Millionth guest on Rocky Mountaineer

Earlier this month, a Wisconsin couple was honored as Rocky Mountaineer Vacations' One Millionth Guest. Mark and Catherine Casper of Superior, Wisconsin were awarded with prizes valued at more than $9,000 US.

The couple received a Classic Rail Vacation package for two aboard the Rocky Mountaineer in GoldLeaf Service including deluxe accommodations, return airfare from Wisconsin, a $600 Farimont Hotels & Resorts gift card, upgrades to deluxe accommodations and limousine transfers. Tourism Kamloops provided a package that includes return airfare from Vancouver to Kamloops, a three-day car rental and overnight stays at luxury properties in the Kamloops region.

Photos and video of the One Millionth Guest are available online.

Rocky Mountaineer Vacations has four rail routes through BC and Alberta. I've taken the two-day, all daylight rail trip aboard the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver to Calgary twice: once in summer and the other time in winter. It is spectacular. They also have trips on the Whistler Mountaineer train from North Vancouver to Whistler. It's a scenic three-hour trip, with breakfast served in the morning on the way to Whistler and afternoon tea on the return trip.

Rocky Mountaineer station in Vancouver, BC
Photo by Sue Frause