CP Rail's Rogers Pass - Double Feature! - DVD
£23.45
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Stock reference: 156.SP852
£23.45
Recommended retail price: £23.95
Stock type: -
Stock reference: 156.SP852
The first feature is CP Rail's Rogers The Last Pushers. We ride mid-train pushers on a 15,000 ton coal train. We see towering mountain peaks and snow laden fir trees from the 'head end' during a 'nose job'.
The action continues with a ride on a twelve unit SD40-2 consist down the hill to Rogers while taking in the wintry splendour of Stoney Creek, Mountain Creek and Glacier National Park. Filmed in February 1987, this is mainline, winter railroading at its best.
The route was built in 1884/5 and named after Major A.B. Rogers, an explorer and CPR engineer. Rogers is situated on CP Rail's transcontinental mainline, Mountain subdivision, in the Selkirk range of the Canadian Rockies.
The line climbs, westbound, all the way from Beavermouth to Stoney Creek on a ruling gradient of 1.5%, but steepens further on the last 9.3 miles from Rogers averaging 1.98% with a ruling grade of 2.2% on the final 4.5 miles. First feature duration - 56 minutes.
The second feature is CP Rail Conquers Rogers Pass. CP Rail's Macdonald and Shaughnessy Tunnels have tamed Rogers Pass as never before. Take a quick look back to the turn of the Century, the Connaught Tunnel and six unit pushers.
Then cover the new Macdonald track in both summer and winter. You'll be at trackside, aboard the trains and in the air, for a fantastic new look at CP Rail and Rogers Pass. Second feature duration - 30 minutes.
Format: DVD
Film Type: Colour
Duration: 86 minutes
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