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Rockies splendor surrounds the VIA train snaking through the mountains to Vancouver
Rockies splendor surrounds the VIA train snaking through the mountains to Vancouver

Rockies splendor surrounds the VIA train snaking through the mountains to Vancouver

Date7/24/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rockies splendor surrounds the VIA train snaking through the mountains to Vancouver
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012680F
Spectacular scenery of the Fraser River Canyon is part of the charm of a cross-Canada trip on CP's train, the Canadian, a passenger dreamily watches the Rocky Mountains pass by
Spectacular scenery of the Fraser River Canyon is part of the charm of a cross-Canada trip on CP's train, the Canadian, a passenger dreamily watches the Rocky Mountains pass by
2/17/1971
Spectacular scenery of the Fraser River Canyon is part of the charm of a cross-Canada trip on CP's train, the Canadian, a passenger dreamily watches the Rocky Mountains pass by
Spectacular scenery of the Fraser River Canyon is part of the charm of a cross-Canada trip on CP's train, the Canadian, a passenger dreamily watches the Rocky Mountains pass by
3/6/1971
The East Coast Mountains of this continent haven't the fame of the Rockies, Selkirks and Cascades, but, none the less, they are impressive elevations,(...)
The East Coast Mountains of this continent haven't the fame of the Rockies, Selkirks and Cascades, but, none the less, they are impressive elevations,(...)
4/1/1944
Here is one of the most famous beauty spots in the Canadian Rockies, Maligne lake, ringed by mountains, not far from Jasper National park's main settl(...)
Here is one of the most famous beauty spots in the Canadian Rockies, Maligne lake, ringed by mountains, not far from Jasper National park's main settl(...)
6/16/1945
Rail Relaxation: Bob Macdonald of Burlington puts his feet up and settles down to read his newspaper as Via Rail's Transcontinental train rolls through Muskoka
Rail Relaxation: Bob Macdonald of Burlington puts his feet up and settles down to read his newspaper as Via Rail's Transcontinental train rolls through Muskoka
11/29/1989
Rail Relaxation: Bob Macdonald of Burlington puts his feet up and settles down to read his newspaper as VIA Rail's Transcontinental train rolls through Muskoka
Rail Relaxation: Bob Macdonald of Burlington puts his feet up and settles down to read his newspaper as VIA Rail's Transcontinental train rolls through Muskoka
3/29/1989
Manitoba and the North-west, journal of a trip from Toronto to the Rocky Mountains, via Lake Superior, Thunder Bay, Rat Portage, Winnipeg, Qu'Appelle,(...)
Manitoba and the North-west, journal of a trip from Toronto to the Rocky Mountains, via Lake Superior, Thunder Bay, Rat Portage, Winnipeg, Qu'Appelle,(...)
1882
CN repairmen examine the crumpled front of a VIA Rail locomotive that smashed into a stopped freight train near Ingersoll yesterday. More than 70 pass(...)
CN repairmen examine the crumpled front of a VIA Rail locomotive that smashed into a stopped freight train near Ingersoll yesterday. More than 70 pass(...)
8/10/1982
Pack trains like this plod single file through the snowy trails and rcky passes as they carry provisions and weapons to the lofty peaks fo the Rockies(...)
Pack trains like this plod single file through the snowy trails and rcky passes as they carry provisions and weapons to the lofty peaks fo the Rockies(...)
4/19/1945
Chopped Enough? The bitter coast-to-coast protests following passenger-train cuts last year make Via Rail an unlikely target
Chopped Enough? The bitter coast-to-coast protests following passenger-train cuts last year make Via Rail an unlikely target
1/18/1990
Time runs out: A woman surveys the departure times in Union Station yesterday during the countdown to oblivion for many VIA passenger trains across Canada
Time runs out: A woman surveys the departure times in Union Station yesterday during the countdown to oblivion for many VIA passenger trains across Canada
1/14/1990
Riding in comfort: Miriam Greenberg reads to her children, Samuel, 3, and Jordana, 2, on VIA Rail's transcontinental train as the countryside of Muskoka races past a picture window
Riding in comfort: Miriam Greenberg reads to her children, Samuel, 3, and Jordana, 2, on VIA Rail's transcontinental train as the countryside of Muskoka races past a picture window
3/29/1989