High peeks engineering: Rocky Mountain marvels
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Victoria
Heritage House
2014
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| Schriftenreihe: | Amazing stories (Surrey, B.C.)
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| ISBN: | 9781927527825 1927527821 9781927527818 1927527813 |
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| spelling | Cross, L. D. 1949- Verfasser aut High peeks engineering Rocky Mountain marvels L.D. Cross Victoria Heritage House 2014 1 online resource txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Amazing stories (Surrey, B.C.) Building transportation routes through the Rockies is dangerous. It always has been. It is also expensive, labour-intensive, and highly political. But railway and highway construction through the western cordillera succeeded thanks to scientific innovation and sheer human grit. In the nineteenth century, steam locomotives, railways, tunnels, trestles, and telegraphy represented the hi-tech advances of the day. A vast country with a small population raised money (and more and more money) and overcame mountain summits, foul weather, and scandal to build the longest railway of its time that would unify the young nation of Canada from east to west. To offset operating costs and increase passenger traffic, the three architectural wonders of the Banff, Jasper, and Lake Louise Resorts were created amid snowy heights, glaciers, and the headwaters of four river systemsAthabasca, Columbia, Fraser, and the North Saskatchewan. Natural marvels like Cave and Basin, Radium, Miette, and other mineral hot springs were also developed. In the twentieth century, the construction of the Trans-Canada Highway accelerated the appeal of the peaks. Today, oil and gas pipelines are pushing new routes through the Rocky Mountains. The physical challenges are similar to earlier eras, but high peaks engineering must also address the ecological impacts of pipeline corridors moving oil and gas through Rocky Mountain passages. It will be another test of Canadian resourcefulness SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology bisacsh Engineering fast Engineering Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) History Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe High peeks engineering Amazing stories (Victoria, B.C.) Amazing stories |
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