Rocky Mountaineer heads Stateside
Thu Jul 4, 2013 10:00am PST
Vancouver’s Rocky Mountaineer is adding some new routes this summer, and for the first time ever, the luxury train will be heading south of the border.
The company’s new “Coastal Passage” route starts off in Seattle and heads north to Vancouver and continues on to the Canadian Rockies. The trip, which will take three days, is only being offered four times this year, all in August. Rocky Mountaineer said it will be offering this route for a full season of 24 trips in 2014.
“Rocky Mountaineer has brought the romance back to rail travel, and has amplified international tourism attention on the Canadian Rockies,” said company president and CEO Randy Powell. “We truly are the little engine that could, and we are thrilled to welcome and host more than 100,000 international visitors every year.”
In addition to the new Seattle route, the company is adding Lake Louise as a destination this year. The company said this will be the first passenger train the town has had in over 20 years.
The new routes will bring the company’s total number to five, which are:
- First Passage to the West: Vancouver to Banff/Lake Louise or Calgary;
- Coastal Passage, to launch in August 2013: Seattle to Vancouver to the Canadian Rockies;
- Journey Through the Clouds: Vancouver to Jasper;
- Whistler Sea to Sky Climb: a 3.5 hour ride between Vancouver and Whistler; and
- Rainforest to Gold Rush: Whistler to Jasper.
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