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Postcard depicts 'The Spiral Tunnels."

Postcard depicts a spiral tunnel near Field, in which trains make a complete turn around the Canadian Rockies. One of two spiral tunnels, and the first of this system introduced on the continent. The greatest pieced of tunnelling ever attempted in Canada. Cost 1,5000,000. Time of work: 20 months. 75 car-loads of dynamite used.

Postcard depicts spiral tunnels near Yoho National Park, BC

Postcard depicts Mt. Stephen.

Postcard depicts a train exiting a tunnel along the CPR line.

Postcard depicts a tunnel near Field, BC

Postcard depicts spiral tunnels.

Postcard depicts where steam and muscle were combined in the "blue" cut above the Patricia siding to help punch through the spiral tunnels to reduce an "impossible" 4.5% greade to a reasonable 2.4% in the Rogers Pass.

Postcard depicts the spiral tunnels that were constructed in 1908 in order to reduce the grade of the track bed.

File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of Kicking Horse Canyon in British Columbia.

Postcard depicts one of the spiral tunnels that was constructed in 1909. Built by 1000 men who worked for 2 years to complete it.

Postcard depicts the Kicking Horse Canyon. As seen from the Golden-Field Highway. Along the CPR line.

Postcard depicts "Canadian Pacific's eastbound, "The Canadian," crosing the Kicking Horse River between Golden and Field B.C. in October 1976. Some of the... trains power through some of North America's most spectacular scenery. The morning has brought the season's first snowfall."

Postcard depicts the Kicking Horse Canyon. As seen from the Golden-Field Highway and Motor Road. Along the CPR line.

Postcard depicts Lower Kicking Horse Canyon near Golden on the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Canadian Rockies.

Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon.

Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon in the Canadian Rockies.

Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon.

Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon near Mt. Field.

Postcard depicts lower Kicking Horse Canyon.

Postcard depicts Mt. Field and Kicking Horse River near Yoho National Park.

Postcard depicts Mt. Stephen and Kicking Horse River.

Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon.

Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Pass, Golden B.C.

Postcard depicts the Kicking Horse Canyon near Yoho National Park.

Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon.

Postcard depicts the western entrance to Kicking Horse Canyon.

Postcard depicts lower Kicking Horse Canyon, Golden B.C.

Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon.

Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon.

Postcard depicts lower Kicking Horse Canyon, on the CPR line.

Postcard depicts the first crossing from Golden B.C., over the Kicking Horse River.

Postcard depicts lower Kicking Horse Canyon near Golden, B.C,

Postcard depicts the Golden-Field Highway as seen from high up on the mountain side from a tunnel on the CPR run in the Kicking Horse Canyon.

File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of the Stoney Creek Bridge in British Columbia.

Postcard depicts Stoney Creek Bridge in the Selkirk Mountains of B.C.

Postcard depicts Stoney Creek Bridge.

Postcard depicts a brace of CPR GP9's with westbound freight crossing Stoney Creek Bridge. First car behind the locomotives was a stock car. CPR gave up all movement of livestock in 1974, so this photograph was taken before that year.

Postcard depicts Stoney Creek Bridge in the Selkirk Mountains of B.C.

Postcard depicts Stoney Creek Bridge.

Postcard depicts the collapse of the bridge in Surprise Creek, BC1929. Showing locomotive 5767. Both crewmen killed. This locomotive was coupled to locomotive 5779 and as pusher engines were returning light to Beavermouth, when approaching, span collapsed. Sister locomotive escaped.

Postcard depicts Stoney Creek Bridge in the Canadian Rockies.

Postcard depicts Stoney Creek Bridge.

Postcard depicts Stoney Creek Bridge.

Postcard depicts "Canadian Pacific's all Stainless Stel Scenic Dome Streamliner-"The Canadian"-in the Canadian Rockies."

Postcard depicts a CPR train en route through the Canadian Rockies, which the postcard deemed to be "The Switzerland of America."

File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of Rogers Pass and Glacier, BC.

Postcard depicts Mt. Bonny near Glacier, BC.

Postcard depicts Macdonald Range, near Glacier B.C.

Postcard depicts Glacier House and Great Glacier House built in 1886 as one of three similar hotels, the other two being Mt. Stephen House in Field, and Fraser Canyon Hotel in North Bend. Business fell off rapidly in 1916 when tracks were relocated into a new tunnel. Buildings were demolished in 1930.