Canadian Railway Journey: Living the National Dream, Travelling on Canada's Orient Express

There is a time in this fair land
when the railroad does still run

 By Stephen A. Nelson 

For the Brandon Sun

Once upon a time ... in a land from sea to sea, Canada's railways were not only the more human way to travel -- they were the only way to travel. Trains from the Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway ran daily from coast to coast, as passengers carried on their steamy love affair with trains.

These days, it seems, the love is gone. It's hard not to notice the abandoned tracks and derelict railway stations -- strewn across the country like bouquets left behind by jilted girlfriends and forgotten lovers.

Yet -- despite Canadians' auto-erotic relationship with the car and affair with air -- travelling by train remains alluring to overseas visitors drawn by the romance of Canada's National Dream. Sure, the old gal may not be what she used to be -- but these visitors still love her. To them, this Brief Encounter is the journey of a lifetime.
 

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This Is Paradise: Magnificent Maligne Lake and Wonderful Whistlers' Peak in Jasper

Story and Photo By Stephen A. Nelson

The Canadian Press

"If I have only one day in Jasper, what's the one thing I MUST do?"

As a resident, my answer is usually the same: "It depends what you want to do. It depends what you're interested in."

Some prefer placid lakes and picture-perfect postcard scenery. Others prefer high adventure on the mountaintop.

If you were my guest in Jasper, I hope you would stay more than one day. Six days of (re)creation would be suitable for a place many believe to be Paradise.

But if you have only a short time in Jasper, here's what I would show you.

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Born To Be Wild: Riding in the Rockies' Road Less Travelled with Jasper Motorcycle Tours

By Stephen A. Nelson / The Canadian Press

JASPER — Any real rebel knows that it takes more than an odd haircut and a leather jacket to become a rebel. And it certainly takes more than going down to your local video store and renting Easy Rider.
To be a real rebel, you have to get off the beaten track and take the road less travelled.
And there’s no better place to do that than in Jasper, Canada’s “other” Rocky Mountain park.

Rebel without a cycle? Jasper company helps visitors ride the road less travelled: Waterloo Record

Discover Alberta on a Harley: Telegraph Journal - CanadaEast.com

Rebel without a cycle? Jasper company helps visitors ride the road less travelled: Guelph Mercury