tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29832284.post883407282205499892..comments2024-01-16T13:42:11.169-08:00Comments on Vancouver Life: Spiral TunnelsDavid and Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905354287402940491noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29832284.post-61502884765306548652007-12-14T07:00:00.000-08:002007-12-14T07:00:00.000-08:00The Rocky Mountaineer's own newsletter included t...The Rocky Mountaineer's own newsletter included the history of these impressive tunnels. The train describes itself, modestly, as "The most spectacular rail journey in the world". Most of our fellow passengers were American and at that stage of the trip they were busy convincing themselves that any black cow was a grizzly. Inside any tunnel the views are not that great so the spiral tunnels were a respite from rubber-necking and a chance for even more eating and drinking. A couple who had driven from Vancouver in order to catch the train back spoke of seeing a freight train where the locomotives were emerging from the spiral before the final wagons had entered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com