Loading ...Decembers in a row in the mid-1950’s. A group of prairie boys at the University of British Columbia each autumn arranged a deal with the Canadian Pacific Railway to lay on a couple of extra passenger cars between Vancouver and Winnipeg, just for U.B.C. students who had finished exams in mid-December and who were heading home to their prairie families for Christmas. And it was a good deal too; I recall paying $25 each December, but now I cannot remember whether that $25 was for one way or return – either way it was a bargain. Although “the Canadian” did not exist then, the route was right past Brule Lake, near Banff, which was shown in the photos of your earlier Oasis posting this morning. I do not recall if it was the relief at the end of December exams, the scenery, or the train ride itself, but those were surely memorable train rides, especially the pre-Christmas part heading east. The route back west to classes in early January was less exciting.
Happy train memories. Best wishes to you. Equiz