Howdy folks,
Welcome onboard this new video where I will be traveling on North America's most luxurious train, the mighty Rocky Mountaineer "First Passage to the West" from Vancouver, BC to Banff, AB 🇨🇦
This journey has been on my bucket list for way too long.
Sit back, relax and enjoy the video!
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- TRIP INFORMATION -
Date: SEPTEMBER 2024
Railway company: @rmountaineertrain
Route : Vancouver, BC to Banff, AB
Time : Two full day of travel and one overnight stop in Kamloops
Price : Around 3000$ for the Goldleaf - prices may vary on the season, feel free to check RM's website for more : https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
Map realized with Viaduct, more at https://viaduct.world/
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00:00 : Intro
00:45 : Vancouver station
02:00 : Boarding
03:03 : Seat Check
05:07 : Departure from Vancouver
05:29 : Route overview
06:29 : Breakfast service
07:00 : Straight outta Vancouver
07:33 : Mile Post
08:26 : Along the Fraser River
11:58 : Lunch service
13:15 : Wildfires
13:55 : Cisco Bridges and CP/CN
15:15 : Lytton
15:45 : A much dryer area
20:24 : Stuck near Kamloops Lake
22:57 : Arrival in Kamloops
23:56 : Mid roll ads
24:33 : Morning of day two
25:07 : Sunrise and pre-breakfast service
25:50 : Bald eagle
26:17 : Shuswap Lake
26:44 : Breakfast 2
27:37 : Open-air as fresh coffee
28:09 : Last Spike
28:36 : Straight into the Rockies
32:30 : Mount Mac Donald tunnel
32:41 : Stoney Creek bridge
33:22 : Lunch 2
34:12 : Class comparison
35:47 : A freight moment
37:16 : Walkthrough / toilets time
39:36 : Spiral Tunnels
41:41 : Lake Louise
42:28 : The train for ourselves
44:06 : Arrival in Banff / Conclusion
44:53 : Outro