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Rocky Mountaineer
Kamloops to Vancouver
May 23, 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 |
Kamloops station. The word Kamloops means "meeting place"; in this case, where two rivers meet.
A Kamloops cemetery for native war heros.
A Weyerhauser smokestack was run up the side of the hill to keep smoke from flowing to Kamloops.
To the left of the switch stand is a tool stand with a metal bristle broom. Stands like these held brooms, shovels, and the like to keep switches operable. At right is a signpost with three sets of double circles. The white circles on a black background (CN) or black circles on a white background (CP) are warning for the snowplow/flanger crew to lift their blades because of an obstruction (between the gauge) like a level crossing or a switch [thanks to G.G. on TrainOrders.com for this info].
A Canadian National train comes up the other side of the river. The Rocky Mountaineer is on the Canadian Pacific tracks on the other side.
These sheds kept falling rocks of the tracks.
Waving at trains seems to be a Canadian pasttime. The crews were especially friendly.
A bald eagle.
Hell's Gate. This is the narrowest point of the Fraser River where 200 million gallons of water flow through every minute.
In Vancouver approaching the station.
The Rocky Mountainteer temporarily held up the Amtrak Cascades on its way through Seattle to Eugene, Oregon.
Nearly 1100 people detrained the 27-car Rocky Mountaineer at its Vancouver station.
| 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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7.5" Gauge |
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