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Posted: 25 May 2025

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All aboard, for the Rocky Mountaineer

All aboard, for the Rocky Mountaineer
It’s May 2016 and we are taking a two day train journey on one of the world’s most luxurious trains. Traveling from Jasper in Alberta/Canada to the railway town of Kamploops for an overnight stay and then on to Vancouver taking one of the awarded world’s best journeys.
This shot is taken on our second day nearing Vancouver following the Fraser River amongst others. The Pip gives us a glimpse of the train just about to leave Jasper. Each carriage was loaded in strict turn order and so the red carpet was transferred to each entrance in turn too. The internal view is of the Silver Leaf carriage whereas the Gold leaf was yet more luxurious.

PS. ask yourself, how did I manage to take this?

Enjoy full screen.

Steve D, Tractacus, John FitzGerald, Erhard Bernstein and 7 other people have particularly liked this photo

17 comments - The latest ones
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
The Rocky mountaineer departs
12 months ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Une superbe et remarquable prise vraiment exceptionnelle.
Bonne et agréable journée dominicale paisible et reposante.
12 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Interesting image and note.
12 months ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Great views of and from the train, Herb. I'll guess the (long) train is rounding a sharp bend.
12 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to tiabunna club
Hi George - See my reply to Toz for the taking of this photo.

Cheers. Herb
12 months ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
I go with George, you are sitting somewhere in the back. A good looking exterior of that train!
12 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Stephan Fey club
Hi Stephan - See my reply to Toz for the taking of this photo.

Cheers. Herb
12 months ago.
 Nick Weall
Nick Weall
What an adventure Herb
12 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Nick Weall
It sure was Nick. Coupled with a bus tour of the Rockies and a week's cruise in Alaska. Holidays don't come much more adventurous than this.

- See my reply to Toz for the taking of this photo.

Cheers. Herb
12 months ago. Edited 12 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
What a great train ride! These observation carriages are ideal for watching the landscape but I found them (at least on the Bernina and Glacier Express) not quite as good for photography as you cannot open the windows.
Like others I guess that you walked to the rear of the train to catch the front in a bend.
12 months ago. Edited 12 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Gudrun club
Thanks Gudrun. Yes these carriages were great for observation, even when it was wet as it was on our first day. I would love to travel the Glacier Express too but I fear that that chance has now gone for us.
- See my reply to Toz for the taking of this photo.

Best Wishes. Herb
12 months ago. Edited 12 months ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
A great train journey Herb super image like all the others say on a long bend.
All the best Gordon
12 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to TOZ club
A super ride that I am sure you would have enjoyed too. As you surmised, we are at the back of a very long train, having been joined by the train from Banff to Vancouver. Our carriage near the back of the train, I presume like most, had a small back section, only about a metre wide that one could stand in and that had down sliding windows to the outside on both sides enabling me to hold my camera out of the window on this curve, Another few hours on here at this point to Vancouver

Best Wishes. Herb
12 months ago. Edited 12 months ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
I love the striped train on the bend, Herb. I am sure the trip was spectacularly panoramic.
12 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Diana Australis club
A rather special trip on this train. I know that there are others that offer similar comfort and scenic beauty in the Indian sub-continent too.

Cheers. Herb
12 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
A journey of a lifetime Herb.............and two superb photos of this iconic train. Your main image is especially impressive!
12 months ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Keith Burton club
Thanks for this Keith. Yes a fantastic journey and a lot of photos taken too. I think many on Panoramio. I shall post more from this trip sometime.

Cheers. herb
12 months ago.

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