April 24,1955, was what Canadian Pacific publicity mavens characterized as a “Red Letter Day,” because that was when its new ...

But Via Rail’s 22-hour route is a lovely travel throwback with gorgeous scenery. Thanks to the strength of the US dollar against the Canadian dollar, I was able to score a sleeper car with a ...

With its "silvery" 1950s carriages and domed viewing cars, this sleeper train is an "atomic dream" on rails. But despite its ...