Recherche dans la collection - Rogers Pass Project

CANADIAN PACIFIC

2006-0131

Vidéo

1 of 1

1989-05-30

rough cut
Reel Ideas Inc.

CP Rail

This consists of video of the ceremony on 9 November 1988 to mark the completion of construction the Rogers Pass line. CP Rail's chief engineer for the project, John Fox, gives a speech, CP Rail President Russell Allison gives a short speech, and Fox and Allison attach the final clip to the rails. The crowd applauds. Fox announces that construction is now complete. Next is a still of the driving of the Last Spike, a quote from William Van Horne and a shot of John Fox. An in-studio narrator introduces and concludes this video. This item ends at 4mn 14s and is followed by video footage with burned-in timecode of the opening ceremony on 4 May 1989 of the Rogers Pass Line, including parts of speeches by CP Rail head Barry Scott and others. Additional footage, also with burned-in timecode shows the host leaving the studio and aerial views of trains travelling along the Rogers Pass line. A song in praise of CP Rail accompanies some of the visuals <14mn 15s>

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