Canadian Railroads > Westbound leaving Jasper May 1973

A westbound passing the Jasper One Mile sign in May 1973.

Robert Morris
Dunsmuir, CA
Robert Morris Photography

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Great photo! Interesting using SD40's without dynamic brakes in the mountains.

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pwh Wrote:
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> Great photo! Interesting using SD40's without
> dynamic brakes in the mountains.
>
It's a CN thing.  Because the Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific were built so much later than the CP, they had to have easier grades in order to compete on cost.  Of course the construction cost bankrupted them, but the federal government, by way of CN, bailed them out in the end.  Even through the Rockies, CN's mainline grades are in the range of 1% or less.

GTD

Exposed bilevel auto racks - that's a while ago. That's a neat perspective on the replacement ties - a simple modelling project, don't you think?
Fred

Great image!

Very nice..!!