20 Railway Photos to Inspire Wanderlust
Updated: Aug. 08, 2019From dreamy old locomotives to shiny new ones, these photos by Our Canada readers will make you want to book a train ticket immediately!
Red hues
Paul Barber caught this gorgeous shot of a locomotive on the Royal Hudson Canadian Tour in Trenton, Ont. Its red hues and grain give it a lovely vintage feel.
Trestle bridge
The Battle River Railway Trestle near Wainwright, Alta., is intricate and beautifully built. The lines in Sharon Peters’ photo guide the eye to appreciate the railway’s brilliant architecture.
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Autumn train
The colours of autumn look so lush in this photograph of a dinner train in Mont Orford, Q.C.
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Waiting at sunset
Jackie Gartner put her photography skills to the test in Lloydminster, Alberta! Stunning!
Scenic train ride
Sandra Harvey captured this sunny day on Alberta’s Icefields Parkway perfectly!
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Speeding through
On a trip to Banff National Park, Donna Barker stopped for the view and got the added benefit of the train coming through for this breathtaking hot.
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Vintage vibes
“Constructed around 1927, this caboose was last used on CN’s Montreal-Belleville run in 1976,” writes Paula Brown. “It has been modified and painted to reflect the CNR caboose style of the 1920s. It’s on display at the Cumberland Heritage Museum in Cumberland, Ont.”
Graffiti rail
Alan Cheng found an abandoned rail car serving as the canvas for artists in Scarborough, Ont.
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Cinematic
A blustery day at the train station in Cobourg, Ont. made for a cinematic photograph by Ann Lane.
Black and white
“While crossing the tracks leading into Gull Lake, Alta., I had to stop and get this picture last winter,” writes Deb Sandau.
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Deer on the tracks
“Not a train in site this afternoon when we were out for a drive in Rothesay, N.B.,” writes Rena Nixon. But they did meet this adorable little guy!
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Looking for Alaska
Fred Allin took this train from Anchorage to Fairbanks while on a trip to Alaska. Its cool tones contrast with the yellow magnificently.
Relics
Lynn Mabley saw this CN 6060 steam locomotive from the 1940s in Hinton in 2001. “It was impressive to see this old engine still running,” she writes.
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Snowy yards
George Vanderberg snapped this shot at the Marshalling yards in Kipp, Alta. The switches on the track offer choices for which rail the cars will travel down, giving the photograph a charming sense of poetry along with its symmetry.
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Train robbery
Joyce Stolte took this endearing photo of an Alberta Prairie Railway train getting “robbed” by bandits.
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Water tower
“Canada’s only 360 degree mural can be found in Pembroke, Ont. located on the water tower from the old Canadian Pacific Railway train station,” writes Robbie Gorr. “It shows a steam train arriving in Pembroke, painted all around the old tower by artist John Ellenburger.”
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