Luxury train rides are bucket list trips for many travelers, and there’s no shortage of journeys to choose from. While this kind of travel has been popular since the 1800s, there’s been a ...

To get between Churchill, Manitoba and Winnipeg, Manitoba, there are only two options: A one-way plane flight that takes two-and-a-half hours or a scenic 45-hour to 49-hour much cheaper train ride.

A Churchill, Manitoba-area polar bear resting and waiting for the ice to freeze. Dorothy and Lowell Wenzel recently took a trip to Churchill to see the polar bears and other natural features just ...

It was supposed to be a dream trip to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday, but thanks to the shutdown of rail service to Churchill, that dream has been washed away along with the rail bed for one ...

Trip overview Churchill, Canada, is known as the polar bear capital of the world — for good reason. Each fall, about 1,000 of these fascinating creatures congregate around this seaport town while they ...

While it's promoted for tourism, the train is actually a lifeline for the town of Churchill. The community has roads inside town and for a few miles to the outskirts, but no roads go to other cities.

This Tiny Town in Canada Has Northern Lights Views an Average of 300 Nights Per Year, Plus Polar Bears and Beluga Whales. Churchill, Manitoba is incredibly remote, but the rewards are more than ...

Winston Churchill's 'spy' cousin and her Soviet lover seen in remarkable photos of infamous trip 105 years on. By HARRY HOWARD, HISTORY EDITOR. Published: 08:24 EDT, 12 March 2025 | Updated: 08:51 ...

The work has meant improved speeds on freight and passenger trains shortening the Thompson to Churchill leg of the trip from 21 hours to 17.5. John Woods / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES ...

Traffic waits on Churchill Avenue for a northbound Caltrain at the Churchill train crossing on March 21, 2019. Photo by Veronica Weber. As Palo Alto’s elected leaders advanced a plan to build an ...