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Registrace 19. 07. 2014
Switching Camp A
The video taken in 1990 illustrates how logs were transferred from trucks to rail cars at the Camp A Reload on the Englewood Railway at the north end of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The process of switching the rail yard is featured, too. The railway no longer exists.
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Dam Road Crossing
zhlédnutí 161Před dnem
The video shows a train on the Englewood Railway at the north end of Vancouver Island passing over the Dam Road grade crossing at Mile 17.6 on May 25, 1988.
Wellcox Barge Slip (Nanaimo)
zhlédnutí 190Před dnem
SRY engines 110 and 128 are featured unloading the barge at Wellcox Yards, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island on February 20, 2015.
Burma Road
zhlédnutí 313Před 14 dny
The video features the Englewood Railway on northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada showing both loaded and empty log trains at the Burma Road crossing on April 14, 2010.
Hillcrest Shay
zhlédnutí 234Před 21 dnem
The video features the Hillcrest Shay in service at the British Columbia Forest Discovery Centre at Duncan, Vancouver Island in 1992.
Scrap Lines
zhlédnutí 1,2KPřed rokem
The last car movements on the Englewood Railway at northern Vancouver Island on May 29, 2020 formed scrap lines preparing for the disposal of the rolling stock.
Mile 26
zhlédnutí 401Před rokem
Empty and loaded trains are seen at Mile 26 of the Englewood Railway, a logging railway at the north end of British Columbia's Vancouver Island, on March 17, 1992.
Meet on the BCR
zhlédnutí 274Před rokem
A northbound passenger train on the British Columbia Railway meets a southbound freight train out of Birken, British Columbia on May 6, 1989.
French Creek
zhlédnutí 304Před 2 lety
A northbound passenger train on Vancouver Island's Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway crosses French Creek trestle on April 22, 1989.
VIA's Rocky Mountaineer (Part 3 - Field to Banff)
zhlédnutí 190Před 2 lety
The video features a trip on Western Canada's Rocky Mountaineer on July 3, 1989 when the service was operated by VIA. Part 3 covers the trip from Field, British Columbia to Banff, Alberta.
VIA's Rocky Mountaineer (Part 2 - Revelstoke to Field)
zhlédnutí 263Před 2 lety
The video features a trip on Western Canada's Rocky Mountaineer on July 3, 1989 when the service was operated by VIA. Part 2 covers the trip from Revelstoke to Field, British Columbia.
VIA's Rocky Mountaineer (Part 1 - Vancouver to Clanwilliam)
zhlédnutí 451Před 2 lety
The video features a trip on Western Canada's Rocky Mountaineer when the service was operated by VIA. Part 1 covers the trip from Vancouver to Clanwilliam a bit west of Revelstoke.
Plymouth
zhlédnutí 373Před 2 lety
The Plymouth diesel locomotive featured in the video worked for the logging industry on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It was operable during the years of the Ladysmith Historical Society Railway eventually being placed on static display at Lake Cowichan, Vancouver Island. The opening photograph shows the Plymouth operating at Honeymoon Bay along the shore of Lake Cowichan mid 20th century.
In The Cab
zhlédnutí 414Před 2 lety
The video features a ride in the cab of Canadian Forest Products, steam locomotive #113 as it performs for admiring fans and camera on July 6, 1991 at the north end of British Columbia's Vancouver Island.
Switching the Car Shops
zhlédnutí 578Před 3 lety
The video taken on February 16, 2010 at the Englewood Railway's Nimpkish shops on the north end of Vancouver Island features the shop switcher going about its business shuffling cars.
Would liked to have seen some GP38-2's with dynamic's, if the line had continued....after the retirement of those beautiful SW1200RS's.
This is now a past memory. The railroad is no longer active, and the company is gone.
The busiest reload on the railroad. I think Pentrex maybe went too tight and got too close to the action here. i like this pulled back view. I still cannot get over how this essentially mainline operation utilized end cab switchers. it's very neat.
Amazing footage!
Great stuff, thanks for posting
Thanks commenting.
There has to be a monetary increase using trucks to move logs as opposed to rail.
Awesome. Thank you! Cheers ~ Boomer.😁
Thanks for commenting.
Why western forest close rail line?😮
....and then CN took over....
horn sure was nails on a chalk board by that point.
That's for sure. It was that way for quite some time. Don't remember why. Something to do with the air supply.
@@shaysteamjamb7957 Nathan M horns required frequent tuning and voicing in order to sound proper, the Englewood guys either didn't know how or didn't care to tune them after the first few years, they sounded decent in the 90's but after then they just started fouling and never sounded good again.
@@traindev1 They probably didn't keep up with bleeding the moisture from the air reservoirs. With the moist Pacific air, the horns probably got clogged by oxidation and moisture.
Just a memory now.....
Alas, it certainly is. Thanks for commenting.
Amazing Video, and never has there been a better time to see it with the Shay in action once more! Thank you for all you have done to preserve the history of the Island's railroads and keep it alive! Looking forward to anymore uploads you have in store, cheers!
Thanks for this timely upload. Very much enjoyed. What was old, is new again.
Thanks for commenting. The events this summer with the introduction of the renewed shay reminded me of our encounter back in 1992. It seemed fitting to post it.
sweet! I have been wearing their hat with that shay on it for about 5 years, I got a friend to pickup a replacement and ship it to me when it wore out and I didn't live nearby at the time. we just got back to the island and I learned it was finally running, timing didn't work out the day we were there since they only run steam on weekends. but I'm hoping to see it in person soon!
Thanks for your delightful comment. Too bad you didn't get the opportunity to see the shay run. Perhaps next time.
This speeder at 1:05 was also assigned to my dad. I wanted to confirm some details with him before making this comment! My dad customized this speeder by painting those blue stripes at the bottom. This one numbered M19-33 was an older model compared to the one in the "Porteau Whistle Stop" video. My brother and I knew about this video back when we were both in high school. I showed this video to a teacher of mine for a class project. The white light on the speeder was also installed by my dad. In 1994, the Hi Rail Trucks were introduced, and by 1995, the speeders were gradually replaced. Once again, a great video! It’s also nice to see the old “Railway Crossing” signs!
Thanks for your delightful comment. How intriguing that you have family connections to the speeder in the video. The dates you mention concerning the change to hi-rail vehicles are appreciated. And, thanks for saying the video is great. Yes, I like to see the old crossing signs, too.
According to my dad, the speeder at 0:08 was assigned to him and he used to do the track patrols during that time. The middle light on this speeder was added by him as a customization. At one point, my dad’s boss said that the speeder had too many lights, but he insisted on keeping them since they were useful for track patrols during fog. However, ever since that extra light was installed, my dad noticed some radio interference that remained even after changing radios. It’s hard to tell if my father is the one doing the track patrol shift in this particular video, but it is nice to see the speeder he operated at that time! Ken Mason, the engineer in this video, was a good friend of my dad. Thank you so much for uploading this awesome video! It’s so nice to see footage of the old BC Rail days! Growing up, I heard so many wonderful stories; it's so nice to see a video from that time period as well!
You are welcome. Thanks for another gratifying comment. I guess there is a good chance your dad was in the speeder that day. I remember the speederman radioing the approaching Budd cars that there was an unusual group waiting at Porteau Cove. We used to see Ken Mason often. He was personable.
2:00 love the squeal in that whistle
We need to get 2860 running again so it can double head with 2816, seeing two sisters Hudsons running together would be the biggest thing in steam preservation since the 4014 was restored
wait a minute this sounds familiar
I kinda wish that BCOL kept the K5Ls of the C40-8Ms on the Roof brackets rather than re-stationing them on the hoods. Made the ENGs look much more classy.
Lived in Squamish. Rode the Caribou weekly to Williams Lake. Great railroad but badly managed by BC government.
Great way to travel. You must have missed it when it got axed. It was a loss to the province.
Very nice. That’s a pretty unusual looking caboose. Thanks.
The railway had four cabooses of the same design. They were built in the company shops.
I love 2860's Steam Whistle and i wish she's Steamed again.
Huh
I've never seen a dash 8 cowl clean until today
They were essentially right out of the box.
Rerailing a car is hard😬
we miss bc rail so much
That’s for sure.
we miss bc rail so much
Yes. Thanks for commenting.
love royal Hudson train
Love that CP 5-Chime! But I wish that the locomotives didn't have those sound shields. Seems to screw with the whistles steam flow to a degree.
@2:18 I love how Great Western 51 just comes absolutely storming in at full blast in such a way that the underpass maximizes the exhaust and the whistle, as if to say “HERE I FUCKING AM! WHATS UP BITCHES?! (*read in the voice of ERB’s Teddy Roosevelt*) All in all, a decidedly ‘American’ approach to announcing her presence. Fitting for an American locomotive visiting Canada lol I say this with fondness, and as an American myself.
That went through my mind while reading your comment. Good one. Thanks for commenting.
AMAZING VIDEO!!! Truly a steam doubleheader for the ages!
Thanks for saying so.
I miss these trains, have ridden three times, twice round trip to lillooet, and once one way to prince george, and all three in the winter. the scenery is beautiful. thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome. Thanks for commenting.
Love those CP horns!!!
El silbato más sobrevalorado del mundo
i miss bc rail so much 😢
I lived there back in 1983 or so. My dad ran this sawmill
Our rail has devolved into uneven, twisting, soft spotted railways in name only that could not keep that load on a car or the car on the rail.
It's a pretty neat video, it's always nice to watch how these Canadian operations ran as it reminds me of how the old divisions down here in Washington State ran in the '70s. St Regis, champion, Weyerhaeuser, etc. sadly all of those are days gone by but just look at the amount of infrastructure they had and the support they had from the communities and people. We will never see that kind of industry again in our lifetime. It just makes you wonder where all the money goes from the harvest of this timber now, it sure isn't back into the pockets of the loggers or reinvesting in the companies doing the harvesting and transporting.
To slow need an engine with big drivers 2860
Sure wish I could've seen this operation in person. Shame it's all gone now. What horn and bells were used? I can't remember
i miss these living legends of the west they mean the world to me as do all railroad related things i have been on both
beasts of the western railroad my goodness
3:15 Puffa's whistle from TUGS!!
I remember seeing bc rail trains stop in darcy a long time ago?
amazing
It is a shame to see this, I'm surprised they didn't try sell the cars and such for preservation or something similar.
Fantastic horn
The good old days, thanks for the capture, Maynard.
Thankyou for the video. Look how neat that ballast is! Looks like the company was thinking about being there for the duration. I wonder if the unfortunate accident and deaths was theri excuse to drop the whole system. I can only hope the waste wood is left because they want it to break down as nutrients... if not, they are despoiling the land. Being a tree-planter in that terrain would be almost impossible!
Oh Wow! A classic! Well done. I hope everyone else was as happy to cruise beside the locos as you... me, I'd be jostling for the position you had.
5017 and 5023 were only on the island for 2 or 3 years, eh. At least, that 5003-5025 series was, generally. Glad you caught them, Maynard. Thankyou.