The ''Whistler Sea to Sky Climb'', previously known as the ''Whistler Mountaineer'', was a sight-seeing railway service. It was operated by
Rocky Mountaineer Vacations (RMV) tour company, based in
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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who operate vintage trains over numerous sightseeing routes in Western Canada. It was established in 2006 and discontinued in 2015 after the retirement of Rocky Mountaineer's RedLeaf service fleet.
Routes
The ''Whistler Sea to Sky Climb'' operated over the former lines of the
BC Rail now owned by
Canadian National Railway
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CN i ...
between stations in:
*
North Vancouver, British Columbia (
North Vancouver station
North Vancouver station is a railway station located in the city of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is serviced by the Rocky Mountaineer tour company. The station is used on the ''Rainforest to Gold Rush'' route that goes to Jasper ...
)
*
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler ( Lillooet/Ucwalmícwts: Cwitima, ; Squamish/Sḵwx̱wú7mesh: Sḵwiḵw, ) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mounta ...
(
Whistler railway station)
References
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British Columbia railways
Named passenger trains of Canada
Whistler, British Columbia
Railway services introduced in 2006
Railway services discontinued in 2015
routes
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