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It was designed as an all-sightseeing train pulled by the retired steam locomotive CNR 6060, a Bullet Nose Betty-class locomotive in the Canadian Rockies. Originally, it began as a once-weekly Via Rail Canada daytime service between Vancouver, Calgary, and Jasper. The first departure was on May 22, 1988, with a special train for the travel ...
The CNoR tracklaying through the Canadian Rockies in 1913 roughly paralleled the GTPR line of 1911 and created about 100 miles of duplication. In 1917, a contingent from the Corps of Canadian Railway Troops added several crossovers to amalgamate the tracks into a single line along the preferred grade from Lobstick, Alberta , to Red Pass ...
Great Canadian Railway Journeys is a BBC travel documentary series presented by Michael Portillo and aired on BBC Two. [1] Using an 1899 copy of Appleton's Guidebook to the railways of the United States and Canada , Portillo explores historic Canadian railways and learns about the places along the way.
The film was shot in 15 perforation/70 mm film, using a helicopter and gyro-stabilized camera mount as well as a variety of engine and train mounts. The film takes the audience on a steam journey along the historic Canadian Pacific route from Vancouver to Montreal, focusing on the western mountain portion. In parallel, it tells the story of the ...
"The Passing of "The Big Hill": Eight Miles of Steep Canadian Pacific Track That No Longer Require Four Big Engines to Haul One Train". The World's Work: A History of Our Time. XX: 13039– 13035; Lamb, W. Kaye (1977). History of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Collier MacMillan Canada Ltd. ISBN 0-02-567660-1. Lavalee, Omer (1974).
The Royal Canadian Pacific on an international run in North Dakota in 2012. The Royal Canadian Pacific is a luxury overnight passenger train based in Calgary, Canada. The train has a royal warrant from Queen Elizabeth. It makes charter runs along CP tracks in summer and fall, taking passengers into the Rocky Mountains of Alberta and British ...
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