We’re on the Top of the Rockies in Banff!

We're on the Top of the Rockies in Banff!
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We wrap up our tour of Western Canada with amazing technology and breathtaking scenery! In this episode we start where we left off last month with the Rocky Mountaineer. Paul gets a tour of the Rocky Mountaineer's mechanical and operations facility in Kamloops, BC where we see not just how the trains are maintained and operated, but some of the amazing technology inside each of the luxury coaches. Director of Mechanical Robert Mensinger shows Paul how all the logistics, repairs, storage, and coordination are controlled from a single control room in the facility.

Paul then heads to Lake Louise and Banff, Alberta to experience one of the jewels of Canadian wilderness–Banff National Park. Paul goes from Lake Louise to Banff on the bus with Roam Transit CEO Martin Bean. Martin then gives Paul a tour of the city, his operations center, and the state-of-the-art bus garage with automated chargers for Roam’s growing fleet of battery electric buses.

Paul can’t get enough of bus simulators! Watch as he takes a virtual bus for a spin through downtown Banff.

We featured Roam Transit and Martin Bean on a recent episode of Transit Unplugged.

Paul wraps up this amazing journey with a gondola ride up to the Top of the Rockies and some spectacular views of the mountains and the valley below.

We hope you’ve enjoyed this special three-part tour of Western Canada. Make sure you subscribe to Transit Unplugged TV so you don’t miss our next episode–highlights from ThinkTransit 2023!

0:00 Introduction

0:44 Tour of the Rocky Mountaineer Mechanical and Operations Facility

3:10 Behind the scenes inside a luxury train car

4:31 How Do I Get There! Going from Lake Louise to Banff with Roam Transit CEO Martin Bean

5:25 Roam Transit Customer Service Center and Downtown Banff, AB

6:41 Main operations center and Paul takes the bus simulator for a spin

7:30 Inside the bus garage and the charging controls for Roam’s battery electric buses

8:34 Gondola ride up the mountain to the Top of the Rockies

9:44 Episode wrap up and highlights

Transit Unplugged TV

Host/Producer – Paul Comfort

Video Director, Camera and Sound – Jaime Cuadra

Video Editing – Jaime Cuadra

Music – Jaime Cuadra

Graphic Design – Tina Olagundoye

Graphic Animation – Gerardo Colantuono

Executive Producers – Gerardo Colantuono, Julie Gates