Canadian Adventure - February 22-27, 2002 Onboard the Canadian
Posted: March 10, 2007
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A timeless view of the vestibule, ready to accept passengers. Photo taken at Jasper, Alberta.
The interior of the coaches on the Canadian featured mid-car dividers with HO models that can be seen in the center of this photo.
Each Manor-class sleeper had three sections. The fourth had been replaced with a shower.
Bedroom C of the Hearne Manor set up for daytime travel.
A train attendant makes up the upper berth in Bedroom C of the Hearne Manor.
One advantage of traveling through freezing temperatures is that ice could be stored in the vestibules between cars.
For dinner, the tables in the diner were set in blue and white, and the chairs all had blue covers.
Passengers enjoying lunch in the dining car Frontenac, with white table cloths and uncovered chairs.
Two of the 12 tables were set off from the main car by etched glass panels.
The Kitchen of the Frontenac.
Under the dome of the Skyline car was a snack bar and this kitchen.
The rear of the Skyline car had six tables for meal service, overseen by this server.
Passengers enjoying the view from the dome of the Strathcona Park.
Passengers in the rear lounge of the Strathcona Park are silhouetted in the windows.
The stairway to the dome of the Strathcona Park was flanked by six clocks that had the times in each of the Canadian time zones. Coffee was always available at the table below the clocks.