Some of the most awe-inspiring scenery on this continent is in Canada’s Banff and Yoho National Parks astride the Great Divide in the Rocky Mountains west of Calgary, Alberta. And Canadian Pacific’s transcontinental main line across Canada happens to run right through the middle of these parks alongside the Bow and Kicking Horse Rivers. The west slope of Kicking Horse Pass is the location of the famous spiral tunnels and the east slope follows the beautiful Bow River and its tributaries. This program shows over twenty-four hours of action between Morant’s Curve along the Bow River east of Lake Louise and Field, British Columbia at the base of Field Hill in September of 2010. And, through the use of distributed power units placed at multiple places in the train, Canadian Pacific is running some of the longest trains on this continent over Kicking Horse Pass. “The Trains of Kicking Horse Pass 2010” is one hour and forty-four minutes in length.  This DVD has the option of being watched with or without narration.

Some of the most awe-inspiring scenery on this continent is in Canada’s Banff and Yoho National Parks astride the Great Divide in the Rocky Mountains west of Calgary, Alberta. And Canadian Pacific’s transcontinental main line across Canada happens to run right through the middle of these parks alongside the Bow and Kicking Horse Rivers. The west slope of Kicking Horse Pass is the location of the famous spiral tunnels and the east slope follows the beautiful Bow River and its tributaries. This program shows over twenty-four hours of action between Morant’s Curve along the Bow River east of Lake Louise and Field, British Columbia at the base of Field Hill in September of 2010. And, through the use of distributed power units placed at multiple places in the train, Canadian Pacific is running some of the longest trains on this continent over Kicking Horse Pass. “The Trains of Kicking Horse Pass 2010” is one hour and forty-four minutes in length.  This DVD has the option of being watched with or without narration.

At 3718 feet above sea level, the summit of Yellowhead Pass on Canadian National’s transcontinental main line west of Jasper, Alberta, is the lowest and easiest pass through the Rocky Mountains traversed by a transcontinental railroad in either the United States or Canada. No other crossing of the Great Divide even comes close. Yet the highest peaks in the Canadian Rockies stand guard on both sides of the pass. No wonder all three transcontinental railroads in Canada wanted to build through Yellowhead and two of them did. The ascending grade on both sides of the pass is only four tenths of a percent. The tonnage through Yellowhead has quadrupled in the past forty years and CN runs some of the longest freight trains in North America through Yellowhead Pass. And CN’s line through Yellowhead Pass is located in the beautiful Jasper National Park and Mt. Robson Provincial Park. Via’s Canadian and Skeena pass through Yellowhead as does the seasonal Rocky Mountaineer tourist train. This program shows all the trains for over twenty-four hours on both sides of Yellowhead Pass in September of 2010. “CN's Yellowhead – Easiest Pass through the Rockies” is one hour and fifty-two minutes long.  This DVD has the option of being watched with or without narration. 

At 3718 feet above sea level, the summit of Yellowhead Pass on Canadian National’s transcontinental main line west of Jasper, Alberta, is the lowest and easiest pass through the Rocky Mountains traversed by a transcontinental railroad in either the United States or Canada. No other crossing of the Great Divide even comes close. Yet the highest peaks in the Canadian Rockies stand guard on both sides of the pass. No wonder all three transcontinental railroads in Canada wanted to build through Yellowhead and two of them did. The ascending grade on both sides of the pass is only four tenths of a percent. The tonnage through Yellowhead has quadrupled in the past forty years and CN runs some of the longest freight trains in North America through Yellowhead Pass. And CN’s line through Yellowhead Pass is located in the beautiful Jasper National Park and Mt. Robson Provincial Park. Via’s Canadian and Skeena pass through Yellowhead as does the seasonal Rocky Mountaineer tourist train. This program shows all the trains for over twenty-four hours on both sides of Yellowhead Pass in September of 2010. “CN's Yellowhead – Easiest Pass through the Rockies” is one hour and fifty-two minutes long.  This DVD has the option of being watched with or without narration. 

With its combination of incredible scenery and many trains, the Fraser and Thompson River Canyons in British Columbia are certainly one of the seven wonders of the railfan world.  Canadian National and Canadian Pacific run nearly 60 trains between them in 24 hours through the canyon and this scenery is easily accessible.  In December of 1999 CN and CP began sharing each other's tracks through the canyon.  This video covers this unique paired track operation by showing over 24 hours of action on each line through the spectacular Fraser and Thompson River Canyons in July of 2002.  3 Hours, 51 minutes.  Three disk DVD-R, two tape set.

Yellowhead Pass in the majestic Canadian Rockies, west of Jasper, Alberta, is the lowest rail crossing of the continental divide in the Rockies.  All CN transcontinental traffic and Via's trains run through Yellowhead.  CN's business has grown rapidly with nearly 40 trains a day through Yellowhead when this was videotaped in July of 1997.  93 minutes. 

Canadian Pacific's main transcontinental line through the Rockies runs over spectacular Kicking Horse Pass in Banff and Yoho National Parks.  The famous spiral tunnels are on the steeply graded west slope and the east slope follows the scenic Bow River.  This video shows 32 hours of action between Morant's curve along the Bow River and Golden at the base of the lower Kicking Horse Canyon in July 1997. 106 minutes. 

This tape covers operations on BC Rail lines north of Prince George. The six axle Alcos are gone but the remaining four axle Alcos make the North End their home. This tape shows trains on the Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson lines, and then 24 hrs. of action on the Chetwynd sub north of Prince George, BC Rail's busiest line, in July of 1997. The electrics and trains into Prince George from the south are also shown. 60 minutes. 

See 24 hrs. of action on the CP and 16 hrs. of action on the CN in one of the seven railfan wonders of the world - the Fraser & Thompson River Canyons.  50 trains run through this canyon in 24 hrs.  Videotaped in May of 1994.  106 minutes.

See 24 hrs. of action on the CP and 16 hrs. of action on the CN in one of the seven railfan wonders of the world - the Fraser & Thompson River Canyons.  50 trains run through this canyon in 24 hrs.  Videotaped in May of 1994.  106 minutes.  This is not a new program.  It was videotaped in Hi8 mm in 1994 and recently converted to DVD.  Although the picture quality is not as good as that in our newer programs, the same approach to showing all of the trains and including a lot of information on operations and history was used in this program.