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Post by CN2972South on May 11, 2006 7:54:18 GMT -8
Hey all, got my first look at the Queen of Burnaby yesterday. I was working on the CN Toyota/Fraser Wharves job and got a good look at her at Deas. She looks good without the Solarium behind the bridge, I always thought that looked out of place.
The crew working on her was having some fun with us, everytime the locomotive engineer would blow the horn for the No.5 Rd crossing, someone would blow the horn on the Queen of Burnaby. It was pretty weird to hear a ferry blowing the crossing signal(long-long-short-long).
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Post by Curtis on May 11, 2006 16:27:13 GMT -8
Thats quite intresting. I'm surprised they would do that knowing they aren't going anywhere
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Post by bcfcbccsscollector on May 11, 2006 18:56:27 GMT -8
Boys will be boys.......  |
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Post by Mike C on May 11, 2006 19:22:05 GMT -8
LOL... The QOB is an awesome ship. She's got some unique looks and features from running with Victoria Line that make the trip worth while.
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Post by Ferryman on May 11, 2006 19:27:31 GMT -8
That would actually be pretty funny to see. It's not too often you notice someone in the bridge playing with the horn, and most likely playing with the controls. Heh heh, I guess the workers at Deas were bored today.
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Post by Doug on May 11, 2006 20:28:18 GMT -8
Is it even LEGAL to blow the horn on a ship without doing anything like that?
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Post by Scott on May 12, 2006 18:19:48 GMT -8
I like the cafeteria on the Queen of Burnaby. Still has the old BC Ferries burger platter instead of the white spot stuff. Last time I was on her there were only about 10 cars and just a few more passengers. Went through some awful weather, but it was great... one of my most memorable ferry trips!
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Post by Curtis on May 12, 2006 18:31:43 GMT -8
The Cafeteria I think is one of the best cafeterias on the B Class and V Class Ships Besides the Nanaimo
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Post by Mike C on May 12, 2006 20:54:39 GMT -8
I like the layout: Have the Gift Shoppers and Hungry Passengers use the same cashier. Last time I was on board, there was four cars sailing, it was the 8:45 pm out of Powell River, and one of the passengers was our left-handed governor.
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Post by hergfest on May 13, 2006 0:16:40 GMT -8
Geez, four and ten cars? No wonder they lose money on the route.
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Post by Balfour on May 13, 2006 0:21:04 GMT -8
must have been in the middle of winter.
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Post by Retrovision on May 13, 2006 1:44:53 GMT -8
...and one of the passengers was our left-handed governor. Sinister, you mean? 'Lord Gord' you're talking about?   |
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Post by Mike C on May 13, 2006 8:41:08 GMT -8
...and one of the passengers was our left-handed governor. Sinister, you mean? 'Lord Gord' you're talking about? Iona Capinola. She lives in Comox. |
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Post by Mike C on May 13, 2006 8:42:04 GMT -8
must have been in the middle of winter. Early-Mid November. Rememberance Day Long weekend. |
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Post by Curtis on May 13, 2006 10:34:52 GMT -8
I've seen her she came to my (ex-)School James Thomson Elementary last year. This year at Oceanview We got Mike McCardell to come here
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Post by Scott on May 13, 2006 11:00:23 GMT -8
May long weekend (Saturday night.. last trip of the day)... 10 cars. I guess that would be the best time to travel on a long weekend.
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 13, 2006 12:10:20 GMT -8
John: I took the 5:15 pm sailing out of PR, on the next day (Sunday).
that really was a stormy weekend.
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