Jasper–Prince Rupert train

The Jasper–Prince Rupert train (formerly the Skeena and Panorama,^[4] now known as Trains 5/6, sometimes called The Rupert Rocket)^[5] is a Canadian passenger train service operated by Via Rail between Jasper, Alberta, Prince George and Prince Rupert in British Columbia.

Jasper–Prince Rupert train

The Skeena heading towards Prince Rupert in 2005
Overview
Service type	Intercity rail
Status	In Service[1]
Locale	Canada
Current operator(s)	Via Rail
Former operator(s)	Canadian National Railway
Ridership	307 weekly (FY 2019)[2]
Annual ridership	16,327 (FY 2019)[3]
Website	Via Rail - Jasper-Prince Rupert
Route
Termini	Jasper Prince Rupert
Average journey time	2 days
Service frequency	3 times weekly
On-board services
Class(es)	Economy, Touring
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	65mph (104 km/h)
Timetable number(s)	5, 6
Route map Legend Trains 5/6 ( formerly "Skeena" and "Panorama" ) Prince Rupert Cassiar Cannery Kwinitsa Terrace Usk Pacific Dorreen Cedarvale Kitwanga New Hazelton Smithers Telkwa Houston Burns Lake Endako Fort Fraser Vanderhoof Prince George Overnight stop Willow River Aleza Lake Upper Fraser McGregor Sinclair Mills Hutton Longworth Penny Bend Dome Creek Loos Goat River McBride Dunster Harvey Canadian to Vancouver British Columbia Alberta Jasper Canadian to Toronto This diagram: view talk edit

Route history

In 1911, with station names selected,^[6] passenger service was available for the first 100 miles (160 km) eastward from Prince Rupert to Kitselas (formerly called Vanarsdol).^[7] Following the arrival of the tracks at Skeena Crossing in March 1912, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) was offering passenger service from Prince Rupert to Hazelton with a ferry across the Skeena.^[8] By 1913, Rose Lake was a temporary terminal station location.^[9] In October 1913, the first passenger train arrived at Smithers.^[10][11]

First passenger train leaves Prince Rupert for Mile 100, June 1911

In September 1912, an Alberta–Tête Jaune weekly passenger service began.^[12] In August 1913, the first GTPR passenger arrived at Kidd.^[13] From late 1913 to early 1914, immediately west of Dome Creek was a temporary terminal station location.^[14] Foley, Welch and Stewart (FW&S), the prime contractors, provided passenger and freight service on completed sections of the line as the railhead advanced. FW&S ran the first such westbound train into Prince George on January 30, 1914.^[15] In March 1914, GTPR passenger service coverage comprised Prince Rupert–Priestly,^a[16] Prince George–McBride,^b[17] and McBride–Edmonton^d (McBride being an overnight stop).^[18] However, the track conditions west of Hansard made the initial service unreliable. The Prince Rupert–Edmonton through service,^a which inaugurated that September, took 22–23 hours for Prince Rupert–Prince George, and the same for Prince George–Edmonton^[19] (about 11–13 hours for Prince George–Jasper).^[18] In following decades, the latter varied little, but the former decreased to 20–22 hours.^[20][21] With fewer stops, this is now about 12 hours and 7–9 hours respectively.

Maintaining services, Canadian National Railway (CNR) took over the insolvent GTPR.^b[22] From 1922,^[23] a summer-month schedule operated^c[24][25] until the end of each halibut season, because the passenger train also carried frozen fish as fast freight.^[26] Once regular passenger service ended in 1931, sleeping and dining cars were attached to the three-times-weekly way freight.^[27] In addition, from 1934 to 1942, a once or twice weekly summer passenger service^[28] operated with limited stops.^[29][30][31] When the US Army turned Prince Rupert into a major supply base in early 1942, four or five troop trains arrived daily, carrying 75,000 soldiers bound for Alaska.^[32] In 1943, the passenger service permanently expanded.^c[33] With wartime demand ending, frequency reduced,^b despite protests,^[34] for the fish/passenger train,^[35] but was restored in 1951^c[36] to cater for new industrial developments at Prince Rupert and Kitimat.^[37] In 1954, new sleeper and passenger cars were introduced.^[38] A way freight ran on the Terrace–Kitimat branch line from January 1955, until replaced by a passenger service June 1955–November 1957.^[39][40]

In 1962, although Prince George–Jasper remained unchanged,^c Prince Rupert–Prince George frequency reduced,^b[41] but restored during the 1965 summer and from the 1966 summer.^c[42] In 1968, the whole route cut back,^b[43] except for summer on Prince George–Jasper.^c[44] Although CN experienced significant losses on the Prince Rupert–Jasper passenger service,^[45] an application to discontinue the route was denied in 1972, but CN became eligible for an 80 percent federal subsidy.^[46] Sustaining losses of $3.3m (on costs of $4.1m) in 1974 for the 25,000 passengers carried, CN's reapplication to discontinue^[47] was again denied.^[48] In 1977, Via Rail was launched as a CN subsidiary to gradually take over CN and CP passenger services.^[49] Via maintained the CN service levels,^b[50] broadening the summer schedule to the whole route.^d[51]

From 1981, the lower levels applied year round.^b[52] Despite losses of $6.6m in 1988 for the 26,000 passengers carried, safeguarding isolated communities gave the route a reprieve from closure.^[53] However, the subsidy of $480 for every passenger carried made the route difficult to justify retaining,^[54] and alternatives remained under review.^[55]

CN Prince Rupert yard in October 1979

After extensive consultation, Via proposed an overnight stop in Prince George and a daylight schedule for the Prince Rupert leg that would enable tourists to enjoy the outstanding scenery.^[56] With ridership falling seven percent between 1990 and 1992, and a $9m deficit, the focus switched to possible service cuts and the daytime option was shelved in 1993.^[57] Eventually implemented in 1996, the daylight schedule also provided better connections with coastal ferry services and the BC Rail Cariboo Dayliner.^[58]

From the 1920s, CN promoted its "Triangle Tour".^[59] Rail tour operators such as Rocky Mountaineer have included the train or rails as part of various "circle" itineraries.^[60]

^a . Regular passenger service twice weekly each way.
^b . Regular passenger service three times weekly each way.
^c . Regular passenger service six times weekly each way.
^d . Regular passenger service daily each way.

Present time

The train at the Jasper station platform

The train operates three times weekly, departing Jasper on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The return-service departs Prince Rupert on the same days of the week. The journey takes two days with an overnight stop at Prince George.

The train offers Economy Class, and twice a week in the summer, Touring Class service. Touring Class provides exclusive access to the Panoramic Dome car and the Park car. When Touring Class is available, Economy Class passengers are restricted from the dome cars; sandwiches, drinks, and other snack items are sold by the attendants at the passenger's seat. Touring Class passengers are served three meals per day in the Panoramic Dome car and staff provide commentary throughout the journey.^[61]

The train offers connections at Prince Rupert between the BC Ferries service to Port Hardy and Haida Gwaii, the Alaska Marine Highway service to points in southeast Alaska, and a connection at Jasper to the Via Rail Canadian to Vancouver and Toronto.

Patronage and subsidy

Year	Revenue ($000)	Costs ($000)	Loss ($000)	Passengers/year	Subsidy/passenger ($)	Subsidy/passenger mile ($)
2013 [62]	1,383	11,232	9,849	18,631	528.61	1.55
2014 [63]	1,446	11,138	9,692	17,863	542.56	1.56
2015 [64]	1,495	11,071	9,576	17,365	551.40	1.66
2016 [65]	1,491	09,256	7,765	16,784	462.64	1.35
2017 [66]	1,828	09,676	7,848	18,018	435.56	1.27
2018 [67]	1,500	09,788	8,288	15,956	519.49	1.59
2019 [68]	1,405	09,816	8,411	16,327	515.16	1.62
2020 [69]	0137	06,986	6,849	02,268	3,019.84	11.35
2021 [70]	0208	06,344	6,136	03,387	1,811.63	7.29
2022 [71]	0595	08,466	7,851	07,385	1,063.10	3.17
2023 [72]	01108	011,730	10,622	012,038	882.37	2.87

A significant portion of the traffic on the train originates with a Jasper-based tour that offers a day-time package west to Dunster or east from McBride, with the opposite leg completed by bus.^[73]

Scenery

The departure from Jasper takes the train past Moose Lake, before traversing Mount Robson Provincial Park. In the early decades, passengers could alight onto the viewing platform 4.2 km (2.6 mi) west of the station to view Mount Robson.^[74] The same was true above Bulkley Gate, near Hazelton.^[75][76] This section between Smithers and Terrace features mountain scenery, and the run east of Prince Rupert is beside the Skeena River.^[77][78]

Stations/stops

Via Rail Jasper–Prince Rupert

Station/Stop		Km.	Miles	Time Zone	Regular/ Flag stop	Date Erectedd & Building Design Plan		History	Archit. Merit	Current Facilities CN/Via Other
Jasper	e	0,000	0,000	Mountain	terminus	01912 100–155; 1925 100-205	[79] fg	Jasper, formerly Fitzhugh	listed[80]	counter, washrooms[81]
Harvey		0,106	0,066	Pacific	flag	c.1988	[82] i	replaced Tête Jaune[83]		none[84]
Dunster		0,142	0,088		flag	01913 100-152	[85] gh	[86][87]		none[88] museum
McBride	e	0,174	0,108		regular	01913 100–156; 1919 100-167	[89] fg	[90]	listed[91]	none[92] visitor centre
Goat River		0,217	0,135		flag	01914 100–152; 01953 0110-254 conv. bunkhouse	[93] h	formerly Brundall, Rooney		none[94]
Loos		0,232	0,144		flag	01914 100–152; ? 100-41	[95] fh	formerly Crescent Island		none[96]
Dome Creek		0,262	0,163		flag	c.1921	i	Dome Creek		none[97]
Bend		0,265	0,165		flag	01914 100-152	[95] h	Bend		none[98]
Penny		0,285	0,177		flag	c.1917; 1927 conv. tool shed; 01947 100-152	[93] if˸h	Penny		none[99]
Longworth		0,301	0,187		flag	01914 100-152	[95] h	Longworth		none[100]
Hutton		0,314	0,195		flag	01914 100-152	[95] h	Hutton		none[101]
Sinclair Mills		0,319	0,198		flag	c.1930 0110-217 0converted bunkhouse	[102]			none[103]
McGregor		0,331	0,206		flag	c.1959	i	McGregor		none[104]
Upper Fraser		0,341	0,212		flag	c.1941	i	Upper Fraser		none[105]
Aleza Lake		0,349	0,217		flag	01914 100–152; c.1960	[106] h˸i	Aleza Lake		none[107]
Willow River		0,378	0,235		flag	01914 100-152	[106] h	Willow River		none[108]
Prince George	e	0,409	0,254		overnight	01913; 1922[109] 100–136; 01970[110] Special	[111] i	Prince George[112]		counter, washrooms[113]
Vanderhoof		0,520	0,323		regular	01914 100–152; 1924 100–72; 01960 100-345	[114] h	[115][116]		none[117]
Fort Fraser		0,560	0,348		flag	01916 100–162; 1923 100–72; c.1971 100-41B	[118]			none[119]
Endako	e	0,594	0,369		regular	01914; 1922 100–143; 1970 0trailer; 1985 hybrid b'house	[120] i			none[121]
Burns Lake		0,650	0,404		regular	01914 100–152; 1952 100-332	[122] h	[123]		none[124]
Houston		0,734	0,456		regular	01914 100–152; 1920[125] 0100-168; 1971 Special	[126] fh	[127]		none[128]
Telkwa		0,780	0,485		flag	1914 100–162; 1922[125] 100-168	[129]	[130][131]		none[132]
Smithers	e	0,795	0,494		regular	01915;[133] 1919 100-166	[89] gi	Smithers	listed[134]	shelter, washrooms[135]
New Hazelton		0,869	0,540		flag	01913 100–152; 1980	[106] h˸i	[136] New Hazelton		none[137]
Kitwanga		0,912	0,567		flag	01912 100-152	[95] h	[138]		none[139]
Cedarvale		0,933	0,580		flag	01912 100–152; 1931 100-41B	[140] fh	[141]		none[142]
Dorreen		0,957	0,595		flag	01913 100-152	[95] h	[143]		none[144]
Pacific		0,967	0,601		flag	01913 100–155; 1935 100-277	[111] f	formerly Nicholl[145][146]		none[147]
Usk		0,988	0,614		flag	01912 100–152; ? conv. b'house	[93] h	[148]		none[149]
Terrace	e	1,007	0,626		regular	01911 100–152; 1960 100-391	[95] h	formerly Littleton[150]		shelter, washrooms[151]
Kwinitsa		1,084	0,674		flag	01911 100-152	[95] h	[152] building moved[153]		none[154]
Cassiar Cannery		1,136	0,706		flag	c.1916[155]	i	[156] inactive as a stop c.1990[82][157] to 2016		none[158]
Prince Rupert	e	1,160	0,721		terminus	01907 140–210; 1922 100-135	[159] j	Prince Rupert	listed[160]	shelter, washrooms[161]

^d . Stop activation usually preceded station construction by months or longer.
^e . CN divisional point.
^f . Earliest station building destroyed by fire.
^g . Buildings owned and maintained by Parks Canada, Dunster Station Museum, the Village of McBride, and Smithers Community Services Association, respectively.
^h . GTP standard design (Bohi's Type E).
^i . Unspecified design.
^j . Opened in 1907 as the Prince Rupert Inn, the building was converted into a temporary station.

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References

• "Prince George archival newspapers". www.pgpl.ca.
• Bohi, Charles W.; Kozma, Leslie S (2002). Canadian National's Western Stations. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. ISBN 1550416324.
• Waghorn (1913). Waghorn's Guide. The Guide Co. Ltd.
• "Via Jasper-Prince Rupert train". www.viarail.ca.

External videos
"Via Rail across Canada’s Rocky Mountains" on YouTube, DownieLive, 2020-11-8
"Via Rail's Most Scenic Train - Not The Canadian" on YouTube, DownieLive, 2020-11-14