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Upon exiting Jasper National Park, Highway 16 travels through the rural municipalities of Yellowhead County and Parkland County and is maintained by Alberta Transportation until it reaches Edmonton. The highway is a two-lane, undivided highway for 19 km (12 mi) where it becomes a four-lane, divided highway. [ 1 ]
The Jasper–Prince Rupert train (formerly the Skeena and Panorama, [4] now known as Trains 5/6, sometimes called The Rupert Rocket) [5] is a Canadian passenger train service operated by Via Rail between Jasper, Alberta, Prince George and Prince Rupert in British Columbia.
100 Avenue to Highway 40 south – Grande Prairie Airport, City Centre, Grande Cache, Hinton: Interchange proposed; former Hwy 43 east; future Hwy 40X south: 92.3: 57.4: Range Road 63 (116 Street) Roundabout: County of Grande Prairie No. 1: Clairmont: 95.5: 59.3: Highway 2 north / 100 Street to Highway 40 south – Grande Prairie City Centre ...
Steam generator car 15404; The train's unusual composition was the result of two separate scheduled services from British Columbia being coupled together at Jasper. The front section, which had originated in Vancouver, consisted of two locomotives and five cars while the second (rear) section from Prince Rupert was led by one locomotive and ...
Snow can be expected at any time of year and extreme weather is common in winter. Peyto Lake. A Canadian national parks permit is required to travel on the Icefields Parkway; stations near Lake Louise, Jasper and Saskatchewan River Crossing enforce the law. Commercial trucks are prohibited. [6]
The highway enters Alberta through the Rocky Mountains near Jasper, 100 km (62 mi) from Tête Jaune Cache, passes through Edmonton 366 km (227 mi) further east, and travels another 250 km (160 mi) before entering Saskatchewan at Lloydminster. [1] The highest point on the highway, at 1,163.9 m (3,819 ft), is Obed Summit near Obed, Alberta. [5]
Three occupants of an automobile, one of whom was the driver, were killed on March 26, 1956, when the car they were in was struck by the Super Continental at a little-used level crossing in Quibell, Ontario, about 175 miles (282 km) east of Winnipeg. The train was travelling at high speed in this area at the time.
Hinton is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Yellowhead County , 81 km (50 mi) northeast of Jasper and about 284 km (176 mi) west of Alberta's capital city, Edmonton , at the intersection of Yellowhead and Bighorn Highway , in the Athabasca River valley.