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Yellowhead Pass
The
Yellowhead Pass
is a
mountain pass
across the
Continental Divide of the Americas
in the
Canadian Rockies
. It is located on the provincial boundary between the
Canadian provinces
of
Alberta
and
British Columbia
, and lies within
Jasper National Park
and
Mount Robson Provincial Park
. Due to its modest elevation of and its gradual approaches, the pass was recommended by Sir
Sandford Fleming
as a route across the
Rocky Mountains
for the planned
Canadian Pacific Railway
. This proposal was rejected in favour of a more direct and southerly route through the more difficult
Kicking Horse Pass
, opened in 1886. However, both the
Grand Trunk Pacific
and
Canadian Northern Railways
used the Yellowhead Pass for their main lines built c. 1910–1913, and the main line of their successor, the
Canadian National Railway
, still follows the route.
Via Rail
's premier passenger train, the
Canadian
, uses the CN tracks as does the
Jasper – Prince Rupert train
and the Jasper section of the
Rocky Mountaineer
. The pass is now also traversed by the
Yellowhead Highway
.
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