Challenges / Rocky Mtn Express

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Another very interesting recent publication is "Waiting for the Cars". It
follows the construction of the Central Pacific up over the Sierra Nevada
and down to Promintory and Ogden in several hundred stereo views made by
Alfred Hart and Carleton Watkins. A two color viewing aid comes with the
book. All the stereo originals are shown on the facing page to the
two-color image that gives the 3D effect. In addition, the text is quite
detailed and explains the hurdles the crews had to overcome in the high
country and across the alkali desert.

Mike Pierry, Jr.

On Sunday, February 22, 2015, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

>  For those of you who have not seen this Imax movie, it is worth your
> time [IMHO].
> ===>  https://www.imax.com/movies/m/rocky-mountain-express/
>
> The movie chronicles the construction of the CP west across the Rockies to
> Revelstoke.   The subject was interesting enough that I forgave the
> "artsy-fartsy" camera work in several of the shots.
>
> Jim Stapleton
> ======================
> On 2/21/2015 9:59 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>
> Mason,
>
> Thanks for identifying the CPR location.  With your information I was able
> to use Google Earth to follow the Fraser River and find the picture
> location.  The coordinates are:
>
> 50 15' 45" N and 121 31' 28: W
>
> The Google Earth view includes the CNR track on the near side of the river.
>
> Gordon
>
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> *Sent:* Friday, February 20, 2015 10:10 PM
> *Subject:* RE: Challenges
>
>  Gordon,
>
> Taken on the slide prone Frazier River. And it was worst than you think.
> CP crossed the Rockies at Rogers pass, but didn’t know if the route went
> all the way through. Survey crews worked from both sides of the mountain
> but with the bad winter weather never met or got to the summit on either
> side of the pass. All this time, construction crews was working towards a
> pass that may or may not have existed.
>
> Mason Cooper
>
>
>
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> *Sent:* Friday, February 20, 2015 7:13 PM
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> *Subject:* Challenges
>
>
>
> Both the N&W and Virginia faced some rough terrain when built, but look
> what CPR builders faced in chiseling a roadbed through this canyon.  In
> fact, we have to admire those who even thought that a railroad could be
> built here.
>
>
>
> Gordon Hamilton
>
> Moderator:
>  http://nwhs.org/mailinglist/2015/20150220.CP.jpg
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