“It
was steam trains when I was a kid, I loved to watch
them.”
-Max Jacquiard
Max
Jaquiard a resident of Coquitlam B.C., Canada, has become one of the most
respected artists in Canada for his ability to capture in his paintings
the visions of the steam trains of bygone days. Since 1982 Jacquiard has
exclusively been painting steam trains. Looking at his work takes you
back to a time when boys would watch in awe as these metal giants passed.
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2850 Royal Train
Arriving Lake Louise
Limited Edition Giclée canvas
handsigned by the artist
Leaving Vancouver
on a fine spring evening, CN’s Continental Limited is about to
enter the lower end of the Grandview or Great Northern cut,
excavated by that railway in 1904. Nearly 100 years later, CN
trains still reach the city via this route from New Westminster.
Engine 2509 was typical of the power employed on this part of
the run and would be replaced by a passenger engine at Port
Mann. The train is about to pass under the Clark St. overpass,
the first of six bridges over the cut. Except for the North
Shore Mountains and the Terminal Avenue overpass, this view from
the corner of Clark and Sixth Avenue is very much different
today.
Limited Edition Giclée canvas
handsigned by the artist
Westbound 6060
emerging from the rock shed after a stop at Mount Robson Station
for passengers to view the imposing Mount Robson at 12,972 feet.
6060 Is a Mountain Class U-1-f (4-8-2), the largest working
steam engine in Canada owned by the Rocky Mountain Rail Society.
Today an important provincial industrial heritage icon, the 6060
is known as “The Spirit of Alberta”
Limited Edition Giclée canvas
handsigned by the artist
The
original Canadian Northern Pacific and Grand Trunk Pacific mainlines
followed parallel routes through Jasper and Yellowhead Pass before diverging
towards their respective destinations of Vancouver and Prince Rupert.
The better sections of each line were formed into one up to Red Pass
Junction at the western end of Moose Lake.
Limited Edition Giclée canvas
handsigned by the artist
"Completed in 1900, this was Edmonton's first bridge across the North
Saskatchewan River. After the construction of the High Level
Bridge in 1913, it became known as the Low Level Bridge. The rail
line, removed in the 1950's, wound upgrade to the left to join CNR's
City yard, passing underneath the north end of CP's High Level Bridge, a
mile or so upstream. Streetcars and other vehicles also used the
bridge."
Limited Edition Giclée canvas
handsigned by the artist
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