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The Rocky Mountaineer on its journey

July 24, 2009 By Kathie Leave a Comment

We went through barren land, mountains, alongside rivers and lakes, through lush fields and saw glaciers and snow. In two days we covered a lot of countryside – all types of countryside.

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Inside tunnels – the Rocky Mountaineer

July 23, 2009 By Kathie Leave a Comment

We went through several tunnels. This first one has rock slides above the track to keep rocks from off the track – instead they slide down a slope into the lake. The train was quite long and the tracks quite curvy which gave me many opportunities for taking photos of the train.

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Inside the Rocky Mountaineer

July 22, 2009 By Kathie 1 Comment

The Rocky Mountaineer has a carriage at the back that has two levels – the bottom being the dining car and the top being the viewing deck. It is from here that I took the previous photo and the next few I’ll be sharing with you.

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Rocky Mountaineer

July 21, 2009 By Kathie Leave a Comment

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We spent two days on this train viewing amazing scenery. And it looks like I’m train surfing, doesn’t it?

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