"[Antonson]. demonstrates the benefits of the slow speed of train travel. As a personal account of a trip on one of Canada's remaining passenger trains and as a history of rail travel in Canada, there's much to enjoy here." -- Winnipeg Free Press "Antonson's travels with grandson Riley remind me of John Steinbeck's classic Travels With Charley , this time exchanging the open road of America for steel rails rolling through Canada's vast geography and history." --Michael McCarthy, author of The Snow Leopard Return "Rick Antonson is an unconventionally skilled writer; an extraordinary wordsmith and storyteller with an imagination off the chart. Rick's latest book, Train Beyond The Mountains , transcends any travelogue I've ever read, unfolding as a mystic journey with his grandson through time and the mountains. His prose is magical, transporting me from my living room onto the train, back into history and to a participant in his conversations with other onboard guests. I savored the experience as if I was there.

It is a wondrous journey!" --Terry Gainer, author of When Trains Ruled The Rockies "A delightful account that will surprise even those well-versed in the rich lore of the region. Antonson's latest chronicle presents the kind of historical, geographic, and character anecdotes that are both expressive and illuminating." --David Laurence Jones, author of Railway Nation.