CPR royal train that contains 5 Locomotives with Locomotive No.683 at the front

Details
Title

CPR royal train that contains 5 Locomotives with Locomotive No.683 at the front

Contributor(s)

Krebs (Photographer)

Project Title

Canadian Pacific Railway Collection

Project Partner

Canadian Pacific Railway

Type of Resource

still image

Genre

photographs

Date Created

1898-1903

Publisher

Vancouver Public Library

Place

Vancouver

Description

'Locomotive 683 heads a royal train carrying the Duke and Duchess of York, as it leaves Field on October 4, 1901. Four pusher locomotives (two more than usual) have been assigned to the ten car train, perhaps indicating that the CPR did not wish the future King George to come to grief on the Big Hill. The photograph was taken by renowned mountaineer Edward Whymper.Pole, p. 45.: (1995), The Spiral Tunnels and the Big Hill, Altitude Publishing Canada Ltd., Canmore, Alberta

VPL Accession Number

14253

Form

Photograph

Digital Origin

Reformatted Digital

Subject(s)

Locomotives
Railroads - Rolling-stock
Railroads - Track
Railroads - Trains
Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Location(s)

British Columbia

Time Period

1890s
1900s

Use and Reproduction

No copyright. For information about how you can use this item, see https://vpl.arcabc.ca/thisvancouver/use-reproduction

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