At that time, standard steam locomotives were 4-4-0s, capable enough for the prairies and elsewhere, but of little use on the Big Hill.
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The improvement project was started in 1906, under the supervision of John Edward Schwitzer, the senior engineer of CPR’s western lines.
Big Hill is roughly equivalent to the cadastral parishes of Cookbundoon and Eden Forest in the county of Argyle.
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He was known for his two major projects on the CPR, the Lethbridge Viaduct or High Level Bridge in Lethbridge, Alberta, and the Spiral Tunnels, which eliminated the Big Hill near Field, British Columbia.
By early July 1969 the rail line had been removed from under the State Highway 8 road overbridge, tunnel and SH8 level crossing of Big Hill.