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The Famous SPIRAL TUNNELS in CANADA
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Here is a collage pic of the famous Spiral Tunnels located in British Columbia, not far from Banff which is in Alberta, Canada.
The top pic shows a long freight train operated by Canadian Pacific railroad about to enter the top tunnel.
It will take the train approximately 11 minutes to exit through the bottom tunnel.
Since the train is so long, you can see the train using both tunnels in the bottom pic. The bottom pic was a lucky shot taken just after the lead CP locomotive exited the lower tunnel. The lower tunnel is just barely visible in this pic.
All of the gray train cars you see in the bottom pic, are part of this one very long train. Obviously, some of the gray cars have not even entered through the top tunnel, but the red CP locomotive is already coming out of the bottom tunnel.
These are not great quality photos, and making a collage out of the pics reduces their overall quality even further. But now, in this one "group shot" you can see the same train about to enter the spiral tunnel system, and then see the train using both tunnels as it exits the bottom tunnel.
The Rocky Mountaineer train also uses this tunnel system for its route that travels between Kamloops and Jasper. It's the only passenger train that uses this tunnel - all the other trains are freight trains.
The tunnels were completed in 1909 and were built to reduce the steep grade for the trains.
The Famous SPIRAL TUNNELS in CANADA
Click on the pic for a larger view.
Here is a collage pic of the famous Spiral Tunnels located in British Columbia, not far from Banff which is in Alberta, Canada.
The top pic shows a long freight train operated by Canadian Pacific railroad about to enter the top tunnel.
It will take the train approximately 11 minutes to exit through the bottom tunnel.
Since the train is so long, you can see the train using both tunnels in the bottom pic. The bottom pic was a lucky shot taken just after the lead CP locomotive exited the lower tunnel. The lower tunnel is just barely visible in this pic.
All of the gray train cars you see in the bottom pic, are part of this one very long train. Obviously, some of the gray cars have not even entered through the top tunnel, but the red CP locomotive is already coming out of the bottom tunnel.
These are not great quality photos, and making a collage out of the pics reduces their overall quality even further. But now, in this one "group shot" you can see the same train about to enter the spiral tunnel system, and then see the train using both tunnels as it exits the bottom tunnel.
The Rocky Mountaineer train also uses this tunnel system for its route that travels between Kamloops and Jasper. It's the only passenger train that uses this tunnel - all the other trains are freight trains.
The tunnels were completed in 1909 and were built to reduce the steep grade for the trains.