자연사진 Wikimedia CommonsLower Spiral Tunnels Viewpoint
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It is one of the most bizarre feats of engineering to get the grade of a train line to be at or below 2.2%. The current two spiral tunnels where the railroad forms two spirals, crossing beneath itself twice, almost forming a figure eight, before continuing in the proper direction down the mountain.
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1Lower Spiral Tunnels Viewpoint
Welcome, students of history and engineering, to a site that represents one of the most audacious and consequential infrastructural achievements in North American history. We are standing at the Lower Spiral Tunnels Viewpoint,…
앱에서 듣기2The Nightmare of the Big Hill
To truly appreciate the engineering marvel buried within these mountains, we must first critically examine the catastrophic problem it was designed to solve. When the Canadian Pacific Railway originally breached this pass in…
앱에서 듣기3The Political and Economic Imperative
It is essential to understand that the construction of this railway, and the desperate push to cross these specific, deadly mountains, was not merely a corporate venture; it was an existential political necessity for the nascent…
앱에서 듣기4J.E. Schwitzer and the Swiss Solution
After two decades of terrifying accidents and crippling logistical delays on the Big Hill, the Canadian Pacific Railway finally committed the capital required to permanently fix the grade. The man tasked with this seemingly…
앱에서 듣기5Tunnel Number Two: Mount Ogden
Direct your attention immediately across the valley to the rugged slopes of Mount Ogden. Bored directly into the heart of this mountain is Tunnel Number Two, the lower of the two spiral loops. …
앱에서 듣기6The Brutal Reality of Construction
It is a solemn academic responsibility to acknowledge the severe human toll exacted to carve these magnificent tunnels. The contract was awarded in nineteen oh seven, and over a thousand laborers were deployed to this remote,…
앱에서 듣기7Modern Freight and The Figure-Eight
Let us shift our focus from the brutal history of construction to the massive, highly efficient industrial operation occurring before us today. The Spiral Tunnels are far from a relic of the past; they are a critical, beating…
앱에서 듣기8Lower Spiral Tunnels Viewpoint
As our time at the Lower Spiral Tunnels Viewpoint draws to a close, take one final, sweeping look at the forested mountainsides. It is remarkably easy to forget the massive, hollow voids twisting violently inside the solid stone…
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| 위치 | Canada |
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| 종류 | 자연 |
| 이야기 구간 | 8 |
| 글 언어 | 영어 |
| 좌표 | 51.4313, -116.4029 |
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