the Rocky Mountaineer passenger train as seen at dawn near Exshaw, Alberta, Canada
people inside the Rocky Mountaineer train, Canada
Mount Edith Cavell, Canada
the Rocky Mountaineer on the route from Vancouver to Kamloops, British Columbia
the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta, Canada
people in the dining car of the Rocky Mountaineer train
a woman looking at the view from a train
clouds reflecting on Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canada
a woman climbing on the Via Ferrata on Mount Norquay, Banff National Park, Canada
a view from the Via Ferrata on Mt. Norquay, Banff National Park, Canada
a woman taking pictures from the Rocky Mountaineer Train
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Heart Mountain PassageTurning 25 this year, the Rocky Mountaineer excursion train passes Heart Mountain and the Bow River on its route connecting Seattle and Vancouver with Banff. It's the only way to access some of the Rocky Mountains' most dramatic stretches along the Canadian Pacific Railway, which was built in 1885 to unify the nation. By Robert Reid From the November 2015 issue of Traveler magazine
Photograph by Susan Seubert

Pictures: Canada's Rocky Mountaineer Train

Canada's Rocky Mountaineer train cuts through the heart of the Rockies and explores how a country came to be.

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