 61 metres above the Battle River on a steel trestle 884 metres long. (mile 147): The immense Battle River Valley can be seen on the northern side of the train. Riv er 1 The Canadian 23 Edmonton Mile: 0 Population: 730,372 Alberta’s capital, Edmonton is regarded as the gateway to the north, given its role as the staging point for explorers and adventurers from the early days of fur trading to the Yukon gold rush and the Alberta oil discoveries of 1947. The city is located on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River, which form a 27-kilometre greenbelt of parks, bicycle paths and green spaces. A few minutes from downtown, the gigantic West Edmonton Mall offers an amazing array of shopping, dining and entertainment possibilities, including an “indoor ocean”. a Old Wives L. Main Highway 21 Wainwright Mile: 140 Population: 5,426 Home to a Canadian Forces Training base that is also the site of the Canadian Wildlife Service Peregrine Falcon Hatchery, Wainwright is characterized by the bobbing pumpjacks that tell you this is oil country. 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Molson Lake L tsford 3 SASKATCHEWAN R. eI ut Abbo Chil Airdrie Uppe Arrow r Lake Gods Lake Oxford Lake er m RTA River an Ju ey uitla 5 agan Lake ia n Arm Verno n Okan 97C Cross Lake osis ipeg inn d 1 Red e Littl Sidn an v oq er Harr is Lakeon rs to keep W owic h ar r N. C ton B 1 Salmo s ALBE r w 1 mon cou Pt. C loop w at R . er D Rich V an Bos Kam 1 ve o 1 ton d Re D aim a mish Shus wa Lake p 97 Edmon e De r Rive Squa Clear b AN Nan t o n R. um gi River Co l ISL ni each or mB Ge licu lber 19 Braze au er Riv N. Adam Lake s Lytto n f it o ER Port A Stra UV Qua Pow Rive ell r crof River CO ay Ash 16 Ri o mp s Fraser VA N ver rten R. Blu Rivee r ll Ri Cou er sket Lake B pbe Jasp Kinba nlet S Cam n McLeod c tte ko L . Hinto n Deschambault Mile: 125 Lake at o arl Ch er en Chil Knig ht Inle t it ount er Riv 16 a sc yo u Wekusko Lake 34 Boston Bar Mile: 0 Population: 92,882 R Amisk The town began as a trading post in 1812 and became a boomtown This is the location of Hell’s Gate, theLake most famous stretch of rapids r during the Caribou Gold Rush of 1862. The area is a study in in the province where the current is so swift that a fish ladder St. Cormorant r Albert contrasts. Here, the lush forests turn to the rolling hills of the th Montrealwas built to help salmon swim upstream to spawn. Lake Lake Fort Sask arid high country scored by deep river canyons, which are fed Ft. Vermilio Spruce at n Sas Grove chewan 35 Vancouver k Hist. Site by the many high-altitude lakes. he Sherwo Mile: 131 Population: 2,116,581 od wa r 32 Ashcroft Park n ve This city is home to half the population of British Columbia.The And Pas Ri 16 Leduc Mile: 48 Population: 1,664 rightly so, given the afantastic setting between the Pacific Coast n w Very little precipitation annually makes it the “driest town in Camrose and the dark green forests of theveCoast Mountains. Here, land is Lloydminst i r er Wetaski ot R of Vancouver’s West End seems Canada.” Here, you can see cactus, sagebrush and the trademark at a premium and the city skyline win a rr Viking Cedar as k S hoodoos – isolated pinnacles of rock that remain after a hill is to rise right out of the Strait of Georgia. A city of rich cultural Lake worn away. 16 diversity where North America and Asia meet, Vancouver is Prin ce Alb ert iv e Red No home to the second-largest Chinatown in North America. The rth Wainw Deer right 33 Lytton Lak Battleford L. e market area of Granville Island and spectacular Stanley Park t Mile: 95 Population: 235 Ba Red De give Vancouver a relaxed cachet all of its own. er This is a tiny town at the junction of the Thompson and Fraser d Deer R. Re Urivers. nity Here, the two mighty rivers run side by side in the same channel. an e Qu tra Valem Que L. snel Willia ms Lake Ri v son Smoothstone Lake Beaver River S askatchew t Rob 31 Kamloops ive tin lco Chi Moun Edso Cold Lake Sipiwesk Lake No B CO RITIS LU H MB IA ba LVE R I. T Lac La Ronge Dore Lake Ha ye sR Primrose Lake 16 at ch e I. r ER Ath a UNT ive Qu e Cha en rlo Sou tte nd CA ne R. S ei Lake Red Rive r Lac des cs Mille La 71 iny Ra Rainy R i v er ne R. S ei Dog L. 17 ve r r Riv e Mo o se er R i aib Opasa R. tika R. ng in Mi s Kapus G sey Ram Thund Lake YALE ISLE RO LA Red Lake KE a ogam ICOTEN MICHIP a Agaw ay B SUPERIOR 17 Cap e Nor D LIN ITOU ISLAN Bay MICHIGAN 11 le Kit S ia Sarn tham ton ming ey Ston ek Cre tford Bran nburg oe Simc St. T LA KE ER ara Niag Forte Eri e s Fall 19eva Unity aca Gen lo fa Buf n tow Au 90 390 n kirk 90 Olea es Jam I E Erie h It Mile: 57 2,147 ton mPopulation: gha Bin The community is known for its local salt production mined 81 1,127 metres ira below ground. ing Elm Corn on 20 SASKATCHEWAN-ALBERTA BORDER ant Scr Mile: 101 sport m a li il This provincialWboundary also marks the division between Central and Mountain time zones. 81 79 90 A NT RIO ines thar a St. C Dun as hom Lond Cha ton ling o Tills 401 on 402 eburg c Walla k stoc d Woo ourg Cob au siss Mis lp Bur 18 Biggar 81 a Rom Population: Mile: 247 2,033 Utic The tiny town prides itself on its sense of humour. Thus the slogan am wa e h a k s O r h Os Ma acu r KE te“New York is Syrbig but this is Biggar.” In fact, Biggar boasts an LA hes ta Roc eonmuseums for a town this size. unusually large numberOnof n r u ga b Tohr o loo ater e er/W rd ridg chen tratfo Camb n to Tren 401 et Gue ev Bell h oug bor r Pete mark New nto gevil say Lind 7 400 N LAKE ago Owennd Sou Oran dge h Was nd Midla s arie Huron ood Ste-Mng the ingw Amo Coll RO Mile: 243 Population: 1,155 This town is located at the north end of magnificent Lake Nipigon, which reaches 96 kilometres from north to south and 64 kilometres at its widest point. The area offers some of the best fly-in fishing and hunting in the region. 11 ONTARIO-MANITOBA BORDER Mile: 159 A sign on the north side of the steel rails denotes the border. On the Manitoba side is the undeveloped forest and lakes of Whiteshell Provincial Park, well known for its canoeing and fishing. Its 200 lakes, some of them formed by meteor craters, offer some of the best northern pike, perch and lake trout fishing in Western Canada. 17 ebri Brac n rgia Geo HU 9 Armstrong Mile: 138 Population: 5,183 Located on the English River/Lac Seul waterways, the community is a magnet for sport fishermen and outdoor enthusiasts in addition to its vocation as a centre for the pulp industry. roke ans Mile: 191 nwPopulation: 202,340 all Orlé Ga ll Cor Hu Founded in41882 as 01 na a temperance colony, this city is named after e s as er M the abundance Uppnada of delicious purple berries that are found along Ca ge Villa Saskatchewan River. Saskatoon is a Canadian the banks of leader in the high technology and mining industries, and is home ille toBrothe ckv University of Saskatchewan. The Ukrainian Museum of Canadaonis a tribute to the early settlers of the province and the gst influence this community has had is evidenced in the heritage Kin own architecture tertof the city. le il Wa le tsvil Hun ld de 41 au tine b Pem 17 ing 11 s Nipis nnel Cha E River Mile: 296 Population: 1,209 The community started as a railway town but the major industry today is wood, as evidenced by the piles of logs and pulp and plywood plants that border the railway tracks. ss Mi 7 Hornepayne Mile: 100 Population: 1,750 Located at the northern tip of Long Lake, the area played an important role as part of the historic canoe route for fur traders. This is a multilingual town (52% of the population speak English, 44% speak French and 4% speak other languages). 10 Sioux Lookout Bay - rry 40 e lab eyfie 17 Saskatoon 20 Sa Vall 7 7 K ouri Mile: 86 Population: 550 Gogama is typical of the small, relatively isolated settlements along this section of the railway that were created in order to service locomotives and were placed at approximately 240-kilometre intervals. 8 Longlac th e des Outaouais Rivièr a River Ottaw y Parr nd Sou LA ss 6 GOGAMA iss ippi ng e 17 MAN The Skeena R. Mile: 276 Population: 3,817 The landscape around Capreol is a combination of rugged and exposed bedrock of the Canadian Shield and “muskeg,” a native Indian word describing unstable and deep soil with high water content. I. The Canadian Lake bago Winne 5 CAPREOL L 69 North 117 Co ulo mi ng reol S t Lak Ellio Ste. Sault arie M Ri viè re ami ag . Tem ury ake udb L int of Hwy. MidposCanada Tran PH I. The Canadian Mile: 262 Population: 157,857 Whether due to a volcanic eruption or the impact of a meteor, the Sudbury area has been blessed with a rich abundance of mineral resources. The city is known as the nickel capital of Canada. At 381 metres high, the INCO smokestack dominates the skyline. ping Ona L. L. I. Main Highway Mile: 150 Population: 5,818 Parry Sound marks the eastern edge of the rugged Canadian Shield, that region of billion-year-old exposed bedrock that covers half of Canada, between the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay, and parts of northern United States. 382 L. T 16 Watrous Mile: 129 Population: 1,743 ette Joli for its mineral hot springs. The accumulated This area is famous e m ô ér salt in adjacent Little l Manitou Lake gives the water greater St-J ava Lthe buoyancyLacthan Dead Sea. hute ir ervo g Rés skaton Ba 117 I. er Bay 11 ir ervo Rés onga Cab 11 Timm The Malahat Divided Highway 4 Sudbury ins The Hudson Bay Toll Highway 3 PARRY SOUND r Ri kasi CE ST. IGNA 11 17 ’Or d Val- 11 11 L. RN KBU Controlled Access Highway 2 washago Mile: 98 Population: 600 Gateway to the Muskokas, this railway junction point at the head of Lake Couchiching is popular with cottagers, fishing enthusiasts and outdoor lovers. Rive y an ive r Ke naibi Missi ods da yn-N Rou7 R. Ri Lak e t le Attawapiskat Ho COC Mi La c r e Riv . Long r Riv e ive Riv er Ha ye s sh e ayn rnep 15 Melville pt LaKcemMile: 280 Population: 4,149 The community is named for Charles Melville Hays, President of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad Company who died in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. s Amo ibi Abit oran SE ST. JO Lake Sakakawea Lake u ne a G a ti Riv. 1 Steinbach Fort Peck Lake Trans Canada Highway 1 Toronto Mile: 0 Population: 2,503,281 Toronto is Ontario’s capital and the heart of business activity in Canada’s most populous province. Appropriately, Toronto is the Huron word for “a place of meetings.” Huge office towers dominate the skyline along the shores of Lake Ontario – a spectacular view best experienced from the observation gallery of the 180-storey CN Tower. The train boards at Union Station, immediately across from the imposing Royal York Hotel. Harbourfront, Yonge and Bay streets are just a few blocks away. mi a Winnipeg er Red Riv R. ga 17 International Peace Garden Flathead Lake tta k imis Portage la Prairie So uris Missouri ur 11 17 ne Brandon Weyburn River St lac Long Lake Nipigon Mile: 213 The Canadian is near the mid-point of its transcontinental journey. St. L awr enc e nib River Estevan Sioux Lookout Ma 11 1 1 Welcome to VIA Rail Canada’s flagship Western Transcontinental, the Canadian®. This spectacular fourday journey offers some of the most breathtaking scenery found anywhere in the world. From the serenity of the Muskoka Lakes to the stunning beauty of the Canadian Rockies and the vast expanse of the prairie grasslands, you’ll experience a portrait of the geographic diversity that is so uniquely Canadian. As you travel from town to town you can sense the mosaic of cultures that have shaped the country through the centuries and the character of a nation whose identity is as colourful as the land itself. This is a travel experience unlike any other! Engli 16 oi Old Wives L. trong R ami og r 1 ge 16 1 n Arms erv Rob 14 MANITOBA-sASKATCHEWAN BORDER oir erv Rés Gouin ive 1 Moose Jaw Riv er Regina s seph Jo Lac Seul r ve le Litt gR Swift Current a r Riv e oki iv er R iv dho Medicine Hat Qu’Appelle Melville La k Og L. Yorkton 11 Lethbrid Dauphin Lake e St y an nt rre Cu Chib na Groun So ut Last Mountain Lake Trout Lake r i gam a Kes L. ver Lake Diefenbaker win Alb River Ri Ri Lake St. Martin Watrous River k Otos Ri v Bloo dvein b er R iv on R R. C Lakes 16 Al u ama oug re r hewan skatc Sa Quill Riv iè ve h Ber ens Lake of the W o 16 ne sto Pipe Ri ve r Waterhen Lake piskat Attawake La r ve Ri ge at ch e a bin Pe m ba r nlet eI ut N. Th Popla r WINNIPEG kau Kapis a Saskatoon 11 River d Deer R. L. 13 Portage La Prairie Mile: 55 Population: 12, 728 The city is so named because during the era of the North American fur trade, it was a resting area for voyageurs carrying canoes between the Assiniboine River and Lake Manitoba. Today, the major industry is food processing, largely due to its location, surrounded byal some of the richest farmland in Manitoba. ck y wa tta No e ou L. N. Carib ba ad Bro Rivière Missisa gwess Mamei Lake ert Rup rric Ha Re Sandy Lake LAKE i Ass d Ol man R. Lak e Riv. d Ri rook Red Deer L. rn ve Se MANITOBA Cedar Lake Prince Alber t North Battleford Island Lake Gu nisao R . The Pas r a ob n it Ma Head Sm as Buffalo hed In Jump Cranb k Winis Lake mmin Wunnuke La N RLTO I. CHA re viè 16 Biggar 1 R. ive ot R a rr ke ria Kooten Lake ay w Bo Lower Arro w Lake n L ton sk Sa Unity e er Bo River ck SASKATCHEWAN t Ba er r ve Ri BAY ver Ri i na Penti c R g itib d e Littl Victo sford ve RTA Kelow w ei he As ut Big TroLake Ab erlan Viking Red De Calgary Severn L. Sachigo Lake er Summ in 1 Lake Lake Molson Lake osis ipeg inn 3 liwa Wetaskiw Cross Lake Amisk Lake Cormorant Lake wa Lloydmins ter w Chil 16 Camrose Experience the romance of magnificent stainless steel rail cars cruising the famous transcontinental route between Toronto and Vancouver. Abbot Deschambault Lake W m 5 gan Lake 97C Leduc r uitla 1 Sherwo od Park Airdrie Upper Arrow Lake hstone Montreal Lake Ft. S a s Vermilion k Hist. Site he wa n tchewan D d Harr is Lakeon ia n Arm Verno n Okana Fort Saska ALBE Red Salmo s rth d Re mon owic han Sidn ey ar v q er t. Co loop ton B Edmon Grove ton er Spruce er r Rive N. C c P ou Bos 1 St. Albert De b Rich V an mish Kam 16 ve 1 w at R . er 1 um F trai t Adam Lake s 97 Lake r i Wainw right Co l or aS River Clear Shusw ap Lake R Ri River e f G it o uc croft Lytto n Squa 1 Braze au Riv N. o m p s o n R. Ash a imo McLeod Blu Rivee r Fraser Stra ana er sket Lake Pow Rive ell r gi Jasp Kinba B each n Cold Lake Beaver River R. c Chilk o L. ht et Hinto n an er ount Edso at Willia ms Lake Ri v Valem er Riv 16 a sc Ath a Que L. snel son S askatchew t Rob ive tin lco Chi Moun No B CO RITIS LU H MB IA dville Mea Lea 12 Winnipeg Mile: 0 Population: 633,451 Manitoba’s capital was originally the hub of the Canadian fur trade, given its strategic location at the junction of the Red, Assiniboine and Seine rivers. Today, The Forks is a downtown meeting place that includes some of Winnipeg’s better restaurants, shopping and live entertainment. The Winnipeg Art Gallery houses the world’s largest collection of Inuit sculpture and art. Winnipeg is home to over 50 ethnic communities. In celebration of this diversity, the city holds its annual Folklorama, which features the food and cultural activities of the many communities that choose to make Winnipeg theirs. 80 78
