Show Colossal Sp Spiral ral for tor u Canadian Pacific Railway R i y r e I l f r l Ti t 4 t t V 4 r g f r 4 k A p 1 1 4 41 p i q qi I 4 i r t tT I 1 A w T J I i. i I r J t ot i 1 tr i- i N t 1 c d t to s v t r f r o i ii f a f Jr r. r y rt fl 1 TO O FI T j ii t t pct h t N 3 TO SECOND SPIRAL TUNNEL N 2 EXIT OF Iff ry rt i tW SPIRAL TUNNEL TUNtEL M t f. f i. i iri N t l SPIRAL PIRAL TUl EXIT tT TOI TO O i I i j- j l. l l h At 1 j. j i i 1 SECOND SPIRAL TUNNEL j Work has just been completed on the most colossal pl piece ce of or spiral tunneling t work ork that has ever en attempted In in Canada In tn the finishing of tho the two tuo fanous fa fa- a- a inous spiral tunnels on th main lino of or thc he Canadian lan Pacific between Field and Hector which will a add d seVeral mIles g t. t lo to the thc l I length n nth th of QC the to to- to with nub mH of and anda r i- o over or r a a. or a couple of s. s but hut will wm 10 cut cUl tho the Big BI Hill grade as to than luau double ho tho power of the tho locomotives While the tho work meant tho the excavation of Of oC oCa a million of or cubic yards of 1 virgin ri n rock th the ment of or a thousand men for tor nearly two years the of about a a. mile and a half of tunnels through h mountains feet teet high and tho the building building- of two budges over ocr th the Horse river It ia is estimated estimated esti esti- mated that it will provo pro a n splendid Investment In- In vestment n t for fOI tho ho Canadian Paul He railway rail rail- wn way as it Will will reduce this big grade Tarlo from 5 r lo to a max maximum mum of oC 22 2 This Thin will pir un mf-un that hat the thc biggest ob obstacle t i the tho n of or trains over the Hocky mountains h has 5 been and nd that in future futuro on this i section of or the line lino two O engines will T c to todo do work ork than four foul r n c-n- Ih ginos have havo hitherto h been rn able abl to do Ito at al much mitch less to tho the company and aud with of or an almost ho the over ever present risk to lo lifo life of operating trains on a D. steep bleep grade rade Whole Work Completed James A. A Ja ll head of or the Uie firm firma Of or Macdonell GzowskI 1 6 Co who T h had d the contract for constructing constructing- this bl big ork work stated staled that the whole work vork had b hen en completed so far fu as the thc contractor contractors were verG concerned sonic some wees ago and that the miles mile of tunnels and cutting cutting- h had bad d been turned over to tho the company compani All AIl that now no rEm remained said Nr 11 Macdonell was lo to com complete pIe to tho the ballasting and track layng lay lay- log ng and then this Important improvement to the main line Une would bo read ready for COl trains This improvement said Mr Ml Macdonell Mac Mac- donell has meant el eight ht and earl one half miles of work of which which one ono and aud a a. half bait miles were tunneled 1 under mountains of feet or 01 more While It increases the length of the line IIno b by b four fOUl and u. u quarter quarter ter mile miles at a a. cost of or about It will mean the reduction of or tho grade crado rado from 45 to lo 2 22 at ut the tho worst point while 3 the general grade grado will vIll bo be less Ics than 2 per ier cent I result of this will b be that where whereon on the old track with Us Its' bl big grade It took four our engines to handle u a train n now noi only two engines will IJ be needed nd And where the thc four fOUl engines used to bo ho able ahle to make only onh four or 01 five miles 3 an hour the two en engines ln's on the thc new new newlIne line lino will ivill be beable beable able to lo make malc twenty nc In this way RY RYthe the he cost cOHl of or op operating a n train over o this piece of or line lino will m be SIlt rut to about aboul third one l 61 present co cost cost t with an an im po ement in tho tim limo timo of or running while the he element clement of danger inseparable blo from flom high grade grad has been practically duel duel- It is those factors which have havo Indue induced d the thc Canadian Pacific railway to togo togo go to such tremendous expense to 0 cut out the tho famous amouR BI Big Hill Hilt grade rade j 7 35 I l j f le- le 1 i ia L 1 fp fri I 4 I II I I. I L I I p I I f iy a 4 1 i 1 1 L I. I i is i L' L c I IN It s I 0 r q I IF F t t V t I C r N 1 W NE-W W cK HIGH L LV VEL LE-VEL V f N T TRACK Act sECOND LEVEL N 3 OLD TRACK N 4 NEW NEW TRACK LOW T LEV L 3 3 13 10 j |