Trains spotted in Jasper Alberta in August 2021
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You gotta’ get them going though that double loop tunnel near Kicking Horse Pass. 
That is an amazing feat of engineering. Dad was a train nut, and we always stopped if there was a train there.You gotta’ get them going though that double loop tunnel near Kicking Horse Pass.
Saw a train go through it once. Unforgettable. Absolutely amazing engineering.
And it was done in 1909. I always find those 'old' massive engineering projects to be the most interesting. Thinking of just the raw determination and force it took to do them. We still do stuff like that today, but with all the computers and equipment it just seems 'easier'.
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I also like the 'we're just going to do it' attitude of back then. Now, I know that all sorts of environmental issues were caused, and I'm not saying those should be ignored, but I love the '**** the torpedos, full speed ahead'ness' of those old projects.
Like the Lackawanna Cut-Off. Someone decided that they needed a shorter route between two points, so they moved over 14 MILLION cubic yards of fill.
Lackawanna Cut-Off - Wikipedia
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I don't think there's any way you could build something like that today. You'd be so tied up in environmental and land use fights it would just never get done. Back then, you just decided to do it. Still, not saying it is better, just impressive.
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