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Special Collector's Canvas Edition
"8000 on Stoney Creek
Bridge"
36" X 24"
Edition Qty. 200/ 40 AP
$995.00
The CPR mainline climbs westwards
out of the Beaver Valley along a wooded mountainside, then crosses under
Roger's Pass via the five mile long Connaught tunnel through the base of
Mount MacDonald. Nearing the top of the 2.4% grade is a massive steel arch
bridge across a 325 ft. deep scar in the mountainside. Stoney Creek bridge,
visible in spots from the highway below, was built in 1893, replacing the
original timber structure, and reinforced with additional arches in 1929
to handle heavier trains. In this scene from the early 1930's, such a train
is working up-grade behind Canadian Pacific's heaviest steam locomotive
, T4a #8000. This experimental engine, which utilized steam at extremely
high pressures, operated on the Mountain Subdivision from 1931 to 1936.
Although the design proved to be moderately successful, its complexity
made it difficult to maintain, and it was withdrawn from service and eventually
scrapped in 1940.
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