Rocky Mountaineer
The Rocky Mountaineer is a railway company, founded in 1990, based in Vancouver, Canada, which offers train travel through the Canadian Rockies.
History
In 1990, the first Rocky Mountaineer on its maiden voyage. In 1991, the train travel experience is distinguished by the journal The International Railway Traveler. In 1995, the Rocky Mountaineer GoldLeaf service is introduced. 1999 breaks the Rocky Mountaineer as the longest passenger train with 41 cars the record in Canada. 2002, 500,000 passengers will be welcomed aboard the Rocky Mountaineer. Furthermore, the connection is recognized as one of the "10 best railway travel experiences in the world " by the journal The International Railway Traveler. In 2003 the BBC that shows a report on the Rocky Mountaineer. Since 2005, Rocky Mountaineer is presented annually by the World Travel Awards as "World 's Leading Travel Experience by Train " excellent. From 2005 to 2009, the Society of International Railway Travelers appoints the Rocky Mountaineer every year one of the " 25 best trains in the world ." 2006 shall be carried further connections from Vancouver to Whistler and Whistler to Jasper. 2008, the one millionth passenger is welcomed aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train. 2009, the Rocky Mountaineer is shown in the hit TV series The Bachelorette the U.S. TV channel ABC on a four-day trip. In 2010, Rocky Mountaineer his 20th birthday. The fleet and the entire image of the company to be modernized. 2012 Launches the train according to the classical RedLeaf and the luxurious GoldLeaf service a third book category, the SilverLeaf service. 2013 is a fifth distance from Vancouver to Seattle to do so.
Routes
The Rocky Mountaineer operates on four routes: First Passage to the West between Vancouver and Banff or Calgary, Journey through the Clouds from Vancouver to Jasper, Rainforest to Gold Rush from Whistler to Jasper and Whistler Sea to Sky Climb Vancouver to Whistler. The routes are passable in both east and west.
Rolling stock
The Rocky Mountaineer has 75 locomotives and wagons. These include, among others, GE F40PH locomotives, EMD GP40 - 2L of the Canadian National Railway, 32 Canada Car and Foundry Red- Leaf - wagons and 16 Colorado Railcar double -decker carriages with panoramic glass roofs.
Compounds
The closest airports are the Calgary International Airport and Vancouver International Airport. In Vancouver, the Rocky Mountaineer Rocky Mountaineer trains from the station exit, while the other trains (Amtrak and Via Rail ) from the Pacific Central Station or Waterfront Station exit (West Coast Express).