A trip to Atlantic Canada on the Chaleur
Good Saturday Morning, DU'ers,
For those interested in taking a scenic land cruise across Eastern Canada from the comfort of your computer or smartphone, my wife and I often travel by train and thought we might share some pics from the route of VIA Rail's 'Chaleur' which runs from Montreal to Gaspe, Quebec, on Canada's East Coast.
The pics are from my website, https://northamericabyrail.info/
Hope you enjoy!
FIRST, A PIC OF THE 'CHALEUR' AT GASPE, QC. VIA F40PH-2 #6424 ON THE POINT
DEPARTING MONTREAL FOR GASPE ON THE 'CHALEUR'
CROSSING THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER
MOUNTAINS NEAR ST. HYACINTHE, QC
DRUMMONDVILLE, QC
ALONG THE RESTIGOUCHE RIVER
MATAPEDIA, QC. TO THE LEFT IS THE 'OCEAN', VIA RAIL'S TRAIN TO HALIFAX
NEW CARLISLE, QC
PORT DANIEL, QC
FISHING BOATS AT PORT DANIEL, QC
PORT DANIEL TUNNEL
EAST OF PORT DANIEL, QC
CROSSING A TRESTLE AT PABOS MILLS, QC
WEST OF CHANDLER, QC
SHIP IN HARBOUR AT CHANDLER, QC
ALONG THE BEACH AT CHANDLER, QC
GRANDE-RIVIERE, QC
LIGHTHOUSE, GRANDE-RIVIERE, QC
TRESTLE EAST OF PERCE, QC
PERCE ROCK AS SEEN FROM THE 'CHALEUR'
MOUNTAINS NEAR BARACHOIS, QC. PART OF THE APPALACHIANS.
BRIDGE NEAR BARACHOIS, QC
TOWN OF GASPE, QC
CHATEAU-CLASS SLEEPING CAR ON THE REAR OF THE 'CHALEUR' AT GASPE, QC
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I want to go on a scenic train ride, but not at the moment obviously. I briefly checked out your website; have you taken all those train trips?
I had no idea there were so many routes. Very cool!
And yes, I've taken all of those trips shown on my website - those are my pics of the train routes.
By my rough calculations I've traveled about 220,000 kilometers (or about 137,000 miles) on Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada.
Likewise I hope to hit the rails again after the pandemic situation resolves.
Thanks again,
Pete
What a nice trip. It makes me want to pack up and GO!
It was a really enjoyable trip. We certainly look forward to riding the rails again, once the global situation improves.
Thanks again for checking out my pics,
Pete
