Comments on: Fog is quite common in mountain valleys during fall, and the morning of Oct 12, 1981 was no exception. Approaching Craigellachie on Hwy 1, I spotted the headlight of what looked like the Vernon wayfreight in the siding. I pulled over, and the crew told me they were waiting for a slightly tardy VIA No.2. The picture I captured that morning shows 2 looming out of the fog, under the watchful eye of the wayfreight conductor. Note the open phone box door. A sure sign he’d been asking the Dispatcher ( no RTC’s in those days ) how much longer they’d be stuck here. Across from the Conductor is the Last Spike monument, which in a few years would be upgraded to a much more suitable attraction.

By: Extra 1014

Extra 1014 — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 01:02:08 +0000

By the look of the hair and posture that is a lot of whiskers standing at the switch.

Stephen C. Host — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 00:53:21 +0000

Love it!

Todd Steinman — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:46:48 +0000

Great job Steve! Kind of an ‘eerie’ tribute to all the men who built ‘The National Dream’