As for the comments on the cover of the RMRT brochure, uhmmm
interesting! Will have to take a look if I am ever up that way, any tips
on hiking into the Stoney Creek Bridge? and how did you cross the
canyon?
I know the mountain is real close in the background! Somewhere's around
there! maybe just around the corner!
These photos look like they are taken down the hill a bit on the cover
compared to those below!
Take a look at these photos of stoney creek for a comparison!
As for asking the rail expert good luck he is not really that up on the
route in my view!
However on the cover shot in the 99 issue there is a great view looking
out of the lower Sprial tunnel looking back at the moutain, was of
course a staged shot to match the orignal N. Morant Steam shot! To get
this shot took a lot of cooperation from CP and take a look at the decal
on the front, much enlarged!
Someone commented to me that the VIA rail shot with the Budd Park car
with steam and an elk standing there was a photoshop job; VIA rep at the
ARM conference says no that was a real shot! Elk wandered in by train!
As for the video of the RMRT trip it is meant as a promotional tool for
tourists that will come and ride the trip once and likely not really
care where they are along the line; if you want a good video of the
route, check out the several companies with cab ride videos, links on my
web page,
and I have about 90% of the trip over much of the CP line Mission to
Basque and Kamloops to Banff on CP plus CN connections from the Rocky
Mountaineer winter trip!
roughly 16 hours of tape if you are interested a stable camera mount in
the front of the Gold Leaf dome window! Contact me off list price, 3
blank tapes and postage!
Gordon Hall
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 00:26:19 -0800
From: "Doug Rhodes" <drhodes@...>
Subject: Re: GCRC Moves Mountains
Hello all
I'm a great admirer of the Rocky Mountaineer and muchose enjoyed my
trip on it. But the video they sell on board is something else for
geographic continuity! Nothing outside quantum physics can explain how
the train can change directions so frequently and appear at random in
so many parts of BC while making its "eastbound" trip under the
continuous narration! :-)
(Well it IS a DREAM trip after all ... )
Doug
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 19:30:13 -0800
From: "Phil Mason" <pmason@...>
Subject: GCRC Moves Mountains
Recently, I picked up the Rocky Mountaineer 2000 tour catalogue.
The cover features train 102 (eastbound Kamloops-Calgary tour
train) crossing Stoney Creek bridge, as photogaphed from the
northeast side.
This is a familiar Nicolas Morant angle which I have scrambled
up to and taken photos myself.
This publicity shot features a snow covered peak where no such
peak exists ! . Oh , the wonders of digital enhancement.
All of a sudden, the Beaver Valley has acquired a new headwall.
In the brochure, you are invited to visit on the web at ;
www.rockymountaineer.com and the web page includes "train talk"
where you can ask train questions of an expert. I plan to ask him
the name of the magnificent peak in the background of the cover
picture on the 2000 tour brochure.
Phil Mason
