Racing Trains

The only downside to the B&B we stayed at in Kamloops is that it was just a couple of blocks from the major east-west tracks of the Canadian Pacific Railway and freight trains were often on the move along that route.  On Wednesday night we were stuck for five minutes waiting for a train to clear the grade crossing before we could return to our lodgings.

When we left Kamloops Thursday morning we were "racing" eastbound trains on tracks parallel to Canada's Highway 1 and "winning."  Fortunately, we never had to try to beat a train at a crossing.