Trac-Vu Accommodations Guide

Nova Scotia 

Halifax 

• Westin Nova Scotian - Traditional railway hotel (was CN), attached to VIA (CN) station.

Tatamagouche

• Train Station Inn - Old CN Tatamagouche station, with rooms also in railway cars alongside.

New Brunswick

Bathurst (Beresford)

• Danny's Inn - Across the street from NBEC Newcastle Subdivision.
  

Québec

Dorval

• Best Western Hotel International - On north side of both CN and CPR.

Matapédia

• Hotel-Motel Restigouche - Opposite VIA station and junction between CFM and CBC.

Montréal

• Delta Centre-Ville - Overlooking south approach to Central Station.
• Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth - Former CN hotel, attached to VIA (CN) Central Station.
• Hilton Montréal Bonaventure - Directly overlooking south approach to Central Station.
• Montréal Marriott Château Champlain - Former CPR hotel. 

Pohénégamook (Estcourt)

• Auberge La Villa des Frontières - Across the street from CN Pelletier Subdivision.
  

Pointe-au-Pic

• Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu - Above CFC tracks.

Québec 

• Fairmont Le Château Frontenac - Traditonal railway hotel (was CPR).

Ontario

Belleville

• Bell Creek Heritage House - CN Kingston Subdivision located on the south side (front), east of the yard.
• Ramada Inn on the Bay and Conference Resort - On the south side of the CPR Belleville Subdivision.
  

Cochrane

• Station Inn - Upstairs in ONR station.

Hearst

• Companion Hotel-Motel - 930 Front Street, P.O. Box 1658, Hearst, Ontario P0L 1N0; Tel 705 362-4304, Fax 705 362-4331

Innerkip

• Caboose'n it - Caboose for rent.

Jasper

• Hotel Jasper - Opposite CPR Brockville Subdivision.

London

• StationPark All Suite Hotel - Adjacent to CPR Windsor Subdivision.

Oshawa

• Comfort Inn by Journey's End - North side of CN Kingston Subdivision, near Oshawa Station; beside CP lead to General Motors auto plant.

Ottawa

• Fairmont Château Laurier - Traditional railway hotel (was CN), connected by underground passage to now-closed downtown station.

Parry Sound

• Pass the Thyme Bed & Breakfast - A few minutes' walk from the VIA station.
• Oasis by the Mill Bed & Breakfast - A one-minute walk from the wooden bridge at the north end of CN Falding siding (and backs onto the CN line, although the view is obscured by the forest).

Rossport

• Rossport Inn - The CPR main line is a platform-width south of the structure.

Sault Ste. Marie

• Days Inn - Opposite ACR station.
• Quality Inn - Opposite ACR station.
  

Thunder Bay

• Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel and Suites - Traditional railway hotel in Port Arthur.

Toronto

• Crowne Plaza - View of western approach to Union Station.
• The Fairmont Royal York - Traditional railway hotel (was CPR). Opposite Union Station, and connected by underground passage.
• Inn on the Lake -  Across the Gardiner Expressway from the CN Oakville Subdivision.
• Novotel Toronto Centre - Adjacent to eastern approach to Union Station.
• Renaissance Toronto Hotel Downtown - Adjacent to western approach to Union Station   

Trenton

• Comfort Inn by Journey's End - North side of CN Kingston Subdivision.

Whitby 

• Quality Suites by Journey's End - Across Highway 401 with view of CN yard in Oshawa.

Manitoba

Winnipeg

• The Fort Garry Hotel - Traditional railway hotel (was CN). Opposite Union Station; view of CN Rivers Subdivision.

Saskatchewan

Regina

• Hotel Saskatchewan - Traditional railway hotel (was CPR).
• Ramada Plaza Hotel - Opposite CPR station and yard; excellent view from upper floors.
  

Saskatoon

• Delta Bessborough - Traditional railway hotel (was CN).

 Unity

• Armada Inn -Across the street from CN Wainwright Subdivision.
  

Alberta

Banff

• The Fairmont Banff Springs - Traditional railway mountain hotel (was CPR).

Calgary

• The Fairmont Palliser - Traditional railway hotel (was CPR).

Canmore

• Bear Country Lodge - Immediately adjacent to the CPR main line.
• Best Western Green Gables Inn - Immediately adjacent to the CPR main line.
• Canadian Rockies Chalets - Immediately adjacent to the CPR main line. - See "Railroad Retreats"
• Canmore Inn and Suites - Immediately adjacent to the CPR main line.
• Chateau Canmore - Immediately adjacent to the CPR main line.
• Rocky Mountain Ski Lodge - Clear view of the CPR tracks from across the street.     

Edmonton

• Crowne Plaza Château Lacombe - Former CPR hotel.
• The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald - Traditional railway hotel (was CN). 

Jasper

• Amethyst Lodge - The only three-storey hotel/motel across from the CN yards. There is a great view from the balcony of either of the two rooms that are right above the road.
• The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge - Former CN mountain resort.
• Marmot Lodge - Opposite CN yard.
• Mount Robson Inn - Opposite CN Albreda Subdivision.
• The Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre - Opposite CN yard.    

Lake Louise

• The Fairmont Château Lake Louise Traditional railway mountain hotel (was CPR).

British Columbia 

Ashcroft

• Ashcroft River Inn - Across Thompson River from CN Ashcroft Subdivision.

Cranbrook

• Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort and Convention Centre - Beside CPR line and next door to Canadian Museum of Rail Travel.

Field

• Kicking Horse Lodge - Overlooks CPR's division point yard in Field.

Hector (Kicking Horse Pass)

• West Louise Lodge - View across Wapta Lake to CPR main line.

Prince George

• Riverside On The Fraser - The BC Rail (CN) line is visible where it passes beneath the Yellowhead Highway.

Revelstoke

• Columbia Motor Inn - Rooms on the north side face the CPR main line just before it crosses the Columbia River.
• Swiss Chalet Motel - Across Victoria Road from the CPR, just a few blocks west of the Revelstoke Railway Museum.

Spences Bridge

• The Inn at Spences Bridge - On the south side of the Thompson River, with the CPR to the south and the CN across the river to the north. - Phone 250 458-2311 or 1 877 354-1997.

Terrace

• Terrace Mountain Bed and Breakfast

Three Valley (Eagle Pass)

• Three Valley Lake Chateau - CPR main line behind the hotel.

Valemount

• Valemount Hotel - Right beside CN main line. Old hotel with character; good Chinese restaurant; some rooms overlook the tracks.

Vancouver

• The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver - Traditional railway hotel (was jointly owned by CPR and CN).
• The Fairmont Waterfront - Former CPR hotel.

Victoria

• The Fairmont Empress - Traditional railway hotel (was CPR).
• Swans Suite Hotel - Across Store Street from the VIA station.