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The Rocky Mountaineer is a Canadian rail-tour company based in Vancouver that operates luxury scenic trains on four rail routes in British Columbia, Alberta, Colorado, and Utah. History [ edit ]
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]
The eastern portal is about 50 miles (80 km) west of Denver in the Front Range, about 10 miles (16 km) west of the town of Rollinsville. [a] The West Portal is located at the base area of Winter Park Resort, [b] above and east of the Dotsero Cutoff that leads west towards Salt Lake City. The railroad tunnel is 24 feet (7.3 m) high, 18 feet (5.5 ...
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.
Rockies to the Red Rocks (Rocky Mountaineer) Defunct railroads. Name Mark System [a] From To Successor Notes ... Colorado portal; Transportation in Colorado.
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]
It is used by Royal Canadian Pacific and the Rocky Mountaineer, and previously by Canadian Pacific Railway and Via Rail. The station is on a Canadian Pacific Kansas City line. [1] The station was originally built for the Canadian Pacific Railway, serving the railway's Banff Springs Hotel.
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 ...