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Post by Mike on May 18, 2014 19:56:19 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on May 26, 2014 15:36:01 GMT -8
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Post by Mike C on May 26, 2014 21:40:33 GMT -8
A time lapse on CP Rail that starts at CN's Thornton Yard, and ends in China Bar. Enjoy the trip!
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Post by WettCoast on May 27, 2014 7:56:51 GMT -8
A time lapse on CP Rail that starts at CN's Thornton Yard, and ends in China Bar. Enjoy the trip! A very interesting video, though it ends at Hell's Gate (where the air tram is located), not China Bar. The time lapse makes it look as if the train is moving at TGV speed over rail that is most certainly not up to TGV standard. |
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Post by Mike on Jun 6, 2014 21:06:01 GMT -8
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Post by Mike on Jun 9, 2014 19:54:49 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 21, 2014 13:41:44 GMT -8
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Post by Mike C on Aug 27, 2014 15:51:23 GMT -8
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Post by Mike on Nov 30, 2014 8:10:19 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 24, 2015 12:46:29 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 3, 2015 18:12:04 GMT -8
Here's a video that I found on YouTube. At the 1:55 mark, there is a shaky close-up of the Roberts Bank coaling facility, and some CP trains.
Pretty strange video channel, the guy seems more interested in ferries and sunsets, then in meaningful things like trains.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 19, 2015 19:42:39 GMT -8
The Mission BC rail bridge over the Fraser River is the western end of directional running. The scene:  DSC01845 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr The video: The survey boat "MV Profiler" is shown at the start of this video. Does anyone know what type of work she does? I'm assuming it has to do with the sediment in the river. |
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Post by shipyard on Sept 20, 2015 19:59:48 GMT -8
The MV Profiler is a hydrographic survey vessel, which maps out the terrain on the bottom of the waterway to determine dredging requirements, etc. You can see the booms sticking out each side, and they are lined with transducers every couple feet scanning the bottom. These fold in when not in use. She is a 12 metre catamaran, powered by twin Caterpillar C7 engines, and was built in Port Alberni in 2008  |
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Post by Mike on Mar 8, 2016 21:41:46 GMT -8
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Post by Mike on May 29, 2016 21:47:40 GMT -8
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Post by grk on May 30, 2016 9:09:09 GMT -8
Why does this daily not come down the BCR line?
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Post by WettCoast on May 30, 2016 15:27:38 GMT -8
Why does this daily not come down the BCR line? The simple answer is costs. A train running from Vancouver to Prince George via Kamloops & Tete Jaune Cache has a significantly longer run that it would have over the BCR route via Lillooet & Williams Lake. The long route, however, is the 'flat route' whereas the short route is up & down with steep grades over much of the route. Twice as much power (maybe even more than twice) is needed to move trains over the hilly route. There are other operational constraints as well such as braking heavy trains on steep descents. Those grades, extra power needs & other constraints mean that the long route is actually the cheap route.
Mike , you say that CN designates these trains as 355 (west bound) & 354 (east bound). Do these trains keep the same numbers between Tete Jaune Cache & Prince George, where the east bound in now west bound (& vice versa for the train going 'south' to Vancouver? Trains over the BCR route are designated as north & south, of course. Trains connecting via the 'flat route' are designated as east or west, but are in fact going north. Another interesting tidbit about these trains is that for a short distance the east bound train will run ACOT (against the current of traffic) on the Robson Sub between Valemount & Tete Jaune Cache. |
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 5, 2016 17:29:10 GMT -8
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Post by Mike on Sept 10, 2016 13:52:30 GMT -8
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Post by Mike on Oct 4, 2016 9:24:04 GMT -8
Two photos, taken a few weeks apart. First, a shot taken on September 11, near Glen Valley at Mile 97, on CN's Yale Subdivision, of CN intermodal train 101 meeting the Prince George bound 354.  CN train 101 meets 354, near Glen Valley BC by Michael, on Flickr Second, a shot taken on October 1, of CN 843 heading west at Mile 61 CN's Yale Subdivision, near Popkum.  CN 843 rounding the curve near Popkum BC, at Mile 61 CN Yale Sub. by Michael, on Flickr |
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 1, 2016 7:56:30 GMT -8
Skihist Provincial Park, a fine place to camp, and to watch & take photos of passing trains ...  Coal through the Canyon
Canadian Pacific #'s 9351 & 8844 lead a loaded coal train west over CN's Ashcroft Subdivision just east of Lytton, BC, in the Thompson Canyon - 11 September 2016
 Both sides now
A CP intermodal moves east over CP's Thompson Sub while another CP train, with a long string of potash loads, moves west over CN's Ashcroft Sub - 12 September 2016
CN #'s 2904, 2632 & 8016 lead a long mixed train east over CP's Thompson Sub @ Gladwin, just east of Lytton in BC's Thompson Canyon - 12 September 2016
 Canadian Pacific potash train, led by #'s 8519 & 8723, snakes its way west along CN's Ashcroft Subdivision northeast of Lytton, BC - 12 September 2016
All photos © WCK-JST by Jim Thorne, on Flickr |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 1, 2016 17:13:08 GMT -8
Skihist Provincial Park, a fine place to camp, and to watch & take photos of passing trains ... Thanks for these. I've only stopped at Skihist once, but that was the only time I've been through the Hwy-1 canyon since I've become a train-fan. So I'm 100% at this location, but just once in 2013 isn't enough. Some day, I need to take that highway route again, with enough time to stop and enjoy it. |
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Post by Mike on Nov 6, 2016 21:58:59 GMT -8
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Post by Mike on Dec 19, 2017 20:22:08 GMT -8
A few shots of the westbound CP Holiday Train travelling along the Thompson and Fraser River canyons on it's way to Port Coquitlam. This train ran westward on CP's Thompson and Cascade Subdivisions, against the usual flow of traffic in the canyons, which has all westbounds run on the CN, and eastbounds use CP rails. At most of the few remaining sidings there was an eastbound freight waiting for the Holiday train to get out of the way.  CP Holiday Train west of Spences Bridge by Michael, on Flickr  CP Holiday Train rolls west along the Thompson River by Michael, on Flickr  CP Holiday Train arriving at Lytton, BC by Michael, on Flickr  CP Holiday Train arriving in North Bend by Michael, on Flickr  CP Holiday Train in the siding at Spuzzum, BC for two eastbound freights to pass by Michael, on Flickr  CP Holiday Train rolls west at track speed near Agassiz, BC by Michael, on Flickr |
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Post by Mike on May 14, 2018 16:51:05 GMT -8
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CP 8897 (GE ES44AC) leads Eastbound coal empties on CN's Yale Sub by West Coast Photography, on Flickr
CN 2251 (GE ES44DC) leads a long Westbound manifest freight on CN's Yale Sub by West Coast Photography, on Flickr
