The Agawa Canyon Tour Train Revisted (Sault Ste Marie, ON – Agawa Canyon, ON)
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The Agawa Canyon Tour Train began operation in 1964, carrying tourists from Sault Ste Marie to the scenic & popular Agawa Canyon. The train operates on the tracks of the Algoma Central Railway (ACR), now owned by Canadian National Railways (CN).
Equipment on the tour train consists of former Rio Grande Ski Train coaches, and an ex-California Zephyr diner. There are TV screens in the coaches giving a live forward view, plus the usual big picture windows. Motive power now consists of former Rio Grande Ski Train F40PH 3,000 horsepower diesel locomotives.
As the train leaves the town of Sault Ste Marie, it passes the ACR yards & Algoma Steel corporation at Steelton, the Goulais River near Searchmont, Trout lake, and the spectacular Montreal River trestle at Montreal Falls before descending the Canyon into Agawa Canyon Park.
If you enjoy superb scenery, friendly service & fine dining, then you’ll enjoy a ride on The Agawa Canyon Tour Train.
For those visiting the Sault Ste Marie area, the Days Inn offers convenient lodging near the train station and the nearby casino offers buffet dining options.
1 ONBOARD THE AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN, DEPARTING SAULT STE MARIE, ON2 ALGOMA CENTRAL YARDS, STEELTON, ON3 ALGOMA CENTRAL SHOPS, STEELTON, ON4 TICKET TO RIDE5 HEYDEN, ON6 BELLVUE VALLEY7 CROSSING THE GOULAIS RIVER8 ACHIGAN BUNKHOUSE9 ACHIGAN LAKE10 AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN SKIRTS ACHIGAN LAKE11 AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN SKIRTS OGIDAKI LAKE12 OGIDAKI LAKE13 TROUT LAKE14 NEAR MEKATINA15 SPRUCE LAKE16 SUMMIT, ON17 MONGOOSE LAKE18 AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN NEAR BATCHEWANNA, ON19 NEAR BATCHEWANNA, ON20 BATCHEWANNA RIVER21 BATCHEWANNA RIVER22 AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN SKIRTING RAND LAKE23 RAND LAKE24 CLIFFS NEAR REGENT, ON25 RAILWAY SIGNPOST NEAR REGENT, ON26 ALGOMA CENTRAL BUNKHOUSES, REGENT, ON27 AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN CROSSING MONTREAL RIVER TRESTLE28 AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN CROSSING MONTREAL RIVER TRESTLE29 ON THE MONTREAL RIVER TRESTLE30 AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN NEAR HUBERT, ON31 LAKE NEAR HUBERT, ON32 AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN NEAR HUBERT, ON33 CLIFF NEAR HUBERT, ON34 HUBERT DEPOT35 AGAWA RIVER NEAR FRATER, ON36 CLIFF NEAR FRATER, ON37 ENTERING THE AGAWA CANYON38 TRAVELLING THROUGH THE AGAWA CANYON39 BRIDAL VEIL FALLS40 TRAVELLING THROUGH THE AGAWA CANYON41 ARRIVING AT AGAWA CANYON PARK42 GIFT SHOP IN AGAWA CANYON PARK43 AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN DINING CAR MENU44 DINING CAR45 HOT BEEF SANDWICH WITH GRAVY, MASHED POTATO, & VEGETABLES46 CAFE CAR47 AGAWA CANYON PARK48 SIGN IN AGAWA CANYON PARK49 CN F40PH #106 ON THE POINT OF THE AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN, AGAWA CANYON PARK, ON50 CN F40PH #106 ON THE POINT OF THE AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN, AGAWA CANYON PARK, ON51 CN F40PH #106, AGAWA CANYON PARK, ON52 CN GP38-2W #4796, AGAWA CANYON PARK, ON53 CN F40PH #105, AGAWA CANYON PARK, ON54 ALGOMA CENTRAL COACH #5656, AGAWA CANYON PARK, ON55 ALGOMA CENTRAL COACH #5713, ‘RAND LAKE’, AGAWA CANYON PARK, ON56 ALGOMA CENTRAL DINER #506, AGAWA CANYON PARK, ON57 ALGOMA CENTRAL COACH #5700, ‘ACHIGAN LAKE’, AGAWA CANYON PARK, ON58 GROUP OF SEVEN SCENES59 AGAWA CANYON PARK SCENE PAINTED BY GROUP OF SEVEN ARTISTS60 ON THE AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN, LEAVING AGAWA CANYON PARK61 NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR62 AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN CROSSING MONTREAL RIVER TRESTLE63 VIEW OF GENERATING STATION FROM MONTREAL RIVER TRESTLE64 AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN SKIRTS TROUT LAKE65 VIEW FROM REAR OF TRAIN NEAR SEARCHMONT, ON66 CROSSING THE BELLVUE TRESTLE67 LUMBER MILL NEAR ODENA, ON68 GRADE CROSSING, STEELTON, ON69 CN GP38-2 #4725, STEELTON, ON70 ALGOMA CENTRAL PLOW #10105, STEELTON, ON71 ALGOMA CENTRAL EXTENDED VISION CABOOSE #9609, STEELTON, ON72 ALGOMA CENTRAL GONDOLAS, STEELTON, ON73 CN DASH 8-40C #2116, STEELTON, ON74 ALGOMA CENTRAL HEP GENERATOR CAR #78, STEELTON, ON75 ALGOMA STEEL CORPORATION, STEELTON, ON76 INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE TO SAULT STE MARIE, MI77 AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAIN AFTER ARRIVAL AT THE STATION MALL, SAULT STE MARIE, ON78 DAYS INN, ACROSS FROM STATION, SAULT STE MARIE, ON79 OLG CASINO, SAULT STE MARIE, ON