Photo from VIA Rail
“There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
Long before the white man and long before the wheel
When the green dark forest was too silent to be real…”
I always loved this song, by Gordon Lightfoot. I was not aware of the fact that he was commissioned by CBC, for the 100th Anniversary of Canada.
It brought me a wish that I have had for decades. I have always wanted to ride the railroad, across Canada.
Finally, we are trying to make that happen.
There is a big sale going on, right now. Similar to our Amtrak , once a year sale.
It is called the Canadian Black Friday sale, and if you go to the VIA website, it shows you different discounts.
30% off is the sale for the cross country trip. Through the Rockies, and all the other places along the way.
Vancouver, Canada, to (in our case) Toronto, Canada.
The price given is in Canadian, so you need to convert it to US Dollars, to find out what you will be charged.
If you have ever wanted to book this kind of trip, now is the time to do it.
The sale lasts through this weekend.
Interested, check it out.
