Canadian Rail service is alive and well

It's been nice to see the Canadian Railroad actively hauling people as well as freight. Actually, it was the Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific Railroad who created the first East-West route across Canada. After spending all that money and time, the owners were eager to get pay back. "If we can't take this fabulous scenery to the people, we'll have to bring the people to the scenery," became their watchword. Thus the birth of the grand hotels in Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff... the steamy mineral water soaking pools... and the promise of exploration of the wilderness caused the Canadian Rockies to become the playground of the wealthy and adventurous.