Passenger Trains > Royal Canadian Pacific visits Vancouver, B.C.

The Royal Canadian Pacific train arrived in Vancouver, B.C. on Tuesday morning.
Since the train cannot be turned downtown,
it is turned on the wye at Coquitlam yard,
and then backed the last 16 miles into Vancouver.
The consist included CP FP9u 4106, CP F9B 1900, CP FP9u 4107, and ten cars.

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Wow! Now THAT is a class act.

What a shame this train is no longer available for public trips. Although the rooms are on the small side, it's one of the best trains I've done including the Orient Express and Rovos Rail.

That always was a beautiful color combination. Very, very nice.

Jim

andersonb109 Wrote:
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> What a shame this train is no longer available for
> public trips. Although the rooms are on the small
> side, it's one of the best trains I've done
> including the Orient Express and Rovos Rail.

Huh? Where are you getting your information that the train is no longer available for public trips?

If you want to ride it, you can ride it. What's shown in italics below is from their website:

Royal Canadian Pacific offers a limited number of public excursions every year – the Royal Canadian Rockies Experience, and the Royal Fly-Fishing Adventure – which are open to all who would like to join us.

HOW TO BOOK

Reservations for a luxury rail tour on Royal Canadian Pacific can be made directly with Royal Canadian Pacific.

Reservations:
1 877 665 3044 (toll free in North America)
1 403 508 1400 direct

Inquiries regarding availability may also be made through the Contact Us link.

http://www.royalcanadianpacific.com/

Saw this:
Royal Canadian Pacific is not available for public tours in 2014.

Here:

http://www.royalcanadianpacific.com/schedule.html

I think what they're trying to convey is that, so as not to be confused with the Rocky Mountaineer, they do not operate every day, or almost every day, during the summer months.

I get the impression that there are a limited number of trips, on specific dates, and the public is invited. I'm also left with the impression that the train can be chartered for any occasion, provided there is no schedule conflict with another event and the checkbook of the person doing the chartering can handle it.

Looking at their website, it looks like charters only.

It is definitely charters only. As also noted in the current IRT catalogue of luxury train travel. The train was taken off their list of the top 25 trains as a result. Information posed here from their web site is out of date.