grey cu Fans of all stripes fl ock to the CFL
e have just pulled out of Winnipeg and are barrelling westward under a big blue sky. Perched in the obser- vation car of VIA Rail's legendary transcontinental train, The Canadian, I gaze across the snow-covered
prairie and listen to that lonesome whistle blow. There is no better way to connect with our nation's soul than a trip aboard this glistening, stainless steel bullet. It's almost as if you can feel the spirit of the land through its clattering wheels. The feeling is even sharper today because this particular train has an added element of Canadiana. We'll be picking
20 WESTWORLD >> SEPTEMBER 2012 (B.C. Place) Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press, (Roughriders fan) Dan Toulgeot, (Calgary Stampeders fans) Mike Sturk/The Canadian Press