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Jasper Lake and Roche Miette Mt. Canvas s/n
edition of 50, 28"x43"
Paper s/n edition of 95, 20"x30". The Athabaska river flows past
the town of
Jasper, Alberta and widens into Jasper Lake approximately ten miles to the
north.
At this point, the Canadian National mainline and the present day
Yellowhead
highway part company till they meet again at Hinton, some thirty five miles to
the
north east. This scene is just inside the eastern boundary of Jasper National
Park;
the eastbound train is approaching the narrows leading into Brule Lake.
The
distinctive peak to the south is Roche Miette, at the northern end of the Miette
Range. #4318 was one of thirty
three T-4 class freight locomotives built for the railway in 1929-30. Most were
assigned to western Canada.
The Royal Hudson Under Lions Gate Bridge paper s/n edition
of 300, 31"x21". This is a fairly rare piece on paper. The print was
originally planned for canvas but never went to print. Depicting B.C.Rail's
Royal Hudson #2860, built for the CPR in 1940, one of the last group of five
ordered by the railway. When the King and Queen of England toured Canada in
1939, the royal train was drawn by C.P.Hudson #2850, dressed for the occasion
with Royal Crown crests on its running boards. Spanning the First Narrows
between Stanley Park and the North Shore, Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge is about
three years older than the #2860.
Triple Header Over the Kicking Horse paper s/n edition of
550. 31"x21".
In the busy postwar summers, before the Trans Canada Highway, and before air
travel became commonplace, long triple headed passenger trains could frequently
be seen on Canadian Pacific's Field Hill. In this late afternoon, late
spring scene from that era, the eastbound 'Dominion' crosses the Kicking Horse
River Bridge at mile 131.7, Laggan subdivision, and is about to enter the first
of the two famed spiral tunnels. The engine is "Selkirk" type 5922,
assisted by two heavy 'Mikado's' added to the train at Field for the climb over
the continental divide. Cathedral Mtn. and Mt. Stephen are in the background.
Columbia River Bridge No.3,Revelstoke paper s/n edition of
450. 33"x22".
An appropriate title as it was the third bridge built at this location and the
third painting of this span by artist Max Jacquiard. The bridge was completed in
1907 and replaced in 1968 by the present day bridge which lies slightly upstream
from this. An unusual feature of this bridge was the 'gauntlet track'. Double
tracked sections at either end were partially merged or overlapped on the bridge
deck, which was too narrow to accommodate both tracks side by side. The bridge
is gone but the engine 5468 a P2H 'Mikado', built in 1948 and the 2860, ex-CPR
'Royal Hudson', built in 1940 are still displayed. The 2860 regularly hauls a
tourist train from N.Vancouver to Squamish four months each year.
Jasper Station during the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway in the Athabaska valley, the Jasper National Park founded in 1907,
the town of Jasper rose shortly after. The original station burned in 1924 and
was replaced by this building which became the Canadian National Railway's
divisional point. The scene is during the early 1950's with the late
afternoon arrival of #2 the second section of the Continental, originating in
Vancouver, B.C. The Raven totem, carved by Haida chief Simeon Stiltae and
transported from the Queen Charlotte Islands in 1919. Print is
31"x21" signed and numbered by the artist with an edition of only 550
prints.
TheThree
Sisters
On a September morning in the early 1930s near-new "Selkirk" 5903
rolls south-eastwards along the Bow Valley towards Canmore and Calgary where a
lighter engine will take over the train on its eastward journey. In this view
from below Harvie Heights the train has just left Banff National Park. Mt.
Lougheed is the mountain to the left of the Sisters. Print is 32x20" signed
and numbered by the artist. Only 295 prints in the edition.
Rocky
Mountain Majesty
One of the most impressive sights on any railway, 1 believe, is this view of
Mounts Cathedral and Stephen, as seen from the valley floor, approximately three
miles east of Field, in British Columbia. This is the Canadian Pacific Railway's
"Big Hill", eight miles of 2.2% grade leading to the crest of the
Continental Divide. Ahead are the famed Spiral Tunnels which the train must
negotiate on the winding route out of the valley. In steam days, one or more
locomotives were added to all eastbound trains at Field. Print is
20"x27" as a Giclee' on canvas. Only 225 prints have been made. s/n by
artist
High Level Crossing An early spring day, circa 1950 sees the
arrival of the daily "Eskimo "from Calgary, pulled by
"Jubilee" type#3001, a regular on this service before and after WW2.
This great bridge spanning the North Saskatchewan River was completed in 1913,
giving the CPR access to the city of Edmonton. Streetcars ran along the outsides
of the deck, while vehicle and pedestrian traffic ran below. In the foreground
are the grounds of the Legislative Buildings and buildings in the distance
belong to the University of Alberta. Today the rail deck is no longer in use,
while the vehicle deck is one way southbound. Print is 20"x30" as a
Giclee' on canvas. Only 135 prints have been made and signed by the
artist.
A Summer Afternoon - Banff Station On the
eve of the change-over from steam to diesel-electric power, some 8 to 10 trains
per day rolled through Banff National Park on C.P.'s Transcontinental
line. In a scene from that era, a pair of female elk vie for attention
with the big Selkirk locomotive at the platform.
Winter Afternoon - Castle Mountain Train #8,
the Montreal Section of the "Dominion", rolls through the snow-coated
landscape of the Bow Valley on its eastward journey. Castle Mountain,
aptly named by James Hector in 1858, was named Mt. Eisenhower by Prime Minister
MacKenzie King in 1946. The new name, never popular, was changed back in
1979.Leading the train is the original member of the 5900 series
"Selkirk" types; Canada's largest steam locomotive, built for mainline
service in the western mountains.
Over the Selkirks Nearing the top of the
grade at Glacier, the east-bound train will soon enter the five mile long
Connaught tunnel through Mt. MacDonald. In the 40 mile climb from
Revelstoke the train has gained 2000 feet in elevation, the last 19 miles on a
2.5% grade. Equal to the task are two big "Selkirks", T1b #5929
and T1a #5915, one of the original twenty of the class.
Ladner Creek Bridge The most difficult
section of the Kettle Valley Railway was the line through the Coquihalla
Pass. After years of coping with slides and washouts, the line was closed
in the winter of 1959-60, and officially abandoned two years later. This
scene is from the 1950's, an eastbound passenger pulled by two CPR
"Mikado" type locomotives approaches the tunnel at the eastern end of
the bridge.
Yoho National Park A new release on canvas
only
"Harvest Time" The steam engine and the old thrashing machine
rattle in the scene. Men on horse drawn wagons create a harvest parade.
For decades this was one of the most important times of the year on the Canadian
Prairies. Farm by farm, the fall work reached it's pinnacle as the roving
machines and their crews threshed the fields of gold. Giclee on canvas
image size 20" x 32". Issue price $550.00 Cdn. Released March
2003, 27" x 43" canvas Giclee already sold out.
