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Wildfire smoke rolls in as a Canadian Pacific Railway train crosses the High Level Bridge in Lethbridge, Alberta. Started in 1907 and completed in 1909 the bridge crosses the Oldman River and is the largest railway structure in Canada and the largest of its type in the world. This impressive structure is 1624 metres (5,328 ft) long and 96 metres (314 ft) above the river.
During a light snow shower, CP 7016 crosses the huge crossing of the Old Man River in Lethbridge, Alberta as it heads east on the Taber Sub. They will stop soon and pickup some more grain cars at Montana Yard. That used to be the original yard before the city and CP both moved it and named it Kipp Yard near Coalhurst.
Canadian Pacific EMD FP7 No. 1400, leading the Royal Canadian Pacific passenger train, opens it up leaving Fort Macleod, Alberta, as it heads for Lethbridge on September 22, 2002.
Canadian Pacific C18, the Lethbridge to Coutts road freight, departs Lethbridge, Alberta, on September 25, 2022.
BL29 and XR553 approach Lethbridge with a load of grain as 9154 from Quambatook to Geelong for export.
Monday 14th December 2020
while in Lethbridge Alberta we explored under the Lethbridge Viaduct train crossing which is an engineering marvel built in 1907-1909 and has been in operation ever since. I could not get enough of the lines of this amazing structure against the sky, must have taken a hundred photos and even got to see a train cross. I've given a link to a video of a steam train crossing it, it must have given a lot of trainspotters a real thrill :)
The Lethbridge Viaduct or High Level Bridge is a 1.623 km-long and 96m-high railway bridge over the Oldman River. Built 110 years ago, at Lethbridge, the largest town of South Alberta, Canada.
When we arrived in Lethbridge we had seen Taber local A44 departing Kipp yard, so we figured we'd take some time and wait for it at the famous viaduct.
Three GEs bring an empty potash train across the High Level Bridge in Lethbridge, AB. The last time I tried to get this shot the potash train had only unit and, to no surprise at all, could not get moving again once it stopped for a crew change at Kipp.
"Beginning in August of 1908, the bridge was completed June 22, 1909 and officially opened on November 1, 1909. It cost a whopping $1,334,525.00 to build. This bridge is still the longest and highest of its kind in the world reaching 5,327.625 feet long (1.6km) and 314 feet high (96 meters). In its time is has been described by some as one of the wonders of the world! This CPR rail line has stood the test of time and is still used today with numerous trains crossing the bridge throughout the day." Growing up in the area, there was a legend that the builder of the bridge panicked when the first train went across, and jumped to his death, but I don't see any references to that story anymore...
seen on this day two years ago in Lethbridge as we left our parked car in search of lunch, quite an impressive mural to suddenly come across but these three fellows ancestors heard the thunder of approaching hooves and were probably elated and shit their pants scared at the same time.
song Buffalo Springfield's song "Expecting to Fly"
written by Neil Young and recorded in studio without the other members of the band, they were on the outs at the time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKUaGAZiNUQ
about the mural painted by Alex Pavlenko:
www.facebook.com/LethbridgeHistoricalSociety/posts/destin...
"Beginning in August of 1908, the bridge was completed June 22, 1909 and officially opened on November 1, 1909. It cost a whopping $1,334,525.00 to build. This bridge is still the longest and highest of its kind in the world reaching 5,327.625 feet long (1.6km) and 314 feet high (96 meters). In its time is has been described by some as one of the wonders of the world! This CPR rail line has stood the test of time and is still used today with numerous trains crossing the bridge throughout the day." Growing up in the area, there was a legend that the builder of the bridge panicked when the first train went across, and jumped to his death, but I don't see any references to that story anymore...
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Nikon F-801s
Soligor C/D Zoom+Macro 28mm-55mm ƒ3.3
Kodak Ektachrome 100D_5285 Cine film [exp. 2008]
Flic Film C-41
2-panel stitch
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One more from Jan the pup and my walk-a-bout yesterday. Thought this old tree was pretty neat and could just imagine all that ma nature has thrown at her yet she's still kind of standing proudly on her own and has healed enough to keep on growing, Did this in mono cause it really does allow it to stand out so much better
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Grasses swaying and sun shining through the Lethbridge Viaduct, the longest and highest steel rail trestle in the world.
Lethbridge, Alberta
Canada
Dogbane Beetle - Nope, ain't ever seen one of these. Photographed in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada this past summer. I was photographing birds but noticed this colorful beetle next to me. Had to use my 70-300mm Lens to get this shot. Not macro but it will do.
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Death From Above 1979 - Trainwreck 1979
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Nikon F-801s
Soligor C/D Zoom+Macro 28mm-55mm ƒ3.3
Kodak Ektachrome 100D_5285 Cine film [exp. 2008]
Flic Film C-41
1 x 1 x 2-panel stitch
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Death From Above 1979 - Trainwreck 1979
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Nikon F-801s
Soligor C/D Zoom+Macro 28mm-55mm ƒ3.3
Kodak Ektachrome 100D_5285 Cine film [exp. 2008]
Flic Film C-41
2-panel stitch
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The eastbound Taber Subdivision local, lead by one of its commonplace SD60's, crosses over the famous Lethbridge viaduct.