The trip on the Rocky Mountaineer was spectacular, apart from the first class service on board the train, the scenery was amazing, changing from sheer rock faces to lush forest and raging rivers. Vancouver was a great city full of trains!!, the areas surrounding the city are full of industry with lines everywhere and I have to come back to explore some of them as 2 days is not even close to see even a small part of it! Spent a few hrs riding the robotic "skytrain"system, a mainly overhead and underground rail system which is fast and very easy to use, a bit freaky as there's no driver but you soon get used to it..LOL.
Two very gracious model railroaders showed me some of the hot spots and we went back to a friends house to view his layout, thanks heaps guys for a great night!
On the way to Essex in Montana and the Izacc Walton Inn, set in the beautiful Glacier National Park it will be home for 4 days! Sitting in Seattle now waiting to board the "Empire Builder" for the overnight trip to the Inn.
Cheers for now!
Gregg.
Fantastic views Gregg. I can see a 'slide night' coming up! Keep up the blogs and enjoy the trip.
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard, they sure are! Might have to get a few printed for the train room!!
ReplyDeleteCheers Gregg.
Looks incredible. Look forward to next update. Enjoy and Hello to Lord Stan. He seems to be keeping a very low profile. Hope he is enjoying holiday too..
ReplyDeleteThe scenery is amazing thats for sure!. Lord Stan has made an appearance at Lake Louise and is staying at the Inn, he will be saying hello soon! Thanks for watching!
DeleteCheers Gregg.