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Rocky Mountaineer Calgary to Kamloops May 22, 2008
| Calgary |
Rocky Mountaineer Calgary to Kamloops |
Rocky Mountaineer Kamloops to Vancouver |
Vancouver/Amtrak Cascades |
Coast Starlight Seattle to Klamath Falls |
Coast Starlight Sacramento to San Luis Obispo |
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Aboard the Rocky Mountaineer inside the spiral tunnels (video).
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We picked up more passengers in Banff. The train was full.
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It was a bit foggy and rainy at first, but it cleared in a couple hours.
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Lake Louise station.
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Canadian Pacific Pullmans.
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We saw many a track crew throughout the journey.
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Propane heaters are used to keep the switches warm enough to operate in the winter.
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That's one way to get excess rolling stock out of the way.
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Snow plows are a necessity in this part of the world.
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CP Rail caboose.
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Craigellachie, British Columbia - where the last spike was driven connecting the Canadian transcontinental railroad. It was done with a regular iron spike (the railroad could not afford a gold one by then) the whereabouts of which is not known.
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A lumber kiln.
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Canada has a Highway One.
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KHR = Kamloops Heritage Railway.
| Calgary |
Rocky Mountaineer Calgary to Kamloops |
Rocky Mountaineer Kamloops to Vancouver |
Vancouver/Amtrak Cascades |
Coast Starlight Seattle to Klamath Falls |
Coast Starlight Sacramento to San Luis Obispo |
| G-scale |
7.5" Gauge |
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