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Rocky Mountaineer trains only operate in the tourist season of April to October. They operate exclusively during the day and sleeper services are not offered. All trips include overnight stops at which passengers disembark and stay in hotels. [citation needed] As Rocky Mountaineer is primarily a rail-tour service, all journeys are end-to-end.
Eventually implemented in 1996, the daylight schedule also provided better connections with coastal ferry services and the BC Rail Cariboo Dayliner. [58] From the 1920s, CN promoted its "Triangle Tour". [59] Rail tour operators such as Rocky Mountaineer have included the train or rails as part of various "circle" itineraries. [60] ^a. Regular ...
Prior to 2005, the Vancouver terminus for the Rocky Mountaineer was the Pacific Central Station. The station was originally built for Canadian National Railway as a locomotive repair shed. At a cost of $4M CDN, the building was renovated by Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours into a railway station, with the first train departing on April 17, 2005. [1]
On Rocky Mountaineer trains, SilverLeaf Plus is similar to first class and comes with two exclusive bar cars, an extra tour guide, and other perks.
Quesnel station in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada is a railway station which is used by the Rocky Mountaineer train service. The station is used on the Rainforest to Gold Rush route that links Whistler to Quesnel. Service is infrequent and only occurs several days per month. [2]
The current station building was built for Whistler Rail Tours (former operators of the Whistler Sea to Sky Climb) in 2007. [2] [3] During the 2010 Winter Olympics, a special Rocky Mountaineer train sponsored by the government of the neighbouring province of Alberta served as public transit between Vancouver and Whistler. [4]
North Vancouver station is a railway station located in the city of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is serviced by the Rocky Mountaineer tour company. The station is used on the Rainforest to Gold Rush route that goes to Jasper (via Whistler and Quesnel). [1] It was formerly the southern terminus of the Whistler Sea to Sky Climb
The Whistler Sea to Sky Climb, previously known as the Whistler Mountaineer, was a sight-seeing railway service. It was operated by Rocky Mountaineer Vacations (RMV) tour company, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada who operate vintage trains over numerous sightseeing routes in Western Canada. It was established in 2006 and ...