Approaching the Alberta/British Columbia border and the summit of Kicking Horse Pass.

Autumn colors bound east along the Bow River.

Potash bound for the Port of Vancouver works its way along the Bow River, up the Kicking Horse Pass, over the Continental Divide on one of the most scenic routes in the world.

CP 8737 east makes a brief stop at Lake Louise to meet a westbound.

A CPR 5 unit set with matching paint is headed west on the Laggan Sub at Lake Louise, AB station. Note the manicured lawn next to the station platform which was typical of CPR during this time.

CP 4107 leads the Royal Canadian Pacific through Morant’s Curve.

Now just another CP red GE. CP 8862 waits at Lake Louise no longer sporting the 2010 Winter Olympic paint scheme.

Eastbound CP 8862 waits at Lake Louise for 2 westbounds before continuing on to single track.

CP 8882 and CP 9831 climb up the hill westbound, taking the north track out of Lake Louise. Mount Hector sits in the background.

Nearing the summit

Climbing kicking Horse Pass with a hotshot. Scanned from a slide.

CP 77 Van Horne, trails the 2010 Holiday Train westward through Morant's Curve.

A potash train slowly crawls upgrade at MP 118 on the CP Laggan Sub.

Just about at the top of Kicking Horse Pass, another 1/2 mile to go before hitting the Continental Divide and entering British Columbia.

The photo location made famous by CP company photographer Nicholas Morant.