West of The Great Divide (Part 1/4) SD

[edbelfor2]

You know you were trespassing, right?



[pitrow66]

@edbelfor2

No I have a CPR photo pass

[4Mr2ThC0]

ive been through both macdonald and canought tunnels ones 3 miles long the other 9...creepin thru that tunnel is like 3 hrs of darkenss with nothing but a little orange dot to look at that doesnt fet any bigger until your 200 feet from the exit...

[TrainGuy33]

Were You In The Conaught Tunnel.

[pitrow66]

@TrainGuy33

I setup the camera and remotely triggered it when the train was approaching.

[TrainGuy33]

@pitrow66 it must have been creepy that close. cause you just looking into pitch black darkness. also do you know how to get to the other end of the conaught tunnel. if you don't all you have to do is just go to the first snowshed take a right and you should see a service road. walk down the service road and there you are!

[pitrow66]

@TrainGuy33

I wasn't that close to the train at all.

The tunnel was originally double tracked and the camera was probably 6-8 feet from the tracks.

It was a bit erie when the fans came on, the camera was just outside of the fan blow.

BTW I did have a CPR Photo Pass.

I wouldn't have done it otherwise.

Never been to the snowshed you mentioned.

However been to the east end of Connaught Tunnel, see CPR 2816 Returns videos on this youtube site. in 2001.

[TrainGuy33]

@pitrow66 I did know that it was double tracked.

when the fans went on did you jump or go whoa! what the..

Were would you get a CPR Photo Pass??

I have been to the east end of the Connaught Tunnel, I saw the brick framing then i knew that it was the Connaught.

[pitrow66]

@TrainGuy33

I did not know where the fans cage was, and it did surprise me.

It was noisy, but not as bad as I thought it would be.

I had a friend working for CP.

[drawbar66]

I didn't see any laggan sub, all I seen was Mountain Sub McDonald track and Connaught track, lest thats what it was called when I worked there.

[pitrow66]

@drawbar66

Hi thanks for looking at this vide.

Did you look at the other 3 parts?

Youtube did not allow the full length as one video.

There is some video east of Field.

[2906Sarge]

Is there any kind of ventillation systems in these tunnels or does the crew just get to breathe diesel fumes?

[pitrow66]

Yes there are giant fans in the middle, one at the eastern portal and a large door.

[probot65]

This tunnel was designed as a split tunnel with automatic doors To improve flow west toeast. As well there is a vent tunnel drilled verticallt over the doors with fans. The vent tunnel comes out west of Rogers pass summit south of the freeway

[confessor1969]

I miss cabooses!! Trains look so "unfinished" when they go by with nothing to punctuate the end!

[pitrow66]

CPR now has locos on the ends.

[NorthernWolf76]

What tunnel is shown at 3:40?

[pitrow66]

It is the west portal of the old Connaught Tunnel at Rodgers Pass.

[NorthernWolf76]

How the devil do you get in there to see it and take this footage?

[pitrow66]

In the old days you could drive close by.

[NorthernWolf76]

So how's it done these days?

[pitrow66]

There is a road to the left as you are approaching the bottom of Rodgers Pass.

You can drive up past the old Glacier Log Station.

Not sure if you can get near tunnel now or not.

The tunnel is directly below where the road takes a sharp horeshoe curve up the hill to the top of the pass.

[NorthernWolf76]

Thanks for the info. I'll have to take a look the next time I'm up that way.

[confessor1969]

That looks to me like the western entrance to the Connaught Tunnel.

[pitrow66]

indeed the wester portal of the Connaught tunnel from 1909,or there abouts.

[kuskanook135]

Actually 1909 was the year the spiral tunnels in yoho national park were opened.

The Connaught tunnel construction startde in April1914 and was opened in mid December 1916 ahead of schedule.

[ttespi]

Is this a private recording or is it a DVD is is possible to buy? I would like to buy it if possible!

[pitrow66]

email me and we'll see what we can do.

[gaycowboy31]

wow this is cool I have shoot photos up there around the McDonald tunnel from on board the Rockey Mountaineer during winter what an expierence for this warm blooded Texan a trully beautifull area that whole Mountain sub I love it all

[micahall]

Great footage! CP rocks!