Collection search - Mountain Sub-Division
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Record information – Brief Mountain Sub-Division
Series title:20/20Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):104404Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: KINES FROM PARC, TORONTOAccession:1986-0810Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Release date:1967-05-06Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationProduction credit:producer, Len ChappleDescription:The Canadian Pacific Railway's Mountain Sub-Division, a 50-mile stretch of rail in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, is also known as the "Valley of Death" due to the 260 deaths that have occured in the area since the line's completion in 1885. Techniques used to combat the killer snow slides and avalanches in order to keep the line open and save lives are examined. <30mn>Language:EnglishDetailed holdings information: -
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