" 8000 ON STONEY CREEK BRIDGE "
Max Jacquiard

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Max Jacquiard - 8000 on Stoney Creek Bridge

The CPR mainline climbs westwards out of the Beaver Valley along a wooded mountainside,
then crosses under Rogers Pass via the five mile long Connaught tunnel through the base of Mount
MacDonald. Nearing the top of the 2.4% grade is a massive steel arch bridge across a 325 foot deep
scar in the mountainside. Stoney Creek Bridge , visible in spots from the highway below, was
built in 1893, replacing the original timber structure , and reinforced with additional arches in
1929 to handle heavier trains. In this scene from the early 1930's, such a train is working up-
grade behind Canadian Pacific's heaviest steam locomotive, T4a #8000. This experimental
engine, which utilized steam at extremely high pressures, operated on the Mountain Subdivision
from 1931 to 1936. Although the design proved to be moderately successful , it's complexity made it
made it difficult to maintain, and it was withdrawn from service and eventually scrapped in 1940.

 

Max Jacquiard has a sizeable research library of printed materials, photos and slides
of steam trains and the places they would have operated. It is that attention
to precise and accurate details that can be seen in his paintings. The sensitivity
to his subject and quiet passion that is infused into each work seem to allow
Max Jaquiard to breath life into the canvases. The images he creates have
captured the imaginations of steam buffs across Canada and the United
States. His paintings grace the walls in homes across North America.

 

 

8000 on Stoney Creek Bridge - Max Jacquiard

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