Engineering the Impossible: The Rocky Mountaineer

Step inside the "Rolls-Royce of Trains" to discover how 50 engineers and a fleet of high-tech locomotives conquer the most treacherous terrain in North America. This documentary takes you behind the luxury of the Gold Leaf dome cars and into the heart of the Rocky Mountains. We explore the 3,000 HP General Motors engines, the precision of the 19th-century Spiral Tunnels, and the modern safety tech—from dimmable "suspended particle" windows to AI-powered grizzly bear warning systems. Discover the brutal history of the Fraser Canyon and the modern mechanical feats required to keep 500 passengers moving through "Avalanche Alley." Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech & engineering videos: https://goo.gl/LIrlur 🚀 Join the Spark Channel Membership to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMV3aTOwUtG5vwfH9_rzb2w/join You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExyn Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] #Spark