- for those who have been there and for those who wish they were. In September 2006 we headed east for the Great Edmonton Train Show and extended our vacation to spend a week on the Wainwright Sub. Of course there were trains, one every 20 minutes or so, but the highlight of the trip had to be a morning spent sitting on a sunny hillside watching traffic on the Fabian trestle. Just watch where you sit. A couple of pictures at the Proto-file at Winter Valley Regional Railroad - Welcome! Dave
Right. I should have been more specific. Linkwise. Is that a word? Surprising that there are as many long/high trestles on the prairies. Most people think of it as a very flat, nothing-to-see place. Not so. Thanks for dropping by. Dave
Interesting thought! I would have believed out on the open landscape, they'd have done a lot of cut, and fill. So, I wonder about two possibilities. One, any reason for drainage, which a culvert or two could not handle? Or, if the bridging was simply, somehow, faster? If only we had a time machine. To go back. Watch. Ask the engineers. Boxcab E50
Melting glaciers carved some pretty big valleys throughout that region. Most are about 200 feet deep and a mile wide. See the Uno trestle.... http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/data/504/cn_012.jpg There were indeed two things to do. One was find the widest part of the valley and go down in and up the other side and two was to find the narrowest part and go over. The CPR used more engines in helper service on the prairies than they did in the mountains. Dave
The last ice age. I did not think of that effect on landscape. Down where I am, the geography was effected more by volcanic, and geologic aftermath. Boxcab E50
