@kj356 posted:If you are keen on seeing the best of the scenery ride the Rocky Mountaineer they have 3 routes through B.C. all by daylight. The food and service especially in Goldleaf dome class is excellent like VIA. (VIA has the better dome cars for view, though only room for a few people.) The Rocky coach class is good enough for seeing the scenery. The CP route to Banff is great as is the BC Rail route through Prince George. You can also take a B.C. ferry Prince Rupert up the coast and take the VIA Skeena train to Jasper with dome car access 2 day daylight trip with great scenery as well.
I’m going to have to look into this. We’re planning a return to the Vancouver area next year, but we drive from Phoenix. We plan to spend 2-3 weeks exploring the area from Vancouver. Part of the plan is the Hwy 99-12-1-7 loop. Then we’ll head to Banff/Jasper, over to Saskatoon, down to Regina and over to Winnipeg. From there it’s International Falls and either down through Duluth or around Lake Superior via Sault Ste Marie to the Green Bay Area. Not sure how much more/better scenery we’d see adding a round-trip train excursion to the itinerary.
