Canadian Pacific's Kicking Horse Pass-Preview

[RBL77433]

1)They weren't slaves, they were low-wage workers working on similar terms to illegals in the US. Underpaid and underappreciated, but not slaves.

2) Canada was independent in the 1880s, when the railroad was built. The Canadian government failed to complete the job so they hired a consortium of American managers and engineers to build the Canadian Pacific. Several of them put their personal fortunes at stake to complete the railroad.

Read Berton's 'The Last Spike', and learn.

[towertek]

There are a number of Chinese graves along this line close to the upper entrance to the Spiral Tunnel. Many people took credit for this magnificent feat of engineering, but it was the Chinese slaves bought and paid for by the British aristocracy that deserves all the credit.

[towertek]

I used to maintain the telegraph line on this route between Calgary and Field BC back in the 80's.

[JimboRailfan]

thats awesome! ive been to morants curve before :D

[pitrow66]

thanks for posting some Laggan Sub video.

[trainboy32]

awesome video

[envoy3]

They say the rail companys never conquered these areas..they jsut managed to cope with each other....Great scenery.

[burtman12]

i wish you didn't add the music.

[CanadianPacific2007]

If you want to get technical, Kicking Horse Pass is only Calgary AB, to Field BC.

Rogers Pass is Field BC to Revelstoke (Golden is in that pass)

[kuskanook135]

Golden is in the rocky mountain trench ! this is the valley that seperates the Rocky mountains from the purcell mountains which end at bevermouth,and the Selkirks that run NW towards the big bend of the Columbia river.

[TrainboySD40]

If I didn't spend like half my life there, I'd totally buy this video ;)

[WhyAyeMann]

how is it there? Whats the weather like?

[t3hfuhr3r]

Snow. So much snow. I mean, like, jesus christ where did all this snow come from? snow. I was railfanning a couple weeks ago and it took me fifteen minutes to move ten feet because of all the snow, goddamn.

Shots rocked though.

[WhyAyeMann]

like the kind that lasts till July? lol