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Toronto Central YMCA with a PCC tram passing
30 July 1974 |
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Toronto Union Station Hall
30 July 1974 |
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Carriage Sidings outside Toronto Union station with a "Turbo Train" in view
30 July 1974 |
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Niagara Falls station, a 3-car Budd RDC after arrival from Toronto
30 July 1974 |
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The International boundary on the bridge over the Niagara River
30 July 1974 |
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Railway bridges over the Niagara River
30 July 1974 |
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The CPR bridge over the Niagara
30 July 1974 |
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Niagara Falls
30 July 1974 |
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Niagara Falls
30 July 1974 |
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Niagara Falls
30 July 1974 |
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The middle of the Rainbow Bridge over the Niagara River
30 July 1974 |
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An ex-LT RT bus at Niagara
30 July 1974 |
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Niagara River with "Maid of the Mist" trip boats
30 July 1974 |
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The American Falls
30 July 1974 |
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The Horseshoe (Canadian) falls with a "Maid of the Mist"
30 July 1974 |
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View downstream from alongside the Horseshoe Falle
30 July 1974 |
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The Horseshoe Falls closeup
30 July 1974 |
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The Mist!
30 July 1974 |
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The view looking down from the top of the "Skylon". The closeup shot of the Horseshoe Falls was taken from the point at the extreme right hand end of the falls
30 July 1974 |
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The US city of Niagara Falls NY
30 July 1974 |
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The view upstream towards Buffalo and Lake Erie
30 July 1974 |
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An eastbound train passes the Horseshoe Falls
30 July 1974 |
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The CNR yard at Niagara Falls
30 July 1974 |
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An Erie Lackawanna freight arrives from the US
30 July 1974 |
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The Erie Lackawanna loco returns home past the CN passenger station
30 July 1974 |
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A 4-car Budd RDC awaits departure from Niagara Falls back to Toronto
30 July 1974 |
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A TTC underground train at Warden station
31 July 1974 |
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The platforms at Toronto Union station, a great disappointment compared with the main hall above
31 July 1974 |
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Stock for the "GO Transit" services
31 July 1974 |
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2 "GO" (Government of Ontario) trains awaiting the evening peak
31 July 1974 |
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Clarkson station, with the de-engined "F" type No 9859 on the rear acting as a Control Trailer
31 July 1974 |
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Clarkson
31 July 1974 |
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Clarkson, with 9859 returning at the head of a train for Toronto
31 July 1974 |
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View near Exhibition
31 July 1974 |
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Pickering, on the main line to Montreal
31 July 1974 |
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The Toronto portion of the CPR "Canadian" for Vancouver awaiting departure from Toronto Union
31 July 1974 |
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The Toronto portion of the CPR "Canadian" for Vancouver awaiting departure from Toronto Union
31 July 1974 |
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CNR Loco depot at Toronto
31 July 1974 |
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View from the dome car of the "Canadian" somewhere north of Toronto
31 July 1974 |
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By the next morning, the train had grown with the addition of the Montreal portion, this is the view from the 2nd Dome Car. From memory there were 16 cars in the formation, including a couple of baggage vans at the front.
01 August 1974 |
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Somewhere in the "Canadian Shield"
01 August 1974 |
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View looking back from the rear "Park" class Observation car
01 August 1974 |
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Running along a ledge above Lake Superior
01 August 1974 |
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A creek flowing into Lake Superior, the bridge carries Highway 1, the "Trans-Canada Highway"
01 August 1974 |
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The "trestle" over a creek near Lake Superior. Note the avalance protection wires on the left
01 August 1974 |
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Lake Superior
01 August 1974 |
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The view across the rear observation car of the front of the train
01 August 1974 |
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Inside the "Park" class Observation car "Strathcona Park". I found it easy to get a seat in this saloon every day, the demand was for the dome seats up above.
01 August 1974 |
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Lake Superior
01 August 1974 |
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Typical "Shield" country to the north of Lake Superior. A whole day was spent running along the north shore of the lake to Thunder Bay
01 August 1974 |
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Lake Superior
01 August 1974 |
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More Shield country
01 August 1974 |
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Eventually at around 17.00, nearly 24 hours after departing from Toronto, we reached Thunder Bay
01 August 1974 |
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Passing the CN station at Thunder Bay. The 4 tracks are split between CP on the left and CN on the right
01 August 1974 |
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Thunder Bay marshalling yards
01 August 1974 |
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The train stopped at Thunder Bay for servicing, including refuelling the locos
01 August 1974 |
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Thunder Bay - looking back from the middle dome car
01 August 1974 |
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Diesel switcher with a "slug" (a weighted bogie unit with traction motors but no engine) at Thunder Bay
01 August 1974 |
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Leaving Thunder Bay
01 August 1974 |
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West of Thunder Bay
01 August 1974 |
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West of Thunder Bay - the line to Winnepeg is double with Left Hand Running (unusual in North America)
01 August 1974 |
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West of Thunder Bay
01 August 1974 |
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A typical station west of Thunder Bay
01 August 1974 |
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West of Thunder Bay running alongside Highway 1
01 August 1974 |
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Passing an eastbound freight west of Thunder Bay
01 August 1974 |
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The Eastbound "Canadian" is passed west of Thunder Bay. By my calculations there were 9 full sets of stock to maintain a daily service
01 August 1974 |
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The "Park" car on the rear of the eastbound "Canadian"
01 August 1974 |
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Ignace, a divisional point west of Thunder Bay
01 August 1974 |
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Ignace
01 August 1974 |
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Passing another eastbound freight
01 August 1974 |
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A small lake
01 August 1974 |
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Another small lake
01 August 1974 |
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The view early on the third day on the prairie well west of Winnepeg
02 August 1974 |
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Leaving Swift Current, I do not know what the inspection trolley was doing behind us!
02 August 1974 |
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A typical station on the prairie, with its grain silos ("elevators")
02 August 1974 |
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Stopped in a loop to allow an eastbound freight to pass
02 August 1974 |
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By 15.00 we had arrived at Calgary
02 August 1974 |
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The train went through a carriage wash to clean the domes in particular
02 August 1974 |
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Heading up the Bow River from Calgary
02 August 1974 |
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Still along the Bow River, somewhere ahead in the rain are the Rocky Mountains!
02 August 1974 |
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First sight of the Rockies
02 August 1974 |
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This should have been a view of the Rockies rising up out of the prairie, but all I could see was cloud
02 August 1974 |
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At last - the rain clears and the Rockies are in view
02 August 1974 |
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Entering the Rockies
02 August 1974 |
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In the Rocky Mountains
02 August 1974 |
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In the Rocky Mountains
02 August 1974 |
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Rocky Mountains
02 August 1974 |
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Rocky Mountains
02 August 1974 |
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Rocky Mountains
02 August 1974 |
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Rocky Mountains
02 August 1974 |
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Looking back near the Continental Divide
02 August 1974 |
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Passing an eastbound coal train
02 August 1974 |
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Going over the Continental Divide
02 August 1974 |
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The track-side sign advertising the summit at the Divide 5339' above sea level
02 August 1974 |
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The top of the Kicking Horse Pass
02 August 1974 |
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Cathedral Mountain
02 August 1974 |
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Dropping down the Kicking Horse Pass
02 August 1974 |
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Running along the top level of the spirals that take the line down twards Field and the Columbia River. The Trans-Canada Highway is built on the old (pre-1909) alignment abandoned when the spirals were built
02 August 1974 |
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Viewof the middle level
02 August 1974 |
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Heading along the Upper level towards Cathedral Mountain
02 August 1974 |
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Approaching the tunnel under Cathedral Mountain
02 August 1974 |
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Entering the tunnel under Cathedral Mountain
02 August 1974 |
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Heading north along the middle level
02 August 1974 |
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Leaving the lower tunnel with Cathedral Mountain ahead
02 August 1974 |
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Cathedral Mountain
02 August 1974 |
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Stopped at Field looking up to Cathedral Mountain
02 August 1974 |
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Field
02 August 1974 |
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Unfortunately most of the journey through the Rocky and Cascade Mountains was done in the dark. Here we are Passing Kamloops Lake on the morning of the 4th Day
03 August 1974 |
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Running along the Thompson River. The CNR transcontinental line is on the right bank
03 August 1974 |
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Thompson River
03 August 1974 |
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Entering Vancouver
03 August 1974 |
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Vancouver
03 August 1974 |
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Vancouver CPR station
03 August 1974 |
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The view from my Aunt's House at 4669 Drummond Drive across English Bay. The ships are waiting to load grain and coal for export
04 August 1974 |
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Looking southeast towards the City Centre, Mount Baker (in Washington state) can just be seen on the right between the two pine trees
04 August 1974 |
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Vancouver
04 August 1974 |
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North Vancouver station, terminus of the British Columbia Railway. In 1974, there was a daily service to Lillooet extended through to Prince George 3 days per week.
05 August 1974 |
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A 5-car train of Budd railcars awaiting departure as the 08.00 for Prince George
05 August 1974 |
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BCR Switcher at North Vancouver
05 August 1974 |
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Crossing a trestle bridge in West Vancouver
05 August 1974 |
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Howe Sound
05 August 1974 |
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Running along Howe Sound
05 August 1974 |
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Because of the danger of rock falls, all trains are preceded by an inspection trolly (or "Speeder")
05 August 1974 |
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Crossing a southbound freight
05 August 1974 |
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Howe Sound
05 August 1974 |
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From Squamish the line climbs up the Cheakamus Canyon to Alta Lake & Whistler
05 August 1974 |
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Cheakamus Canyon
05 August 1974 |
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Cheakamus River
05 August 1974 |
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Climbing up the Cheakamus Canyon
05 August 1974 |
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Garibaldi National Park
05 August 1974 |
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Cheakamus Canyon
05 August 1974 |
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Climbing up to Alta Lake
05 August 1974 |
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Alta Lake and Whistler
05 August 1974 |
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From Whistler, the line follows the Green River
05 August 1974 |
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Green River Canyon
05 August 1974 |
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Crossing a freight beside Anderson Lake
05 August 1974 |
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The eastern end of Anderson Lake at Seton Portage
05 August 1974 |
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Seton Lake. Both Anderson and Seton lakes are around 15 miles long, and the line is cut into a shelf along the north side of the lekes. Seton lake is very deep and once, when a train derailed into the lake, at least one of the locos had to be left as it was to far down to be recovered.
05 August 1974 |
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Seton Lake
05 August 1974 |
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The Fraser River at Lilllooet
05 August 1974 |
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Lilloett station. The front 3 units went forward to Prince George while the rear 2 returned to Vancouver
05 August 1974 |
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Splitting the train at Lillooet
05 August 1974 |
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Lillooet
05 August 1974 |
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Looking up the Fraser River at Lillooet, with the train to Prince George heading north
05 August 1974 |
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The Seton river (blue) merges with the Fraser River (brown) at Lillooet
05 August 1974 |
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3 MLW-built road locos and a switcher at Lillooet
05 August 1974 |
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The view across English Bay by night
06 August 1974 |
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The view out of the rear of an Amtrack train to Seattle
07 August 1974 |
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Somewhere near Seattle
07 August 1974 |
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Seattle King St, with the connection for San Francisco ready to depart
07 August 1974 |
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Seattle King St, with the loco off the train from Vancouver on the left. I think this is an EMD "E9" A1A-A1A of 2400hp
07 August 1974 |
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Seattle King St with passengers boarding the "Coast Daylight" to San Francisco on the right
07 August 1974 |
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Seattle Monorail
07 August 1974 |
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Riding the Seattle Monorail
07 August 1974 |
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The other end of the monorail at Seattle Space Centre
07 August 1974 |
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A view of down town Seattle with a ferry from the Olympic peninsular arriving
07 August 1974 |
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Seattle monorail
07 August 1974 |
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The "Expo 74" train from Spokane arrives at Seattle
07 August 1974 |
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Back at Seattle King St station
07 August 1974 |
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Next door is the closed Seattle Union station
07 August 1974 |
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Seattle King St
07 August 1974 |
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The 18.15 to Vancouver at Seattle King St
07 August 1974 |
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A roundhouse at Seattle
07 August 1974 |
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Loco depot at Seattle
07 August 1974 |
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Passing a freight, again running on the left on double track.
07 August 1974 |
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Edmonds, a suburban station in North Seattle
07 August 1974 |
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Everett
07 August 1974 |
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Swing Bridge at Everett
07 August 1974 |
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Building my Aunt's log cabin in the Pasayten Valley. Uncle Irving watches carefully
10 August 1974 |
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Cabin Building
10 August 1974 |
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Sheenjek, the first of a long line of Siberian Huskies
10 August 1974 |
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The Alpine Meadows in Manning Park, situated in the Cascade Mountains
11 August 1974 |
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Manning Park
11 August 1974 |
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Manning Park
11 August 1974 |
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Manning Park
11 August 1974 |
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Manning Park
11 August 1974 |
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Manning Park
11 August 1974 |
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Manning Park
11 August 1974 |
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Hope Slide
11 August 1974 |
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Hope Slide
11 August 1974 |
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Hope Slide
11 August 1974 |
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Hope Slide
11 August 1974 |
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Butchert Gardens on Vancouver Island
13 August 1974 |
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Butchert Gardens on Vancouver Island
13 August 1974 |
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Butchert Gardens on Vancouver Island
13 August 1974 |
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Butchert Gardens on Vancouver Island
13 August 1974 |
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Butchert Gardens on Vancouver Island
13 August 1974 |
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Butchert Gardens on Vancouver Island
13 August 1974 |
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Inside the car deck of "Queen of Saanich" en-route back to the mainland
13 August 1974 |
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A ferry arrives at Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island
13 August 1974 |
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A ferry arrives at Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island
13 August 1974 |
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A seaplane taking off from Mayne Island in Vancouver Sound
13 August 1974 |
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The cable car up Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver
15 August 1974 |
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The cable car up Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver
15 August 1974 |
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The cable car up Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver
15 August 1974 |
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The cable car up Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver
15 August 1974 |
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The hydro-electric dam in Capilano Canyon
15 August 1974 |
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Grouse Mountain across Capilano Lake
15 August 1974 |
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Capilano Canyon
15 August 1974 |
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The hydro-electric dam in Capilano Canyon
15 August 1974 |
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The CNR "Super Continental" waits to depart from Vancouver CN station
15 August 1974 |
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The swing bridge at New Westminster
15 August 1974 |
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The lower Fraser Valler near Hope
15 August 1974 |
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Entering the Fraser Canyon above Hope
15 August 1974 |
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The Fraser Canyon
15 August 1974 |
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The Fraser Canyon
15 August 1974 |
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Early the following morning and the train is in the upper Fraser Valley near Red Pass Jn
16 August 1974 |
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Mount Robson
16 August 1974 |
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Mount Robson, the line from Prince Rupert is below in the Fraser Valley
16 August 1974 |
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Mount Robson with the line from Prince Rupert in the foreground
16 August 1974 |
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Fraser River near Red Pass Jn, with the Prince Rupert line on the opposite bank
16 August 1974 |
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Red Pass Jn
16 August 1974 |
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Nearing the Yellowhead Pass
16 August 1974 |
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Near Yellowhead Pass
16 August 1974 |
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Near Yellowhead Pass
16 August 1974 |
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Jasper
16 August 1974 |
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Jasper
16 August 1974 |
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Jasper
16 August 1974 |
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The Athbasca River near Jasper
16 August 1974 |
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The Athbasca River
16 August 1974 |
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More Rocky Mountains
16 August 1974 |
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Rocky Mountains
16 August 1974 |
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Rocky Mountains
16 August 1974 |
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Rocky Mountains
16 August 1974 |
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Rocky Mountains
16 August 1974 |
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Rocky Mountains
16 August 1974 |
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Rocky Mountains
16 August 1974 |
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Rocky Mountains
16 August 1974 |
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A final view of the Rockies
16 August 1974 |
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Edmonton
16 August 1974 |
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Edmonton
16 August 1974 |
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Edmonton
16 August 1974 |
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Edmonton
16 August 1974 |
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Leaving Edmonton
16 August 1974 |
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Winnepeg
17 August 1974 |
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Winnepeg
17 August 1974 |
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Winnepeg
17 August 1974 |
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Winnepeg
17 August 1974 |
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Leaving Winnepeg
17 August 1974 |
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Capreol
18 August 1974 |
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Capreol, where the train split for Toronto and Montreal
18 August 1974 |
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Some of my fellow passengers on the "Super Continental" I know the girl's name was Nora, but I cannot remember the others
18 August 1974 |
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On board the "Super Continental"
18 August 1974 |
