About 75 years ago, this is how some people spent their summer vacations.
Why not enjoy the 'hayrack' observation car (on Page 8) as you travel through the Rockies?
Both of our parents travelled west on the CPR - one in 1950, the other in 1954.
Their trip descriptions and photographs are linked at the bottom of this post.
Paternal western vacation:
Maternal western vacation: