The Spiral Tunnels And The Big Hill An Illustrated Railway History
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The Spiral Tunnels And The Big Hill An Illustrated Railway History
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Author : Graeme Pole
language : en
Publisher: Mountain Vision Publishing
Release Date : 2024-01-18
The Spiral Tunnels And The Big Hill An Illustrated Railway History written by Graeme Pole and has been published by Mountain Vision Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-18 with Transportation categories.
When the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) built through the Rockies in 1884 it laid track straight down the west slope of Kicking Horse Pass. Dropping 1,140 feet in 7.1 railway miles, this section of railway was a construction worker’s horror and a railroader’s nightmare that soon became known as the Big Hill. Intended to be temporary, the 4.5 percent grade, more than 3 miles long, saw use for 25 years until completion of the Spiral Tunnels in 1909. The two tunnels – unique in North America – loop over themselves, doubling the length of track and halving the grade. Incorporating more than 100 photographs, The Spiral Tunnels and the Big Hill – An Illustrated Railway History describes the construction of the CPR and recounts the tales of daring, defiance, and disaster on the second-steepest mainline track ever operated in North America. Maps and diagrams reveal how the Spiral Tunnels create a safer grade for trains. The text provides up-to-date descriptions of today’s locomotives and explains the many challenges of operating trains on mountain grades. A Canadian bestseller for three decades, this revised edition will be informative reading for railfans, for travellers in the Rockies, and for those with an interest in Canadian history.
The Spiral Tunnels And The Big Hill
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Author : Graeme Pole
language : en
Publisher: Altitude Publishing (Canada)
Release Date : 1995-01-01
The Spiral Tunnels And The Big Hill written by Graeme Pole and has been published by Altitude Publishing (Canada) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with Travel categories.
Railway history comes alive in this fascinating book about one of Canada's most incredible railway stories. The Spiral Tunnels and The Big Hill describes the construction and operation of the world-famous Canadian Pacific Railway through the treacherous Kicking Horse Pass in the Canadian Rockies. The perils of operating the section of track at the notorious ""Big Hill"" on the western slopes of the Great Divide are recounted through tales of disaster and defiance and are illustrated with over 60 black and white photographs. The Spiral Tunnels are explained through stories, maps and diagrams which reveal the operation of the tunnels and how they solved the problems which resulted in so much mayhem and madness. The Spiral Tunnels and The Big Hill is informative and entertaining reading for railways enthusiasts, as well as for those with a general interest in the human history of the Canadian Rockies and Yoho National Park.
The Spiral Tunnels And The Big Hill New Edition
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Author : Graeme Pole
language : en
Publisher: Altitude Publishing (Canada)
Release Date : 2007-02
The Spiral Tunnels And The Big Hill New Edition written by Graeme Pole and has been published by Altitude Publishing (Canada) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02 with categories.
The Spiral Tunnels And The Big Hill
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Author : Graeme Pole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Spiral Tunnels And The Big Hill written by Graeme Pole and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Railroads categories.
Gravity Steam And Steel
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Author : Graeme Pole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Gravity Steam And Steel written by Graeme Pole and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Railroads categories.
Steep grades, extreme climate, avalanche hazard, tunnels, trestles, and bridges-all in a wilderness setting-Rogers Pass packs a great deal of railway interest into 65 miles of track. Using 80 archival photographs, many previously unpublished, Gravity, Steam, and Steel: An Illustrated Railway History of Rogers Pass tells the stories of railway triumphs and tragedies on one of the most notorious sections of track in the world. For almost 125 years, CP Rail has battled the elements at Rogers Pass, spending hundreds of millions of dollars while creating solutions new to railroading. Gravity, Steam, and Steel was conceived and written as a companion volume to The Spiral Tunnels and the Big Hill, which has sold more than 25,000 copies since publication in 1996. Rogers Pass is a major focus in Glacier National Park (the park visitor centre is there) and the photographic material available from this area is incredibly diverse and interesting. There is no similar title on the market. Train buffs and locals will welcome this book. It will also be of interest the visiting public, many of whom want to broaden a casual interest in Canadian history.
Rails Across The Rockies
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Author : Graeme Pole
language : en
Publisher: Mountain Vision Publishing
Release Date : 2006-06-15
Rails Across The Rockies written by Graeme Pole and has been published by Mountain Vision Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-15 with Transportation categories.
With 54 black and white photographs and maps, Rails Across the Rockies tells the stories of the surveying and construction of the Canadian Pacific, Grand Trunk Pacific, and Canadian Northern railways in the glory days of Canadian railroading. The construction of the Canadian Pacific, the Grand Trunk Pacific, and the Canadian Northern railways rank among the greatest political and financial gambles in Canada’s history. Politicians, engineers, and surveyors bickered and scrapped for years over why, how, and where to locate the rails. Each of the enterprises helped to stitch the country together physically while threatening to tear it apart politically. Great Railways of the Canadian West tells the stories of the scheming and the daring, and the monumental physical toil of laying steel across the mountains in the golden age of railroading in Canada.
Great Railways Of The Canadian West
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Author : Graeme Pole
language : en
Publisher: Canmore, Alta : Altitude Pub. Canada
Release Date : 2006
Great Railways Of The Canadian West written by Graeme Pole and has been published by Canmore, Alta : Altitude Pub. Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Railroads categories.
Describes the construction of three great railways of the Canadian West - the Canadian Pacific, the Grand Trunk Pacific, and the Canadian Northern - that helped to stitch the country together physically while threatening to tear it apart politically.
Gravity Steam And Steel
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Author : Graeme Pole
language : en
Publisher: Mountain Vision Publishing
Release Date : 2022-12-19
Gravity Steam And Steel written by Graeme Pole and has been published by Mountain Vision Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-19 with Transportation categories.
In 1882, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company committed to building Canada’s first trans-continental railway across unknown ground in the Selkirk Mountains of southern British Columbia. It was a gamble that almost scuttled the project and the promise of the young country. During the next three years, a small army of surveyors, engineers, and labourers cleared the grade and built track across Rogers Pass—the only break in the Selkirk Mountains—a place that defined wilderness. Trestles, tunnels, snowsheds, bridges, and miles of looping track—the Canadian Pacific Railway has since employed them all to reduce the dangers and to make railway operations in Rogers Pass safer and more reliable. Gravity, Steam, and Steel recounts the triumphs and tragedies of building and operating a railway in a place where 40 feet of snow falls each year, and where trains routinely run on grades that many other railways would consider impossibly steep.
Lambert S Railway Miscellany
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Author : Anthony Lambert
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-10-14
Lambert S Railway Miscellany written by Anthony Lambert and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-14 with Business & Economics categories.
The world of the railways weaves a spell over many people. In this engaging book railway expert Anthony Lambert presents some of the best stories. From the early days come tales of financial skulduggery and worries that sparks from locomotives might ignite sheep's fleeces. But as the railway transformed the modern world, attitudes changed, and railways were opened to great rejoicing and even religious blessing. The perennial appeal of the steam locomotive generated a pride amongst railwaymen and a fascination among the public. The romantic aspects of the railway were soon celebrated - and not just the unexpected engagement that came from a snowbound train in the Highlands or the sexual shenanigans of the Orient Express. Here are stories of railway travel, from the palatial carriages of tsars and maharajahs to the open trucks of the 'lower orders', mishaps and faux pas, and tales of how ticket inspectors used to have to hold on to the outside of carriages while clipping tickets. From tales of lonely stations and signal-boxes in Scotland, to the unlucky engineer eaten by a lion in a carriage in Kenya, Lambert casts his net across railways worldwide to gather the most entertaining material. There are stories here that would enliven even a cheerless commute on the 18.01, and remind you that our railways really were - and occasionally still are - full of derring-do, romance and character.
Canadien Pacifique
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Author : Barry Lane
language : fr
Publisher: Éditions Sylvain Harvey
Release Date : 2015-10-20T00:00:00-04:00
Canadien Pacifique written by Barry Lane and has been published by Éditions Sylvain Harvey this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-20T00:00:00-04:00 with History categories.
Durant la belle époque du voyage (1885-1939), le Canadien Pacifique devient un empire mondial, grâce à son chemin de fer transcontinental, à ses splendides hôtels et à ses luxueux vapeurs qui sillonnent l’Atlantique et le Pacifique. À son apogée, c’est le plus vaste réseau de transport que le monde ait jamais connu. Cet ouvrage raconte cette histoire à nulle autre pareille et réunit en une remarquable trame visuelle l’aventure de la construction des rails et de ses remarquables prouesses techniques, la création des flottes et le charme des premiers périples en train. À partir d’images historiques exceptionnelles et souvent inédites, l’auteur redonne vie à un passé romantique, voire légendaire. Au fil des pages, chacun pourra s’imaginer comme un passager de la première heure, en route pour l’Europe, Canada ou l’Orient. Au cours des trente dernières années, l’auteur a sondé des fonds d’archives au Canada, aux États-Unis et au Royaume-Uni et collecté plus de 10 000 photographies et affiches sur l’histoire du Canadien Pacifique. C’est avec les plus belles de ces images qu’il a composé le récit visuel à nul autre pareil qui enrichit ce bel ouvrage. Découvrez tout le romantisme de cette belle époque à travers ce qui fût considéré comme le plus grand empire de voyage au monde : le Canadien Pacifique. L’ouvrage CANADIEN PACIFIQUE, l’empire du voyage, s’inscrit pour la forme dans la lignée des beaux livres : OBJECTIF NORD, Le Québec au-delà du 49e parallèle et NUNAVUT.