Which railway company operates the Rocky Mountaineer luxury train across the Canadian Rockies?

Rocky Mountaineer is the Canadian luxury train service that operates scenic journeys through the Canadian Rockies.

The company began its first scheduled service in 1990. Its routes are designed primarily for sightseeing and operate in daylight, allowing passengers to see mountain valleys, rivers, forests and wildlife. Overnight accommodation is generally arranged in hotels rather than onboard sleeping cars.

A well-known itinerary links Vancouver and Banff or Lake Louise through British Columbia and Alberta. Other routes connect Vancouver with Jasper or extend through the American Pacific Northwest. The train uses specially designed coaches, including glass-domed observation cars on some services.

Rocky Mountaineer is not the same as VIA Rail’s Canadian, which is a conventional long-distance passenger train running between Vancouver and Toronto. The name can also describe the service rather than a single locomotive or fixed train formation, since its routes and rolling stock vary by itinerary.