Railpictures.ca - Canadian Railway Photography - photographie ferroviaire Canadienne. » Hiawatha Pete http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:06:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Images by hiawatha-pete http://www.railpictures.ca/2026/%postname?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=535 http://www.railpictures.ca/2026/%postname#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 16:18:14 +0000 Hiawatha Pete
VIA F40PH #6436 on the point of Train 5 -The Skeena - at Jasper, AB. The photo is from a video of a trip my wife & I took on VIA Rail's Skeena from Jasper to Prince Rupert. You can see the video on my YouTube channel at: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dq-tTkatws"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dq-tTkatws </a> Cheers, Pete <B>https://northamericabyrail.info/</B><div>
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 08/05/2017
Location: Jasper
Province: Alberta
2 Comments | 10 Favourites
Canadian National Railway class U1f 4-8-2 Mountain-type steam locomotive #6069 on display at Centennial Park in Sarnia, Ontario, along with a 1/48 scale representation: my 'O' Scale Mike's Train House model of CN Bullet-Nose-Betty #6079. It was a challenge to get the entire locomotive in with all the trees in the park and the fixed focal length lens I was using. I ended up under a pine tree which cast a shade on my model necessitating the use of flash for the effect you see here. The photo is from a trip my wife & I took to Sarnia this week. On an unrelated note, the youtube video of our spring 2022 Trans-Canada train Odyssey on VIA's Canadian reached 100,000 views: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfL5lx41brU"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfL5lx41brU </a> Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 07/21/2022
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
3 Comments | 10 Favourites
A Trans-Canada Train Odyssey on VIA Rail's Canadian, Vancouver to Toronto. Meet between east & westbound 'Canadians' at Henry House, AB. This is the pic I'm using as the cover photo for my upcoming video on my latest train odyssey. Hop aboard for a short preview of my upcoming documentary on "The Canadian" - VIA Rail's Transcontinental passenger train - which runs from Vancouver to Toronto: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p9Ff-eloUU"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p9Ff-eloUU </a> The preview was recorded during our scenic land cruise across Canada in March of 2022. Full-length video coming soon. Cheers, Pete <a href="https://northamericabyrail.info/"> https://northamericabyrail.info/ </a>
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 07/13/2019
Location: Henry House
Province: Alberta
1 Comments | 12 Favourites
Canadian Pacific FP7 class diesels #1424 & 1418 on display in Medicine Hat, AB. This photo is from a trip my wife & I took out west on VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ & ‘Canadian’ – taking the ‘Canadian’ from Toronto to Edmonton stopping over in Alberta to explore the Rockies and various preserved railway equipment by rental car before taking VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ from Jasper through the Rockies to Prince Rupert then boarding the ferry to Port Hardy to visit Vancouver Island & various preserved equipment there. For more pics from this trip see our website at: <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/ </a> Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 07/03/2019
Location: Medicine Hat
Province: Alberta
2 Comments | 4 Favourites
Canadian Pacific FP7 class diesels #1418 & 1424 on display in Riverside Veterans' Memorial Park, Medicine Hat, AB. This photo is from a trip my wife & I took out west on VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ & ‘Canadian’ – taking the ‘Canadian’ from Toronto to Edmonton, then stopping over to explore Alberta by rental car before taking VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ from Jasper to Prince Rupert and boarding the ferry to Port Hardy on Vancouver Island. For more pics from this trip, see our website at: <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/ </a> Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 07/03/2019
Location: Medicine Hat
Province: Alberta
Comments | 5 Favourites
Onboard the Skeena in the Rockies & along the Fraser, west of McBride, BC. This photo is from a trip my wife & I took out west on VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ & ‘Canadian’ – taking the ‘Canadian’ from Toronto to Edmonton stopping over in Alberta to explore the Rockies and various preserved railway equipment by rental car before taking VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ from Jasper through the Rockies to Prince Rupert then boarding the ferry to Port Hardy to visit Vancouver Island & various preserved equipment there. For more pics from this trip see our website at: <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/ </a> Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 07/05/2019
Location: McBride
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 5 Favourites
VIA 6437 on the point of VIA Train #1 - The 'Canadian' - at Capreol, ON, being refuelled before continuing its journey to Edmonton, Jasper, Vancouver & all points west. This photo is from a trip my wife & I took out west on VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ & ‘Canadian’ – taking the ‘Canadian’ from Toronto to Edmonton stopping over in Alberta to explore the Rockies and various preserved railway equipment by rental car before taking VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ from Jasper through the Rockies to Prince Rupert then boarding the ferry to Port Hardy to visit Vancouver Island & various preserved equipment there. For more pics from this trip see our website at: <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/ </a> Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 06/30/2019
Location: Capreol
Province: Ontario
Comments | 8 Favourites
Meet between east & westbound 'Canadians' at Henry House, AB. This photo is from a trip my wife & I took out west on VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ & ‘Canadian’ – taking the ‘Canadian’ from Toronto to Edmonton stopping over in Alberta to explore the Rockies and various preserved railway equipment by rental car before taking VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ from Jasper through the Rockies to Prince Rupert then boarding the ferry to Port Hardy to visit Vancouver Island & various preserved equipment there. For more pics from this trip see our website at: <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/ </a> Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 07/13/2019
Location: Henry House
Province: Alberta
Comments | 8 Favourites
Rocketing to Rupert on VIA #5. Taken from the 'Park' car on the 'Skeena', travelling on the Grand Trunk Pacific line through the Rocky Mountains near Dunster, BC. This photo is from a trip my wife & took out west on VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ & ‘Canadian’ – taking the ‘Canadian’ from Toronto to Edmonton stopping over in Alberta to explore the Rockies and various preserved railway equipment by rental car before taking VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ from Jasper through the Rockies to Prince Rupert then boarding the ferry to Port Hardy to visit Vancouver Island & various preserved equipment there. For more pics from this trip see our website at: <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/ </a>Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 07/05/2019
Location: Dunster
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 2 Favourites
Canadian Forest Products 2-8-2 type steam locomotive #113 on display at Woss, BC. 135 tons, built by Alco in 1920. This photo is from a trip my wife & took out west on VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ & ‘Canadian’ – taking the ‘Canadian’ from Toronto to Edmonton, stopping over in Alberta to explore the Rockies and various preserved railway equipment by rental car before taking VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ from Jasper through the Rockies to Prince Rupert then boarding the ferry to Port Hardy to visit Vancouver Island & various preserved equipment there. For more pics from this trip see our website at: <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/ </a> Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: Western Forest Pro…
Date: 07/09/2019
Location: Woss
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 5 Favourites
Englewood Railway maintenance-of-way equipment and logging flatcars at Woss, BC. This photo is from a trip my wife & took out west on VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ & ‘Canadian’ – taking the ‘Canadian’ from Toronto to Edmonton stopping over in Alberta to explore the Rockies and various preserved railway equipment by rental car before taking VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ from Jasper through the Rockies to Prince Rupert then boarding the ferry to Port Hardy to visit Vancouver Island & various preserved equipment there. For more pics from this trip see our website at: <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/ </a> Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: Englewood Railway
Date: 07/09/2019
Location: Woss
Province: British Columbia
2 Comments | 5 Favourites
Canadian Pacific FP7 class diesels #1424 & 1418 on display in Medicine Hat, Alberta, along with a 1/48 scale representation: a Lionel O-gauge Canadian Pacific F3 from 1973 that I scooped up at a model train show last year - and which I lugged across the continent and back in my suitcase in order to get this photo! (The photo is from a trip my wife & took out west on VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ & ‘Canadian’ – taking the ‘Canadian’ from Toronto to Edmonton, then stopping over to explore Alberta by rental car before taking VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ from Jasper to Prince Rupert and boarding the ferry to Port Hardy on Vancouver Island). For more pics from this trip, see our website at: <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/ </a> Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 07/03/2019
Location: Medicine Hat
Province: Alberta
2 Comments | 7 Favourites
Onboard the westbound 'Skeena' east of Houston, BC. This photo is from a trip my wife & took out west on VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ & ‘Canadian’ – taking the ‘Canadian’ from Toronto to Edmonton stopping over in Alberta to explore the Rockies and various preserved railway equipment by rental car before taking VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ from Jasper through the Rockies to Prince Rupert then boarding the ferry to Port Hardy to visit Vancouver Island & various preserved equipment there. For more pics from this trip see our website at: <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/ </a> Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 07/06/2019
Location: Houston
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 5 Favourites
VIA Train #5 - The 'Skeena' - at Jasper, AB being readied for departure to Prince Rupert, BC. This photo is from a trip my wife & took out west on VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ & ‘Canadian’ – taking the ‘Canadian’ from Toronto to Edmonton stopping over in Alberta to explore the Rockies and various preserved railway equipment by rental car before taking VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ from Jasper through the Rockies to Prince Rupert then boarding the ferry to Port Hardy to visit Vancouver Island & various preserved equipment there. For more pics from this trip see my website at <B>http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-skeena-jasper-ab-prince-rupert-bc/</B><div> Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 07/05/2019
Location: Jasper
Province: Alberta
Comments | 3 Favourites
Canadian National Railway class U1f 4-8-2 Mountain-type steam locomotive #6069 on display at Centennial Park in Sarnia, ON. Built in 1944 by MLW, with 73 inch drivers & 52,315 pounds of tractive effort. This photo is from the latest trip my wife & I took on VIA Rail's train 87 to Sarnia, ON. For more pics from this trip see my website at http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-train-87-toronto-on-sarnia-on/ Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: Canadian National
Date: 10/07/2018
Location: Sarnia
Province: Ontario
1 Comments | 8 Favourites
<B>Our Latest VIA Trip!</B> VIA Train #2, The Canadian, after arrival at Jasper, Alberta. This photo is from the latest trip my wife & I took in Prestige Class on the 'Canadian' from Toronto to Jasper, AB to visit Jasper & Banff National Parks, the Banff Springs Hotel and various preserved railway equipment in Alberta & British Columbia before continuing on the train in Sleeper Plus Class to Vancouver. For more pics & videos from this trip visit my webpage at <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-canadian-2017-toronto-on-jasper-ab-banff-ab-vancouver-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-canadian-2017-toronto-on-jasper-ab-banff-ab-vancouver-bc/ </a> Also, the trip overviews on my site now include links to not only rail services like VIA but connecting transportation, rental cars, hotels & attractions to help those thinking of planning a similar trip. Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 08/09/2017
Location: Jasper
Province: Alberta
Comments | 5 Favourites
<B>Photographed during our latest trip out West on VIA's Canadian:</B> Canadian Pacific 4-4-0 type steam locomotive #374 sits on display at the Drake Street Roundhouse in Vancouver. This was the first engine to bring a passenger train into Vancouver in 1886. This photo is from the latest trip my wife & I took in Prestige Class on the 'Canadian' from Toronto to Jasper, AB to visit Jasper & Banff National Parks, the Banff Springs Hotel and various preserved railway equipment in Alberta & British Columbia before continuing on the train in Sleeper Plus Class to Vancouver. For more pics & videos from this trip visit my webpage at <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-canadian-2017-toronto-on-jasper-ab-banff-ab-vancouver-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-canadian-2017-toronto-on-jasper-ab-banff-ab-vancouver-bc/ </a> Also, the trip overviews on my site now include links to not only rail services like VIA but connecting transportation, rental cars, hotels & attractions to help those thinking of planning a similar trip. Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/06/2017
Location: Vancouver
Province: British Columbia
3 Comments | 5 Favourites
<B>Our Latest VIA Trip!</B> VIA's train #1, The Canadian, rolls along Moose Lake in beautiful British Columbia with 3 units and 29 cars. This photo is from the latest trip my wife & I took in Prestige Class on the 'Canadian' from Toronto to Jasper, AB to visit Jasper & Banff National Parks, the Banff Springs Hotel and various preserved railway equipment in Alberta & British Columbia before continuing on the train in Sleeper Plus Class to Vancouver. For more pics & videos from this trip visit my webpage at <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-canadian-2017-toronto-on-jasper-ab-banff-ab-vancouver-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-canadian-2017-toronto-on-jasper-ab-banff-ab-vancouver-bc/ </a> Also, the trip overviews on my site now include links to not only rail services like VIA but connecting transportation, rental cars, hotels & attractions to help those thinking of planning a similar trip. Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 08/05/2017
Location: Moose Lake
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 6 Favourites
<B>Our Latest VIA Trip!</B> VIA's train #1, The Canadian, thunders toward a meet with a freight led by CN ES44AC #2804, with Mount Fitzwilliam in the background. This photo is from the latest trip my wife & I took in Prestige Class on the 'Canadian' from Toronto to Jasper, AB to visit Jasper & Banff National Parks, the Banff Springs Hotel and various preserved railway equipment in Alberta & British Columbia before continuing on the train in Sleeper Plus Class to Vancouver. For more pics & videos from this trip visit my webpage at <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-canadian-2017-toronto-on-jasper-ab-banff-ab-vancouver-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-canadian-2017-toronto-on-jasper-ab-banff-ab-vancouver-bc/ </a> Also, the trip overviews on my site now include links to not only rail services like VIA but connecting transportation, rental cars, hotels & attractions to help those thinking of planning a similar trip. Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: VIA Rail
Date: 08/05/2017
Location: Fitzwilliam
Province: British Columbia
Comments | 5 Favourites
<B>Photographed during our latest trip out West on VIA's Canadian:</B> The sole surviving Canadian Pacific Alco-designed cab-unit, FPA-2 #4090, sits on display at the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel in Cranbrook, BC. It's not hard to imagine this unit in one of it's original assignments of heading the Toronto section of The Canadian back when it was a CP train. This photo is from the latest trip my wife & I took in Prestige Class on the 'Canadian' from Toronto to Jasper, AB to visit Jasper & Banff National Parks, the Banff Springs Hotel and various preserved railway equipment in Alberta & British Columbia before continuing on the train in Sleeper Plus Class to Vancouver. For more pics & videos from this trip visit my webpage at <a href="http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-canadian-2017-toronto-on-jasper-ab-banff-ab-vancouver-bc/"> http://northamericabyrail.info/a-trip-on-via-rails-canadian-2017-toronto-on-jasper-ab-banff-ab-vancouver-bc/ </a> Also, the trip overviews on my site now include links to not only rail services like VIA but connecting transportation, rental cars, hotels & attractions to help those thinking of planning a similar trip. Cheers, Pete
Name: Hiawatha Pete
Railway: Canadian Pacific
Date: 08/03/2017
Location: Cranbrook
Province: British Columbia
6 Comments | 11 Favourites
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