Hiawatha Pete
Hiawatha Pete's JournalA trip on the Agawa Canyon Tour Train
Good Morning DU'ers,
Hope everyone is doing well and keeping safe.
I thought it might be time to post some pics from another train route, this time from my home province of Ontario, Canada.
Back in 2015 my wife and I had the pleasure of riding the Agawa Canyon Tour Train, which runs on a day trip from from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (just across the border from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan) to the Agawa Canyon in Ontario's northern hinterland and thought we might share some pics.
The Agawa Canyon Tour Train began operation in 1964, carrying tourists to the scenic & popular Agawa Canyon. The train operates on the tracks of the Algoma Central Railway (ACR), now owned by Canadian National Railways (CN). The Algoma Central was a regional railway operating in Northern Ontario and when CN took over the line, it inherited the ACR's passenger service.
The pics are from our website at https://northamericabyrail.info/
Hope you enjoy!
Cheers, Pete
AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN AT THE STATION IN SAULT STE MARIE, ON. THE STATION AND PLATFORM ARE LOCATED IN THE PARKING LOT OF A SHOPPING MALL IN DOWNTOWN SAULT STE MARIE
ONBOARD THE AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN, DEPARTING SAULT STE MARIE, ON
TICKET TO RIDE. IN A STRANGE TWIST OF FATE, CN (WHICH SOLD OFF ITS PASSENGER SERVICES TO VIA RAIL CANADA IN 1976) IS ONCE AGAIN CARRYING FARE-PAYING PASSENGERS.
PASSING THE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE TO SAULT STE MARIE, MICHIGAN
ALGOMA CENTRAL YARDS & SHOPS, STEELTON, ON
SOMETHING MUCH-NEEDED FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO WINTERS. ALGOMA CENTRAL PLOW #10105 AT STEELTON, ON
SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE VERY OFTEN (ANYMORE). ALGOMA CENTRAL EXTENDED-VISION CABOOSE #9609 ON THE PLOW TRAIN AT STEELTON, ON
CROSSING THE TRESTLE AT BELLVUE, ON
OLD RAILROAD BUNKHOUSE AT ACHIGAN, ON
ACHIGAN LAKE
AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN SKIRTS ACHIGAN LAKE
VIEW FROM REAR OF TRAIN NEAR SEARCHMONT, ON
AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN SKIRTS TROUT LAKE
CABINS AT TROUT LAKE, ON
SPRUCE LAKE
CN MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY CREW AT SUMMIT, ON
MONGOOSE LAKE
BATCHEWANA RIVER
CABINS ALONG THE BATCHEWANA RIVER
AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN SKIRTING RAND LAKE
DINING CAR ON THE AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN
AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN DINING CAR MENU
HOT BEEF SANDWICH WITH GRAVY, MASHED POTATO, & VEGETABLES
CAFE CAR ON THE AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN
AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN CROSSING MONTREAL RIVER TRESTLE & DAM
AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN CROSSING MONTREAL RIVER TRESTLE & DAM
VIEW OF GENERATING STATION FROM MONTREAL RIVER TRESTLE
LAKE NEAR HUBERT, ON
ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR
HIGHLANDS OUTSIDE AGAWA CANYON PARK
ENTERING THE AGAWA CANYON
TRAVELLING THROUGH THE AGAWA CANYON
BRIDAL VEIL FALLS
TRAVELLING THROUGH THE AGAWA CANYON
ARRIVING AT AGAWA CANYON PARK, PASSING OLD RAILWAY CARRIAGE NOW PART OF A GIFT SHOP
CN F40PH #106 ON THE POINT OF THE AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN, AGAWA CANYON PARK, ON
PLAQUE COMMEMORATING CANADA'S 'GROUP OF SEVEN' ARTISTS WHO FREQUENTED THE PARK
AGAWA CANYON PARK
Los Angeles to Chicago on Amtrak's "Southwest Chief"
Good Morning DU'ers,
For those interested in taking a virtual journey across the Southwestern US, in better times my wife & I often traveled by train (and plan to do so again once the current global health crisis has passed) & thought we might share some pics from the route of Amtrak's Train #4 - The 'Southwest Chief' - which runs on a very picturesque route from Los Angeles, California to Chicago, Illinois.
The pics are a composite of several separate trips that we took on Train #4 and attempt to show some of the regions traversed, in geographical order from west to east.
The pics are from our website, https://northamericabyrail.info/
Stay safe & hope you enjoy!
Cheers, Pete
FIRST A PIC OF AMTRAK P42DC #153 ON THE SOUTHWEST CHIEF AT THE ALBUQUERQUE, NM, AMTRAK STATION
NOW FROM WEST TO EAST:
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES A SEEN FROM OUR HOTEL
ON AMTRAK’S EASTBOUND SOUTHWEST CHIEF, NEAR GALLUP, NM
PASSING FREIGHT LED BY SANTA FE GP60 #8729, GALLUP, NM
MESAS EAST OF GALLUP, NM
ADOBE STYLE HOUSES EAST OF GALLUP, NM
MOUNTAINS WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM
HAD TO GET A PIC OF AMTRAK HERITAGE UNIT #822 ON THE POINT OF THE SOUTHWEST CHIEF AT ALBUQUERQUE 
RAILRUNNER COMMUTER TRAIN, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
MOUNTAINS EAST OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM
MEET WITH WESTBOUND SOUTHWEST CHIEF LED BY AMTRAK P42DC #162, LAMY, NM
HORSEBACK RIDING NEAR THE TRACKS, LAMY, NM
LAMY, NM, AMTRAK STATION
SOUTHWEST CHIEF CLIMBING GLORIETTA PASS
GLORIETTA PASS
SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
HARVEY HOUSE HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, NM, WHICH ONCE HOSTED THEODORE ROOSEVELT
ANTELOPE NEAR LAS VEGAS, NM
APPROACHING RATON TUNNEL, NM
RATON PASS, CO
KANSAS CITY, MO
STEAMBOAT ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, FORT MADISON, IA
SOUTHWEST CHIEF CROSSING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT FORT MADISON, IA
ENTERING CHICAGO UNION STATION
Seattle to L.A. on Amtrak's "Coast Starlight"
Good Morning DU'ers,
Happy 4th of July!
Hope everyone is enjoying themselves and keeping safe.
Once again as a weekend distraction my wife and I thought we might share some pics, this time from our journeys years back on Amtrak's Train #11, the "Coast Starlight", which runs on what we found to be an incredibly scenic route along the Pacific Coast from Seattle, Washington to Los Angeles, California.
The pics are a composite of several separate trips that we took on Train #11 and attempt to show some of the regions traversed, in geographical order from north to south.
The pics are from our website, https://northamericabyrail.info/
Hope you enjoy!
Cheers, Pete
FIRST, A PIC FROM ONBOARD THE 'COAST STARLIGHT' CROSSING THE TRESTLE AT GAVIOTA, CA
NOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH:
KING STREET STATION, SEATTLE, WA
ONBOARD THE COAST STARLIGHT PASSING THE 'NEW' TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE [NOT THE OLD INFAMOUS GALLOPING GURDY]
ALONG PUGET SOUND
PACIFIC PARLOR CAR ON THE ‘COAST STARLIGHT’
PORTLAND UNION STATION
WILLAMETTE FALLS, OREGON CITY, OR, AS SEEN FROM THE COAST STARLIGHT
UNION PACIFIC YARD AT EUGENE, OR
WILLAMETTE PASS, SPRINGFIELD, OR
KLAMATH FALLS NOCTURNE WITH TRAIN #11
ONBOARD THE COAST STARTLIGHT, PASSING SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER THE CARQUINEZ STRAIT
ON THE COAST STARLIGHT, STREET RUNNING THROUGH OAKLAND’S JACK LONDON SQUARE
PASSING THROUGH THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY
ENTERING A TUNNEL ON THE CUESTA GRADE AT PASO ROBLES, CA
CUESTA GRADE, PASO ROBLES, CA
THE COAST STARLIGHT DESCENDING THE CUESTA GRADE
FRONT OF OUR TRAIN, PASO ROBLES, CA
WINDING THROUGH THE HORSESHOE CURVES AT PASO ROBLES, CA
AMTRAK P42DC #189 ON THE POINT OF THE COAST STARLIGHT, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
SAN LUIS OBISPO AMTRAK STATION
NEAR PISMO BEACH, CA
PACIFIC COAST, SANTA BARBARA, CA
THE COAST STARLIGHT TRAVELLING ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST, SANTA BARBARA, CA
PACIFIC COAST SOUTH OF SANTA BARBARA, CA
LOS ANGELES UNION STATION
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