Jasper will not see a Rocky Mountaineer train until at least May this year.
Rocky Mountaineer announced聽yesterday that the start of its 2020 season, which was scheduled to start on April 13, will be delayed through the month of April.
Steve Sammut, president and chief executive officer of Rocky Mountaineer, said: 鈥淭hese are challenging times for the world and, while we were hopeful for the start of this season, we have no choice by to suspend all routes for the time being.
"The situation is a difficult one, but the delay is in consideration of the wellbeing of our guests, team members, and wider community."
Guests on聽suspended聽departures will receive a credit valued at 110 per cent of their original booking to be used for travel by the end of聽the聽2022聽season.聽
鈥淲e will be offering guests flexibility to rebook their trips and have made these changes to provide travellers with assurance they can postpone their trip to be enjoyed at a time that works best for them," said Sammut.
"As a 30-year-old Canadian-based business, we are confident that we will all get through the impact of this unprecedented situation together.
"Travel and tourism will be a critical part of helping the Canadian economy recover, and we thank our partners, guests, and team members for their support during these challenging times.鈥�
When these guests are ready to rebook, they can contact聽their travel professional or聽the Rocky Mountaineer聽sales聽centre.聽
