There was a college frat movie in the 90s called PCU, in it they put forward the “Caine-Hackman Theory”, where they state that there is either a Michael Caine or Gene Hackman movie on playing on television at all times.
This inspired me to devise the Multi-Beaver Theory, which states that due to the Canadian Pacific’s love for new logos and their slow repainting rate, there is at least one train on the rails in North America at all times that has both the Multimark and the Golden Beaver paint schemes represented in the locomotive consist.
I believe that with all the railroads UP has taken over,and with run throughs so common, that there is a train with a UP unit in the consist running in every one of our 50 states at all times.
Except coal, but they are west of Golden. Perhaps the only two things wrong with Kicking Horse Pass is the lack of coal trains, and the abundance of bears.
I’ve always wanted to get a shot of a CP train passing over the Thunder Creek masonary arch bridge at mile 27, or running under the highway bridge just to the east (is it still used?).
Matt, do you have the all-Canadian November 1985 issue of Trains ? Doug Harrop’s article on Rogers Pass is outstanding. I believe Railpub would have some in stock.
It’s photos like those that keep me from trying too hard to take dramatic train photos here in the flatlands. Sure, I have some nice photos, but nothing that compares to those wonderful images. As far as I’m concerned, YOU just won the photo contest! My compliments.
The green-blue, war-pumpkin; there is a BNSF local somewhere on the system with a blue bonnet, bn green, warbonnet, and pumpkin scheme somewhere on the system all the time. I saw the Local 1 leave newton today with at least three schemes today, and it does end up with all four schemes about every other week, in the consist.
They are on the Mountain sub, 27 miles west of Field.
This view is just east of Glenogle. I always wanted to stop here on the highway and get an EB coming over the arch bridge, and a WB running under the highway. http://wikimapia.org/#lat=51.278723&lon=-116.803336&z=15&l=0&m=a&v=2
There was a new highway bridge which opened last year, but I don’t know if it is a this spot.
If you ever order any magazines from Railpub, you’ll really enjoy the 11-1985 and 3-1990 issues of Trains. Both cover Rogers Pass.
I’m not sure about the masonary bridge, or whether the old highway bridge is still in use (And I sure hope it is at least accessible. Put in a viewpoin, parks Canada!) The new route is very impressive. It goes up from the river level up onto the ridge top, and tthen flies over the huge new bridge (Which I haven’t seen since May, so I can’t comment on it)
I think a trip to this area is in order sometime in the coming month [:)]
