approximately above the Thompson River. After Cisco, the CN mainline stays on the east/south side of the Fraser River all the way to the New Westminster Bridge, where the two routes merge. On their regular schedules, both east and westbound Canadians travel through the Fraser and Thompson river canyons at night. Basque-Kamloops Traveling eastbound from Basque, the CN line crosses back across the Thompson River. Aside from a few brief deviations across the river, the line stays on the north/west side into just outside Kamloops. Arriving in Kamloops, the train halts at CN's North Kamloops Station. Kamloops–Jasper North Thompson River Canyon For six hours after departing Kamloops, the tracks run north, following the North Thompson River for much of the way and crossing it four times up the valley. Several flag stops are located here — for example, Clearwater and Blue River. The Monashee Mountains lie to the east for much of the way to Valemount. Although railway slide fences protect the route alongside the mountains, the train usually runs at speeds between . On the downslope side of the train lies the North Thompson River; in the distance are often-snow-covered mountains. The icefields of the Albreda Glacier should be visible for several miles. At Little Hells Gate (Port d'Enfer), the track lies above rapids similar to Hells Gate farther south on the Fraser. Pyramid Falls cascades down the side of Mount Cheadle. The train slows down enough for passengers to get close-up looks and get a photo op. South of Valemount, the train passes a memorial to the Canoe River crash. The train then crosses the river over a bridge before arriving at Valemount station. Valemount–Redpass North of Valemount, eastbound and westbound trains routes again diverge. Eastbound trains use CN's Albreda Subdivision, which continues to climb until Milepost 65.6, a curve near Jackman. The line then runs eastward at constant elevation through Mount Robson Provincial Park, with views of Mount Robson. The line passes through a tunnel and then descends to Redpass Junction, where it joins with CN's Robson Subdivision. The latter is used by westbound trains; it is lower in elevation and has more favourable grades than the Albreda Subdivision. Redpass-Yellowhead Pass Redpass Junction is near the western shore of Moose Lake. The train follows along the north shore of the lake for several miles, and there are a couple of splashing waterfalls cascading down from the mountains