As we traveled across Canada, there were innumerable slow downs and stops to allow the freight trains to go by. Most of the line is single track meaning that one train has to go on a siding to allow the other train to pass. The passenger train usually was the one that was delayed. I think we were behind schedule about 4 hours at one point. We made up time on long straight aways on the plains. At some points the train was rocking so that you ricocheted down the passageways as you made your way from car to car. Our berth was right next to the dining car, but we had to go through several cars to get to the dome cars and activity cars. There were 24 cars plus three engines, 240 passengers, 26 staff including porters and dining/kitchen staff.
Once we found our hotel, we went to the Anthropology Museum at the University of British Columbia which has an extensive collection of First Nations Artifacts. It is located on the waterfront with views of the Pacific. Below is a detail of an historic totem pole.
In order to get there, we took public transportation and mastered at least one bus route.
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