Jasper Heritage Railway Station, Jasper National Park

Photo by Stephen A. Nelson

Smallville: Metropolis' railway station a.k.a. Pacific Central in Vancouver

Photo by Stephen A. Nelson, Mild-mannered reporter

Vancouver's Pacific Central Railway station is home to VIA Rail. It's often seen in the Smallville TV series.

Things were a bit of a Blur when I was there, so I never did see Lana Lang, Lois Lane or Supergirl. Darn.

I'll post the rest of my Metropolis pics when I get my story with Lois and Lana.

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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Railway Journey... Across the Great Divide: Riding the Rails to Robson

All aboard for trip of a lifetime with VIA Rail

It’s been said that the Jasper-Mount Robson region is a taste of heaven — and that travelling through the Canadian Rockies is like living inside a Group of Seven Painting.

So, like characters from a Narnia story, we are about to be drawn in by the magic of Mount Robson’s striking colours and bold form.

full story: 
http://brandonsunnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/across-great-divide-train-trip-from.html

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