"Triple Header Over the Kicking Horse "

In the busy postwar summers, before the Trans Canada Highway, and before air travel became commonplace, long triple headed passenger trains could frequently be seen on  Canadian Pacific's Field Hill. In this late afternoon, late spring scene from that era, the eastbound 'Dominion' crosses the Kicking Horse River Bridge at mile 131.7, Laggan subdivision, and is about to enter the first of the two famed spirit tunnels. The train engine is "Selkirk" type 5922, assisted by two heavy "Mikados" added to the train at field for the climb over the continental divide. The mountains in the background are Cathedral and Stephen.