Jasper
Looking back over 'The Canadian' from the front of its three observation carriages as it approaches Jasper along the Athabasca River. Count those carriages - 13 to the end of the train and several more in front! We had boarded the train two days previously, in Toronto, as part of a trip to Vancouver. Although the scenery here looks relatively benign, the task of building trans-continental railways (the original Canadian Pacific and the routes that eventually became the Canadian National) through such territory in a short space of time was truly amazing.
Location: Jasper
Original line: Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Photographer: Norman Glen
Contact photographer: Norman Glen
Date: 30/09/2019
Image number: 70938
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