Report of author's round trip from Vancouver to Lethbridge under winter conditions to study effect of severe weather on locomotives on this exceptionally heavy route; handling of snow plows, rotary and V type, how traction is affected by below-zero temperatures, etc; train was Kettle Valley Express, first engine being No. 3678 2-8-0, built in 1910; other locomotives employed were No. 3616 of same type, and No. 5158, another freight 2-8-2. (See also - n 4804 Feb 20 1948 p 176-8, n 4805 Feb 27 p 200-3)
Crowsnest line, C.P.R.
Engineer
Engineer ; 185 , n 4806
1948
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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