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Post by Mike C on Sept 30, 2007 19:05:09 GMT -8
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Post by Retrovision on Mar 25, 2008 11:43:02 GMT -8
"Name the..." up and comer. Can't say that I don't feel threatened, Canucks Keep up the great work. Here's an attempt of yours that I as a transit fan, let alone as fond of railways, am quite enamoured by... www.flickr.com/photos/leftdef11bcferries/2355532527/sizes/o/ (For the sake of people actually clicking on your site ) Please keep up the inspiring work "Behind the cow catcher" Funny how a country can so suddenly addopt a similar design of any such repetitious nature, especially when it come to transit. WCE's newest addition, from your pic, looks much like Toronto's new and upcoming fleet, am I wrong? Great pic, is that Mission?
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Post by Canucks on Mar 25, 2008 14:43:35 GMT -8
Thanks for the compliments Retro. I took the "behind the cow catcher" shot because there was a fence in the way to get the whole locomotive so I put the camera through the fence and thought hmm that's an angle you don't see everyday. It was taken in Mission on the East end of the yard.
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 28, 2008 21:44:16 GMT -8
Here are some rail or rail related photos from my recent trip south. The first two are of the Aqua Train being loaded at Prince Rupert. This is located just to the north of the BC Ferries dock at Fairview. The photos were shot from the deck of the Northern Adventure as it was departing from Prince Rupert en route to Port Hardy. What is the Aqua Train? It is a marine service moving rail cars between Prince Rupert and Whittier, Alaska. CN delivers rail cars to this facility on the Rupert water front. There the cars are loaded onto an ocean-going barge. A Foss tug then tows the barge to Whittier for transfer to the Alaska Railway.
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Post by Scott on May 11, 2008 20:38:43 GMT -8
Here in Burnaby I've found some locations where I could get some nice train photos. I was just wondering if there is any way to tell when freight trains pass certain locations or are schedules pretty unpredictable or not made public?
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Post by CN2972South on May 11, 2008 22:36:06 GMT -8
Here in Burnaby I've found some locations where I could get some nice train photos. I was just wondering if there is any way to tell when freight trains pass certain locations or are schedules pretty unpredictable or not made public? For the most part freight trains do not run on a set schedule. Most trains are run as required/when required. Passenger trains are about the only trains to still run on a schedule.
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Post by Barnacle on Jun 23, 2008 6:39:03 GMT -8
I must say, though... if you have a chance to experience the Rail Museum in Cranbrook, do it. It's well worth the time and trip. I'm hoping that they'll have one of the engines open by the time I go next.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Sept 15, 2008 18:19:59 GMT -8
Sorry no photos because I have been here mostly in the evenings but I have been house/dog sitting for a few days at my brothers. He lives in an area of the city called the Junction because it is the junction of a few rail lines in the city. This area is full of railway history and many railway workers made their homes here. It is outside where the proper downtown area was and at the turn of the century was sort of in the sticks (not 2000 btw ). So it has working middle class victorian houses on small narrow lots and most are three stories high plus a basement. Kind of their version of a townhouse/semi. Anyways out of the back of his house you get a great view of the three lines. One is very close and you see the VIA heading west and GOTrain commuter trains run along there. I believe it is a CN line. Some freight traffic runs on these tracks. The just behind those is a main CP line. This line is very busy and most trains are quite large with a minimum of three power units. Many containers, car carriers and then the usual mix. It has been quite interesting to watch so many trains go by. If I get a chance to take some pics out of one of the bedrooms upstairs I will. *Just for the musicians in the house, the Heintzman piano factory was just one street over.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Sept 16, 2008 4:47:19 GMT -8
Sorry no photos because I have been here mostly in the evenings but I have been house/dog sitting for a few days at my brothers. He lives in an area of the city called the Junction because it is the junction of a few rail lines in the city. This area is full of railway history and many railway workers made their homes here. It is outside where the proper downtown area was and at the turn of the century was sort of in the sticks (not 2000 btw ). So it has working middle class victorian houses on small narrow lots and most are three stories high plus a basement. Kind of their version of a townhouse/semi. Anyways out of the back of his house you get a great view of the three lines. One is very close and you see the VIA heading west and GOTrain commuter trains run along there. I believe it is a CN line. Some freight traffic runs on these tracks. The just behind those is a main CP line. This line is very busy and most trains are quite large with a minimum of three power units. Many containers, car carriers and then the usual mix. It has been quite interesting to watch so many trains go by. If I get a chance to take some pics out of one of the bedrooms upstairs I will. *Just for the musicians in the house, the Heintzman piano factory was just one street over. An aside on your brother's house. CP built many Victorian typical houses near rail hubs in order to house their yard employees and train crews. They would rent them to their employees to encourage them to live near the yard. They were also sometimes used as crew houses, though, as I understand it, this was not encouraged; the houses were meant for CP families. You can see examples of these houses as you ride the rails, though many of the smaller rail hubs have seen the houses disappear due to neglect. Do you know if your brother's house was constructed by CP? I can tell just by seeing a photo...the plan used was pretty proto-typical. I probably have example photos from the Boston Bar/North Bend area...I found a water colour painting of the houses I referred too.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Sept 16, 2008 5:41:24 GMT -8
There is a pic of it somewhere online. My brother has shown it to me from somewhere in the Toronto archives.
It is a typical three story Victorian row house. Brick with a full width porch (porch extends across all three houses but with dividers in between. Large front window with stained glass at the top and a front door with transom is the streetscape. The windows above the living room are a double very tall double hung and the window above the door is a single double hung. The roof is steep with a gable for the third floor window. One room wide plus hall with stair.
It is similar to the pic you posted but with different details and brick as most Toronto houses are from the period due to the great fire here. I think a railway workers house may have been smaller - perhaps two floors rather than three. And the houses are in groups of three so could be considered a triplex.
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Post by Neil on Sept 22, 2008 16:53:38 GMT -8
Yesterday's New York Times had a fairly extensive article on the engineer who was at the controls of the commuter train that collided with the Union Pacific freight in California last week. Apparently he was quite a rail fan as well as an employee, and was in the habit of texting young rail fans when he was on the job. The article mentioned rail fans who stand by the tracks, photographing trains and waving to engineers, and said they were known by the derogatory term 'foamers'. Anyone familiar with this term and it's meaning? I was thinking it meant rabid fans foaming at the mouth.... is that it?
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Post by CN2972South on Sept 22, 2008 17:06:43 GMT -8
The article mentioned rail fans who stand by the tracks, photographing trains and waving to engineers, and said they were known by the derogatory term 'foamers'. Anyone familiar with this term and it's meaning? I was thinking it meant rabid fans foaming at the mouth.... is that it? They foam at the mouth when they see a rare locomotive.
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Post by CN2972South on Sept 28, 2008 19:50:03 GMT -8
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Post by Northern Exploration on Nov 25, 2008 21:21:37 GMT -8
No photo yet, but I detoured by the Skydome in Toronto to reroute around some road closures for errecting a crane for yet another condo. I looked over at the historic roundhouse and saw some rail vehicles shrink wrapped just outside the turntable. Where the CN Tower, Skydome and massive City Place High Rise development is, used to be all railway yards and maintenance. The Roundhouse has been in jeopardy for a long time and a railway museum has been in the works forever. Steamhouse Brewery is located in one end. Unfortunately Leons or the Brick or someone is going to be housed in part of it. The remainder is going to be a the Museum. So as soon as the shrink wrap comes off of them I will get some pics. *Here is a link to the Museum site. www.trha.ca/history.html
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Post by Ferryman on Nov 25, 2008 23:45:27 GMT -8
Hey, this sounds pretty neat!
For all you railfans out there, I have an update on the WCRA's park here in Squamish. Construction of the roundhouse is finally well underway, and has taken shape. I haven't heard of whether or not I get to put the roof on it yet though.
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Post by Dane on Nov 26, 2008 0:19:29 GMT -8
Hey they finally got it moving, that's great. It's been about 2 years or so since they secured it for their collection. I wonder what kept it in Calgary? Space? Money?
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Post by CN2972South on Nov 26, 2008 17:39:38 GMT -8
It should go to the E&N Division in Victoria, as 8000 spent her whole active career on the E&N Railway. Though it is going to the best place for the time being as the E&N Div does not currently have the facilities to store and protect the 8000
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Post by waynem on Nov 29, 2008 17:35:44 GMT -8
I agree it would be nice to see the 8000 come to the island. Having said that I still think Squamish is the best place for her, as she will be receiving a place of honour in the new climate controlled roundhouse. There she will be safe from the elements and of course the ever present threat of vandals.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Feb 26, 2009 14:36:10 GMT -8
I would love to post a picture of the new High Speed Rail link between Toronto and Montreal, but it is probably going to still be long time before I can. Probably the most studied transportation item in history. The Quebec, Ontario and Feds fund another study. www.thestar.com/article/592658
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Post by Northern Exploration on Feb 27, 2009 9:00:42 GMT -8
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Post by fargowolf on Apr 13, 2009 16:54:49 GMT -8
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Post by Dane on Apr 13, 2009 17:21:33 GMT -8
What ended it for you?
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Post by fargowolf on Apr 13, 2009 19:03:41 GMT -8
Dane: What ended it for me was the realization that I wasn't going to be able to handle the lifestyle That the conductors and engineers lead. Constantly on call 24/7 with the exception of Christmas Day and your 2 weeks vacation, did not appeal to me. Secondly, I would have been stuck in Revelstoke. Nobody wants to be there. In fact there was talk of closing the bunkhouse there and running the crews from Kamloops to Golden and then from Golden to Calgary. I'm back in Kamloops and am now more happily employed as a flagger with the company that has the contract to provide traffic control for the City.
West Coast Kidd: The crew I went to Field with were awesome. In the first three pics, is a spot where Queen Victoria apparantly stopped for afternoon tea when she and the King toured Canada. The spot was especially constructed for her. It's just east of Revelstoke and only accessible from the Mountain Sub. The fourth pic, is of a black bear running through a field. You have to look real close to be able to see the bear. The last three were taken at the Stoney Creek bridge. The third pic taken from the bridge, is looking over to the Trans Canada Highway.
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Post by CN2972South on Apr 14, 2009 14:44:01 GMT -8
Constantly on call 24/7 with the exception of Christmas Day and your 2 weeks vacation, did not appeal to me. You actually got xmas day off?? CN would haul you in for a statement if you miss a call on xmas day. Several co-workers were talking to the typewriter because they missed a call on xmas or new years day.
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Post by fargowolf on Apr 14, 2009 16:51:06 GMT -8
You actually got xmas day off?? CN would haul you in for a statement if you miss a call on xmas day. Several co-workers were talking to the typewriter because they missed a call on xmas or new years day. Had I lasted that long, yes.
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