Max Jacquiard creates amazing paintings of trains from our past

Images from 2005

Calgary StationCalgary Station cisco2Cisco Bridges 2
This eastward view of the Calgary station area includes the First Street West underpass, the Palliser hotel and the station just beyond it. A frieght arrival from the west bypasses the station tracks as the westbound Dominion pulls out headed by one of the C.P.'s newest steamers; the Selkirk #5931.The station was demolished in the 1960's to make way for the Calgary tower, the Palliser remains and the 5931 now sits at the entrance to the Heritage Park (renumbered to 5934).
2 SIZES - NEW RELEASE JANUARY 2005		 The Fraser river passes through a particularly narrow gorge six miles south of Lytton, B.C. In 1884 the Canadian Pacific Railway chose this point to cross to the east bank via a 600ft. tunnel and 528 ft. bridge. When the Canadian Northern laid its line through the Fraser and Thompson canyons 30 years later, they were forced to use the opposite side of the river, as the canyon walls afforded little enough room for one railway. Consequently, a bridge had to be erected at this point to transfer the tracks to the unoccupied bank of the Fraser. The east bound trains are C.P.'s Dominion, Montreal section, led by Pacific type #2701 and a C.N. freight pulled by an N-5 class 2-8-0.
The LoopsThe Loops  
As originally contructed, the C.P.R. mainline through the Selkirk mountains crossed over the summit of Rogers Pass featuring steep grades and many snowsheds to protect the line against snow slides that palgued the area. To reduce the grade to manageable levels a series of loops was employed in the valley west of the summit. The eastbound train is travelling through a string of snowsheds after negotiating the loops which included four bridges besides the one in the picture. The completion of the Connaught tunnel under the pass in 1916 eliminated all of this trackage. The new line leading to the tunnel now runs straight along the middle of the valley which is once again heavily forested. A number of the stone piers that supported the bridges stand and can be explored from the Loops campground just off #1 highway.
NEW RELEASE SEPTEMBER 2005