IMAX® Rocky Mountain Express

Rocky Mountain Express propels audiences on a steam train journey through the breathtaking vistas of the Canadian Rockies and relates the epic adventure of building the nation’s first transcontinental railway.

Filmed in Alberta and B.C., the film tells the story of the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) which ranks among the greatest engineering feats in history. Spanning thousands of miles and some of the world’s greatest natural barriers, this grand project drew together far flung communities isolated in the wilderness and helped shape a new nation.

The film retraces the original route aboard the majestic steam engine 2816. The film weaves together spectacular IMAX aerial cinematography, breathtaking vistas of the west, archival images and maps and the potent energy and rhythms of a live steam locomotive to immerse audiences in a an era of remarkable ingenuity and struggle and a region of stunning natural beauty.

See the mountains and experience our history like never before in this amazing film. Ride the rails along deep river canyons and over high mountain passes. Discover some of the most beautiful and rugged landscapes on earth and the heroic human drama and epic engineering that shaped a continent.

This film is only available in 2D.

Rocky Mountain Express will propel your students on a steam train journey through the breathtaking vistas of the Canadian Rockies and relates the epic adventure of building the nation's first transcontinental railway. Discover some of the most beautiful and rugged landscapes on Earth and the heroic human drama and epic engineering that shaped the continent and a country.

This film is only available in 2D.

This film is available in English or French.

Best Curriculum Fit

Grade 3

• Energy: Students investigate and explain how forces affect the movement of objects
• Computer Science: Students investigate creativity and its relationship to computational thinking

Grade 4

• Social Studies: Alberta: The Land, Histories & Stories
• Energy: Students investigate how forces can act on objects without contact
• Computer Science: Students examine and apply design processes to meet needs

Grade 5

• Social Studies: Canada: The Land, Histories & Stories
• Computer Science: Students apply design processes when creating artifacts that can be used by human or machine to address a need

Grade 6

• Energy: Students analyze forces and relate them to interactions between objects
• Computer Science: Students examine abstraction in relation to design and coding, and describe impacts of technologies

Grade 7

• Unit D: Structures & Forces
• Social Studies: Canada: Origins, Histories & Movement of People

Grade 8

• Unit D: Mechanical Systems

Grade 9

• Social Studies: Canada: Opportunities & Challenges

Highschool

• Social Studies