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Map and data

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VIA Rail Canada and VIA Rail are trademarks of VIA Rail Canada Inc. Rocky Mountaineer, Canyon Spirit, First Passage to the West, Journey through the Clouds and Rockies to the Red Rocks are trademarks of Great Canadian Railtour Company Ltd. Amtrak and Empire Builder are trademarks of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Alaska Railroad and Denali Star are trademarks of the Alaska Railroad Corporation. Ontario Northland and Polar Bear Express are trademarks of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission. Chepe and Ferromex are trademarks of Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. White Pass & Yukon Route and Agawa Canyon Tour Train are trademarks of their respective owners. OpenStreetMap is a trademark of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. Android and Google Play are trademarks of Google LLC. Apple, iPhone and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Photo credits

“The Skeena”, Jasper: Photo: Ron Cogswell from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0
“The Skeena”, Prince George: Photo: waferboard, CC BY 2.0
“The Skeena”, Smithers: Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
“The Skeena”, Kitwanga — Gitwangak: Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0
“The Skeena”, Prince Rupert: Photo: a.dombrowski, CC BY-SA 2.0
“The Skeena”, Rearguard Falls — end of the salmon run: Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 4.0
“The Skeena”, Ancient Forest / Chun T’oh Whudujut: Photo: Gord Schindell, CC BY 3.0
“The Skeena”, The Hazeltons — Gitxsan territory: Photo: Owen, CC BY-SA 3.0
“The Skeena”, Seven Sisters Range: Photo: Newfoundlandguy, CC BY-SA 4.0
“The Skeena”, Kitselas Canyon: Photo: Fred Button, Public domain
“The Skeena”, The Skeena — river of mists: Photo: Mly at English Wikipedia, Public domain
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Winnipeg, Toronto: Photo: apasciuto, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Winnipeg, Sioux Lookout: Photo: steveandtwyla, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Winnipeg, Winnipeg: Photo: Lee haber8, Public domain
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Winnipeg, CN Tower: Photo: Scott Webb, CC0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Winnipeg, French River: Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 4.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Winnipeg, Sudbury: Photo: Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 4.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Winnipeg, Red River Floodway — 'Duff's Ditch': Photo: JPark99, Public domain
“The Canadian” · Winnipeg to Jasper, Winnipeg: Photo: Lee haber8, Public domain
“The Canadian” · Winnipeg to Jasper, Watrous: Photo: LittleManitouArtGallery, CC BY-SA 4.0
“The Canadian” · Winnipeg to Jasper, Jasper: Photo: Ron Cogswell from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Winnipeg to Jasper, South Saskatchewan River: Photo: Martin Cathrae from Charlottetown, PE, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
“The Canadian” · Winnipeg to Jasper, Battle River trestle: Photo: Jason Woodhead, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Winnipeg to Jasper, Wabamun Lake: Photo: Qwexcxewq, CC BY 4.0
“The Canadian” · Winnipeg to Jasper, Roche Miette: Photo: Neil, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Jasper to Vancouver, Jasper: Photo: Ron Cogswell from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Jasper to Vancouver, Vancouver: Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Jasper to Vancouver, Mount Robson: Photo: Michael Konen, CC BY 3.0
“The Canadian” · Jasper to Vancouver, Pyramid Falls: Photo: Andrew Bowden from London, United Kingdon, CC BY-SA 2.0
“The Canadian” · Jasper to Vancouver, Kamloops Lake: Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0
“The Canadian” · Jasper to Vancouver, Lytton — the Thompson meets the Fraser: Photo: The Interior, CC BY-SA 4.0
“The Canadian” · Jasper to Vancouver, Cisco — the railways swap sides: Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Jasper to Vancouver, Hell's Gate: Photo: Unknown author, CC0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Toronto: Photo: apasciuto, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Sioux Lookout: Photo: steveandtwyla, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Winnipeg: Photo: Lee haber8, Public domain
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Watrous: Photo: LittleManitouArtGallery, CC BY-SA 4.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Jasper: Photo: Ron Cogswell from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Vancouver: Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, CN Tower: Photo: Scott Webb, CC0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, French River: Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 4.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Sudbury: Photo: Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 4.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Red River Floodway — 'Duff's Ditch': Photo: JPark99, Public domain
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, South Saskatchewan River: Photo: Martin Cathrae from Charlottetown, PE, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Battle River trestle: Photo: Jason Woodhead, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Wabamun Lake: Photo: Qwexcxewq, CC BY 4.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Roche Miette: Photo: Neil, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Mount Robson: Photo: Michael Konen, CC BY 3.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Pyramid Falls: Photo: Andrew Bowden from London, United Kingdon, CC BY-SA 2.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Kamloops Lake: Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Lytton — the Thompson meets the Fraser: Photo: The Interior, CC BY-SA 4.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Cisco — the railways swap sides: Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0
“The Canadian” · Toronto to Vancouver, Hell's Gate: Photo: Unknown author, CC0
Winnipeg to Churchill, Winnipeg: Photo: Lee haber8, Public domain
Winnipeg to Churchill, Dauphin: Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0
Winnipeg to Churchill, Thompson: Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0
Winnipeg to Churchill, Pikwitonei: Photo: Phil Richards from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
Winnipeg to Churchill, Churchill: Photo: US Mission Canada, CC BY 2.0
Winnipeg to Churchill, Riding Mountain: Photo: Rob Swystun from Winnipeg, Canada, CC BY 2.0
Winnipeg to Churchill, The Saskatchewan River Delta: Photo: NASA (Visible Earth), Public domain
Winnipeg to Churchill, Wapusk National Park: Photo: Ansgar Walk, CC BY 2.5
“The Ocean”, Montréal: Photo: Sandra Cohen-Rose and Colin Rose from Montreal, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
“The Ocean”, Halifax: Photo: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0
“The Ocean”, Victoria Bridge: Photo: William England, Public domain
“The Ocean”, The Québec Bridge: Photo: Muriel Leclerc, CC BY-SA 3.0
“The Ocean”, Rimouski: Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0
“The Ocean”, The Matapédia Valley: Photo: Paboks, CC0
“The Ocean”, The Tantramar Marshes and Fort Beauséjour: Photo: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0
“The Ocean”, The Chignecto Ship Railway: Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Public domain
“The Ocean”, Bedford Basin and the Halifax Explosion: Photo: Unknown author, Public domain
Montréal–Jonquière, Montréal: Photo: Sandra Cohen-Rose and Colin Rose from Montreal, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Montréal–Jonquière, Chambord: Photo: Mathieu BROSSAIS, CC BY 4.0
Montréal–Jonquière, Shawinigan: Photo: Sylvain Perron, Public domain
Montréal–Jonquière, Lac Saint-Jean: Photo: 1234HUGO, CC BY-SA 4.0
Montréal–Senneterre, Montréal: Photo: Sandra Cohen-Rose and Colin Rose from Montreal, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Montréal–Senneterre, La Tuque: Photo: Bouchecl, CC BY-SA 3.0
Montréal–Senneterre, Shawinigan: Photo: Sylvain Perron, Public domain
Montréal–Senneterre, Rivière du Milieu bridge: Photo: Cajetan392, CC BY-SA 4.0
Montréal–Senneterre, Across the Réservoir Blanc: Photo: Veillg1, CC BY-SA 4.0
Montréal–Senneterre, Oskélanéo and the Gouin Reservoir: Photo: Unknown author, Public domain
“Journey through the Clouds”, Jasper: Photo: Ron Cogswell from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0
“Journey through the Clouds”, Mount Robson: Photo: Michael Konen, CC BY 3.0
“Journey through the Clouds”, Pyramid Falls: Photo: Andrew Bowden from London, United Kingdon, CC BY-SA 2.0
“Journey through the Clouds”, Kamloops Lake: Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Journey through the Clouds”, Lytton — the Thompson meets the Fraser: Photo: The Interior, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Journey through the Clouds”, Cisco — the railways swap sides: Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0
“Journey through the Clouds”, Hell's Gate: Photo: Unknown author, CC0
“First Passage to the West”, Banff: Photo: Wilson Hui, CC BY 2.0
“First Passage to the West”, Castle Mountain: Photo: Stuart, CC BY 2.0
“First Passage to the West”, Kicking Horse Pass — the Continental Divide: Photo: Marty Bernard from U.S.A., Public domain
“First Passage to the West”, Craigellachie — the last spike: Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
“First Passage to the West”, Kamloops Lake: Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0
“First Passage to the West”, Lytton — the Thompson meets the Fraser: Photo: The Interior, CC BY-SA 4.0
“First Passage to the West”, Cisco — the railways swap sides: Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0
“First Passage to the West”, Hell's Gate: Photo: Unknown author, CC0
“Rockies to the Red Rocks”, Denver: Photo: Missvain, CC BY 4.0
“Rockies to the Red Rocks”, Glenwood Springs: Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
“Rockies to the Red Rocks”, The Moffat Tunnel: Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0
“Rockies to the Red Rocks”, Ruby Canyon: Photo: Bureau of Land Management (mypubliclands), Public domain
“Rockies to the Red Rocks”, Thistle — the town a landslide drowned: Photo: Eyezak mad, CC BY 4.0
“Denali Star”, Anchorage: Photo: Andrei Taranchenko, CC BY 2.0
“Denali Star”, Talkeetna: Photo: Nils Öberg, CC BY-SA 3.0
“Denali Star”, Denali National Park: Photo: Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Denali Star”, Denali: Photo: Barbara Ann Spengler, CC BY 2.0
“Denali Star”, Hurricane Gulch: Photo: H. G. Kaiser, Public domain
“Denali Star”, Nenana and the golden spike: Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Empire Builder” (Seattle), Chicago: Photo: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Empire Builder” (Seattle), St. Paul and Minneapolis: Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Empire Builder” (Seattle), East Glacier Park: Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Empire Builder” (Seattle), Essex: Photo: Burley Packwood, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Empire Builder” (Seattle), Whitefish: Photo: Andy Merrill, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Empire Builder” (Seattle), Spokane: Photo: Mark Wagner (User:Carnildo), CC BY 2.5
“Empire Builder” (Seattle), Seattle: Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0
“Empire Builder” (Seattle), Lake Pepin: Photo: chief_huddleston, CC BY 2.0
“Empire Builder” (Seattle), Marias Pass: Photo: Kjmoss1 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
“Empire Builder” (Seattle), The Middle Fork of the Flathead: Photo: GlacierNPS, Public domain
“Empire Builder” (Portland), Chicago: Photo: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Empire Builder” (Portland), St. Paul and Minneapolis: Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Empire Builder” (Portland), East Glacier Park: Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Empire Builder” (Portland), Essex: Photo: Burley Packwood, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Empire Builder” (Portland), Whitefish: Photo: Andy Merrill, CC BY-SA 4.0
“Empire Builder” (Portland), Spokane: Photo: Mark Wagner (User:Carnildo), CC BY 2.5
“Empire Builder” (Portland), Portland: Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0
“Empire Builder” (Portland), Lake Pepin: Photo: chief_huddleston, CC BY 2.0
“Empire Builder” (Portland), Marias Pass: Photo: Kjmoss1 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
“Empire Builder” (Portland), The Middle Fork of the Flathead: Photo: GlacierNPS, Public domain
“Empire Builder” (Portland), Beacon Rock: Photo: Z3lvs, CC0
Skagway to Carcross, Skagway: Photo: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0
Skagway to Carcross, Bennett: Photo: Riro01, CC BY-SA 4.0
Skagway to Carcross, Carcross: Photo: Len@Loblolly, CC BY 2.0
Skagway to Carcross, Dead Horse Gulch: Photo: Public domain
Skagway to Carcross, White Pass summit: Photo: Eric A. Hegg, Public domain
Skagway to Carcross, Bennett Lake: Photo: Public domain
Chihuahua al Pacífico, Cuauhtémoc: Photo: Ahabvader, CC BY-SA 3.0
Chihuahua al Pacífico, Creel: Photo: Foto Eule, CC BY-SA 4.0
Chihuahua al Pacífico, Divisadero and the Copper Canyon: Photo: Comisión Mexicana de Filmaciones, CC BY-SA 2.0
Chihuahua al Pacífico, Témoris: Photo: MikSed, CC BY 4.0
Chihuahua al Pacífico, El Fuerte: Photo: Hansm, CC BY-SA 3.0
“Polar Bear Express”, Cochrane: Photo: Matt MacGillivray, CC BY 2.0
“Polar Bear Express”, Moosonee: Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY 2.0
“Polar Bear Express”, The Clay Belt: Photo: Wiki.cullin, CC0
Agawa Canyon Tour Train, Agawa Canyon Park: Photo: WabbitWanderer, CC BY-SA 2.0
Agawa Canyon Tour Train, Montreal River trestle: Photo: Joe Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0