Next weekend, I will be taking advantage of the 3 short working weeks resulting from the Easter, Royal Wedding and Mayday Bank Holidays all coming together in the UK, by having a holiday in Canada/USA.
We're flying to Calgary, then, having 2 weeks in Canada, going Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Kamloops, Ashcroft (for Thompson/Fraser River Canyons), Kamloops again, Golden, Cranbrook, then crossing the border to stay at the famous Izaak Walton Inn on the Marias Pass for 4 days. (Questions about the USA bit will appear in the relevant section on here)
As there should be plenty of opportunity for 'railfanning' in these areas, I have already done some homework by getting the relevant SPV Atlases, and by looking at various websites.
As a result, there are a few locations that I already know the way to, including Gap, Morants Curve, and Lytton to name 3. If anyone can point me in the direction of others I will be grateful. For example, I have seen some good photos at a place a called Henry's House, near Jasper, but cannot locate it on maps.
As this is a family holiday, and I will be doing other things as well, the main information that I am after concerns train frequency and whether some parts of the day, or certain days of the week, are better then others. This way, hopefully, I won't spend too much time hanging around.
Previous experience makes me realise that nothing is guaranteed when it comes to train running, but I will be grateful for any information that can be provided.
David
We're flying to Calgary, then, having 2 weeks in Canada, going Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Kamloops, Ashcroft (for Thompson/Fraser River Canyons), Kamloops again, Golden, Cranbrook, then crossing the border to stay at the famous Izaak Walton Inn on the Marias Pass for 4 days. (Questions about the USA bit will appear in the relevant section on here)
As there should be plenty of opportunity for 'railfanning' in these areas, I have already done some homework by getting the relevant SPV Atlases, and by looking at various websites.
As a result, there are a few locations that I already know the way to, including Gap, Morants Curve, and Lytton to name 3. If anyone can point me in the direction of others I will be grateful. For example, I have seen some good photos at a place a called Henry's House, near Jasper, but cannot locate it on maps.
As this is a family holiday, and I will be doing other things as well, the main information that I am after concerns train frequency and whether some parts of the day, or certain days of the week, are better then others. This way, hopefully, I won't spend too much time hanging around.
Previous experience makes me realise that nothing is guaranteed when it comes to train running, but I will be grateful for any information that can be provided.
David
