A rare occasion of a train going westbound to use Connaught Tunnel. The Selkirk Mountains are known for its temperate rainforest weather.
A westbound freight exits the 8 km (5 miles) long Connaught Tunnel.
Three SD40-2 and an MLW M630 lead a freight east from Revelstoke, BC west of Glacier station, heading up Rogers Pass on CP's mainline in August 1976.
Beautiful 4-6-4 "Hudson" H1b 2816 "Empress" of Canadian Pacific Railway stopped at Glacier with a steam extra to Calgary.
CP 8904 leads an eastbound coal train near Glacier Station. This train came through fairly slowly, then came to a stop at the old station. There was another eastbound ahead of it in the Connaught ... (more)
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)
After SD40 5979 assisted the westbound VIA Train 1 over Kicking Horse Pass (previous photo), another SD40 numbered 5679 helped Train 1 up the 2.2% grades of Rogers Pass and has cut off at Glacier... (more)
The Glacier station, seen from the cab of RMR's eastbound train to Calgary.