tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post6928260677875445977..comments2023-10-25T12:05:13.761-04:00Comments on Barbara Martin: My Town Monday - Kicking Horse Pass - The Big HillBarbara Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-69843168531264220182010-07-28T13:40:20.701-04:002010-07-28T13:40:20.701-04:00I would love to make my way across Canada by rail....I would love to make my way across Canada by rail. Is there anything nicer than train travel.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-79641456568869798842010-07-28T05:03:08.917-04:002010-07-28T05:03:08.917-04:00Building railroads was a great achievement and sti...Building railroads was a great achievement and still is in these mountainous regions.In a couple of weeks I shall post an entry about a railway in Norway that took 20 years to be built through the mountains near Bergen.<br />Thanks for this informative post, Barbara!Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-3561661278942681762010-07-28T03:08:05.709-04:002010-07-28T03:08:05.709-04:00I think I need to ride that railroad...
Our local...I think I need to ride that railroad...<br /><br />Our local Tranzalpine is mighty beautiful, but that looks positively breathtaking!Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-41111568071167463002010-07-27T17:38:36.458-04:002010-07-27T17:38:36.458-04:00Leah, my next post deals with the railroad laboure...Leah, my next post deals with the railroad labourers and their working conditons.<br /><br />David, you should plan a vacation then, and perhaps stop frequently to spend a night at each location to get a feel of the area. Think, it could be research for one of your western stories or novel.<br /><br />Frank, I have gone coach several times with CN Via Rail for long trips, though the one I mentionBarbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-59242251199220620062010-07-27T17:18:39.940-04:002010-07-27T17:18:39.940-04:00Charles, then you ought to read Geoff's accoun...Charles, then you ought to read Geoff's account of how he took the photos and the restoration history behind CP Empress 2816. It's very interesting.<br /><br />Pam, I feel that way about steam locomotives, but not the diesel trains. When I was a very little girl CP still ran some of the old locomotives through Edmonton, and I got the excitement from my three older brothers who were very Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-83572080098192200882010-07-27T17:10:12.140-04:002010-07-27T17:10:12.140-04:00Trish and Rob, then come back next Monday for more...Trish and Rob, then come back next Monday for more trains and the next bit of Sam Steele history.<br /><br />Geoff, I'm glad I did the search for locomotives on Flickr and there was CP2816 chugging up the hill to the spiral tunnels. Took my breath away.<br /><br />A history post without photos is dry, dull stuff. They help readers to assimilate the information so it stays in the memory.<br />Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-47582771886805304772010-07-27T16:38:27.262-04:002010-07-27T16:38:27.262-04:00In 1970, I took the train from Vancouver to Toront...In 1970, I took the train from Vancouver to Toronto and well remember the passage through the Rockies. I recall marvelling at the work and dedication it took to build a rail line through that beautiful, rugged country.<br /><br />It was hardly luxurious for me, though. I was travelling on a $22 coach ticket and had to sit upright for 3 days and nights. Wouldn't have traded the experience for Frank Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-61804480272197586782010-07-27T14:42:38.053-04:002010-07-27T14:42:38.053-04:00Carumba! To travel the rail line through there wou...Carumba! To travel the rail line through there would be incredible.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-46813900924512951612010-07-27T10:02:14.265-04:002010-07-27T10:02:14.265-04:00I just love steam train pics. they make me think ...I just love steam train pics. they make me think always of the west, and of a simpler time. Just lovely. I would love to ride one sometime.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-78541876737411631142010-07-27T08:26:24.610-04:002010-07-27T08:26:24.610-04:00A fascinating post. I still marvel at all the work...A fascinating post. I still marvel at all the work done to open up the west.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-40667523336610743882010-07-27T07:51:10.910-04:002010-07-27T07:51:10.910-04:00The trains opened up the west - how quickly we for...The trains opened up the west - how quickly we forget what the world was like before air travel. I've taken the train a few times from Winnipeg to Terrace, BC (via Jasper). Awesome trip. Long - but awesome.<br /><br />Very interesting post. <br /><br />p.s. The Countess of Dufferin sits in Assiniboine Park. I was going to research and do a future post on the locomotive.Gabriele Goldstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04481625919437738131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-19303445693758279502010-07-27T04:08:32.962-04:002010-07-27T04:08:32.962-04:00My father-in-law would have loved this post. A lec...My father-in-law would have loved this post. A lecturer in Civil Engineering at University when he was alive, he took the family overseas to work and study, eventually living in England for a year when my husband was little.They were taken to every bridge and tunnel imaginable in that time.His enthusiam never waned, but can't say the same for my mother-in-law. Great pictures Barbara.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-79904916271994486482010-07-27T02:51:43.348-04:002010-07-27T02:51:43.348-04:00Man, I just love steam trains. Something very old...Man, I just love steam trains. Something very old west about them for sure. something adventurous.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-83321029843068296832010-07-27T02:08:10.679-04:002010-07-27T02:08:10.679-04:00This is such an interesting post, Barbara. The tun...This is such an interesting post, Barbara. The tunnels look amazing, and I love the old pictures of the trains as well as the usual magnificent scenery shots.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-469575452234645902010-07-26T23:19:22.713-04:002010-07-26T23:19:22.713-04:00Thanks for the credit, Barbara! It's a great a...Thanks for the credit, Barbara! It's a great article, even without the pictures. ;)Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05460413529328071025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-11676922710236049732010-07-26T22:30:01.870-04:002010-07-26T22:30:01.870-04:00Rick, I know more about western Canada than the ea...Rick, I know more about western Canada than the east, which is probably why it seems I know a lot. My late mother was a teacher so I was inundated with information while growing up. Though I do have to state that every summer our family made long vacations throughout the western national parks and into Vancouver and Vancouver Island up until I was in high school. Some years we swung down into Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-38928135043835043942010-07-26T22:29:03.505-04:002010-07-26T22:29:03.505-04:00I love trains. This sounds like a fabulous trip.I love trains. This sounds like a fabulous trip.Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-37650499125790443182010-07-26T22:05:53.328-04:002010-07-26T22:05:53.328-04:00Clare, this is a fascinating trip to make via trai...Clare, this is a fascinating trip to make via train, although the early days were fraught with danger of avalanches and collapsing bridges. I did this trip by train when CP still ran a regular service from Calgary to Vancouver, and returned to Edmonton via the Yellowhead Pass on CN. The Spiral Tunnels are neat because when you're sitting in the train you can't feel the curve in the track Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-41204141627853269002010-07-26T21:43:51.587-04:002010-07-26T21:43:51.587-04:00I wish I knew a tenth as much about my country as ...I wish I knew a tenth as much about my country as you do yours! And looking at the photos makes me itch to do a murder myster train novel. Too little time, so much to write.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-17038455893561553032010-07-26T21:39:18.838-04:002010-07-26T21:39:18.838-04:00Wow- intriguing stuff about the real nuts and bolt...Wow- intriguing stuff about the real nuts and bolts behind luxurious train travel!Clare2ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105229820107294986noreply@blogger.com