The CANADIAN sits in Calgary prior to departing for Banff and the west. A GP9 has been cut in behind the A-B F units for the climb through the Rockies.
VIA’s westbound Train 1 with candy stripe FP-9 1407 leading has just exited CP’s 5-mile long Connaught Tunnel at Glacier, B.C. on Aug. 12, 1981 (the day before the above two photos of Train 1... (more)
VIA’s westbound Train 1 “Canadian” with 11 cars passes Stephen, B.C. and is about to leap off Kicking Horse Pass on fateful Oct. 4, 1989. That was the day the Canadian Government announced ... (more)
VIA’s eastbound Train 2 crosses Canadian Pacific’s famous Stoney Creek arch bridge on its descent off Rogers Pass on Aug. 11, 1981. The steel bridge replaced a wooden trestle in 1893 and and ... (more)
With only 10 cars and two F units (1418-1409), Canadian Pacific's Train 2, "Canadian" is eastbound at Leanchoil, headed for a crew change at Field, B.C., 17 miles ahead, on June 15, 1975.