THAT WAS REAL NEAT!...LOVE TRAINS...I AM ALIVE TODAY, IN PART, B/C OF A TRAIN IN THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S., BACK IN 1971...AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN THE FRASER VALLEY OF B.C., LOVE THESE TYPE OF VIDEOS...THANKYOU...🙏;)
I like this guys channel name. "Coquitlam"railfan! I was raised and schooled in Coquitlam, that's what caught my attention to this vid. Gotta love the winter in the mountains of BC👍 Cheers everyone!
My wife and I were lucky enough to take the Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto on the 16th to 20th December. What a wonderful trip it was. We could see that snowploughs had been in action along the route. Thanks for a great video showing how they work. The scenery is absolutely stunning. We enjoyed it 110% and we hope to come back and do the trip again. Great video. You were so lucky to get a ride. I would love to.
@@coquitlam_railfan5686 It was absolutely fantastic. Highly recommend it. Personally $ for $ we both think it's better than the Rockie Mountaineer. Not that we have been on the latter just watched videos. We just escaped from Vancouver before the snow on the 19th. We only got back to the UK on Sunday after a 35000 Mile trip. Around 3000 photos and videos to edit. I will post some video on my CZcams Channel shot on the train. Redhouse Productions Glos
@@watsonhall9170 The train we travelled on had two Engines and a total of Twelve Carriages. During the summer it's longer due to greater demand. Although I was told that it's a lot hotter on the train. The train leaves Vancouver at 15.00hrs so you don't see any scenery properly until next morning. So you miss seeing Hells Gate etc. But it is still fantastic. We are already planning a return trip from Toronto to Vancouver. We liked the Winter Scenery.
Great Snow viedeo. Great chatch. CP Diesel Locos clean the tracks in the Rockies. The Diesel Sound is music in my ears...❄️❄️❄️🌨️❄️🚅🚅 Love greetings from Graz Österreich 🇦🇹👍
My Dad worked the Cn for 32yrs (Beachburg Sub) and I would play hookie from school and go to work with him. Oh man the memories back in the 80’s. Lots a rides on the fairmont motorcar. Had 2 train rides on the Renfrew Sub here too from Barry’s Bay to Killaloe. Once in the lead unit and once in the caboose. So sad both these subdivisions are both gone. CNR train crews were the best!
It's times and videos like this I'm glad my 21 years on the railway is over..... setting down in Dade city Florida and my dog and I are driving semis in the southern states ....
Incredible footage of this operation, that is plowing at its finest! These Jordan spreaders air ran plows are impressive, and those old vintage plows are awesome I think that was a M3H I was hearing on one of them! Excellent job with the video, very cool crew!
I've ran Air Jordan's and the more modern hydraulic Jordans. The air ones are faster as you can adjust the wings on the fly. You do that with the hydraulic one, you're risking bending the ram like a pretzel. BUT they have more reach than the old air ones do. It's a trade off.
@@coquitlam_railfan5686 I have a dumb question, but here it is. Why does the CP use those wedge plows out in front of the Jordans? Our Jordans have the taller noses on them, that you can leave "V"ed or shear to transfer. Plus they are notched to cut below the top of the rail. Not sure what the wedge plows do or are needed for. Appreciate whatever you can pass on.
This was an absolute joy to watch. Sitting here in Ontario in summer, winter seems so far away. Thanks for braving the cold to make this excellent video.
CP crews are always friendly and courteous, I noticed that they were even chained up at the beginning of the video, Revelstoke sub must be slippery , if that was CN they'd probably bawl you out for trespassing
As a Canadian national employee that kind of take that personally with the dirty shot that was made about trespassers, not everybody on CN is miserable LOL I try not to be unless I'm provoked! However let's get back to it this is all about, I plowed snow on the railroad and I enjoyed it, and I enjoyed this video it was well made and entertaining, thank you for posting!
@@ianhotson6057 I worked at CN and unfortunately the people I remember were pretty antagonistic not saying everyone though......I wouldn't just make an unqualified remark, I have lived it.
As a boy I would love watching the CN plow extras from Moncton to Saint John that consisted of a plow, flanger two to three engines another flanger and another plow. they would travel about 40-50 mph with snow flying about 20 from the tracks. it was wild to watch.
As a Brit, used to seeing local cab rides, that looked like you were riding the rails from a double decker bus! Awesome footage of winter railway ops though. Thanks for uploading!
I've seen a lot of railfan videos and this one by far takes the cake 🎂 Trail to nelson cab ride video on the Utubes is epic also 👌 Keep up the fine work sir.
never saw anything like that who knew they make a plow like that ,but living near railroads the equipment I see on the track amazes me every time how lucky to get a ride WOW
@@coquitlam_railfan5686 Was all the plow extra consist stationed at Revelstoke? The engines look familiar. What locations were the video shot? West of Revelstoke ? The diesel horn echo in mountain air FANTASTIC! Brings back FOND memories on board CP'S special steam train headed by # 1201 from Revelstoke to Craigellachie early morning November 7th. 1985, riding on open platform of historic wooded business car at tail end. WILL FOREVER REMEMBER THE steam whistle sound in the mountains with a dusting of snow on the ground!! The convey of vehickles chasing the train too. You must of had a thrill when invited by the crew for a run in the plow?
That’s a really great video. I just subscribed to your videos. Some of those shots almost looked like a post card. Also thought that it was neat that you got a cab ride. Robert in Island City Oregon
EXCELLENT VIDEO!. THANKS FOR THE CAB RIDE. BRINGS BACK MEMORIES. DURING THE EARLY 70'S I WAS ON THE CP SPAREBOARD DURING COLLEGE BREAKS I WORKED THE HEAD END. PLOW DETAILS WERE FUN & THRILLING. NOT SO MUCH WHEN STUCK IN A HUGE DRIFT PILE. I ALSO ENJOYED THE ROGERS WESTBOUND PUSHER JOBS.
Thank you for a Great video , photography/ editing is outstanding . I never realized how much man power is needed to operate a plow train . The sound of the power units spooling up at the end was absolutely music to the ears . Is there an engineer in the EMD ?
If you guys want to see cool train pics follow my instagram
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Man. That was solid PR for CP rail. Nice of them.
Yea thanks
Wow! They asked if you want to go for a ride??!! That's fantastic. Love watching the video!! Thx
Thanks! Was a real surprise when they asked
@@coquitlam_railfan5686 A foamer's wildest dream come true. :)
The scenery doesn't get much more beautiful than that
Indeed
Great video! The mountain mists and snowfalling add drama to the scene. CP main through the mountains magnificent any time of year.
It’s a magical line for sure, glad you enjoyed the video
WOW that was great that the crew asked if you wanted to go for a ride in a snowplow set. My answer would be HELL YES!! What a treat. Steven Sipes
Thanks
My Son in Law runs that Plow/Spreader combo... operator.
Great Video!!!
Cool
This was excellent!.....The train coming out of the tunnel across the bridge looked like an HO scale model railroad setup.....amazing!...Well Done!
Yea definitely
good video, it was nice of them to offer you a ride
Poetry in motion. Not this crew's first day.
Fabulous camera and production work. Props to you.
Thanks man
Beautiful shots ! 👍
Cool. I love the mound of snow with the tunnel portal sticking out. A tunnelgloo.
Thanks airing and sharing the outstanding video with magnificent locomotives. Endeavors are prominent. Bliss
Thanks
The Canadian Rockies are so beautiful in any season. It’s so wonderful there. Great video.
They sure are
Love the humming and turbo sounds of an SD40-2
Good ol turbo 645
This might be the greatest train vid on CZcams!
I would not go that far
Is it just me or is that sound of a giant diesel engine idleing with spinning up turbos some kind of mesmerizing?
It’s an incredible sound
It's just a sound effect. The real engine came off of a lawn mower. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I love to hear the engines moan a long song!
Oh so mesmerizing
It produces testosterone
THAT WAS REAL NEAT!...LOVE TRAINS...I AM ALIVE TODAY, IN PART, B/C OF A TRAIN IN THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S., BACK IN 1971...AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN THE FRASER VALLEY OF B.C., LOVE THESE TYPE OF VIDEOS...THANKYOU...🙏;)
Thanks
Man those locos have a great deep sound to them.
Yup epic GM product sounds
I rebuilt both of those units back in the day @ Ogden shop , and you are right nothing beats the sound of a 645 turbo charged V16
And . . . from looking at the clear stacks, they run visibly cleanly too.
@@jacquesblaque7728 yup
I like this guys channel name. "Coquitlam"railfan! I was raised and schooled in Coquitlam, that's what caught my attention to this vid. Gotta love the winter in the mountains of BC👍 Cheers everyone!
Thanks for the kind words
My wife and I were lucky enough to take the Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto on the 16th to 20th December. What a wonderful trip it was. We could see that snowploughs had been in action along the route. Thanks for a great video showing how they work. The scenery is absolutely stunning. We enjoyed it 110% and we hope to come back and do the trip again. Great video. You were so lucky to get a ride. I would love to.
Canadian must have been fun, glad you enjoyed the video
@@coquitlam_railfan5686 It was absolutely fantastic. Highly recommend it. Personally $ for $ we both think it's better than the Rockie Mountaineer. Not that we have been on the latter just watched videos. We just escaped from Vancouver before the snow on the 19th. We only got back to the UK on Sunday after a 35000 Mile trip. Around 3000 photos and videos to edit. I will post some video on my CZcams Channel shot on the train. Redhouse Productions Glos
That must have been a long train trip...I'd like to take it from Vancouver to Jasper or Banff someday..
@@watsonhall9170 The train we travelled on had two Engines and a total of Twelve Carriages. During the summer it's longer due to greater demand. Although I was told that it's a lot hotter on the train. The train leaves Vancouver at 15.00hrs so you don't see any scenery properly until next morning. So you miss seeing Hells Gate etc. But it is still fantastic. We are already planning a return trip from Toronto to Vancouver. We liked the Winter Scenery.
@@Digger65Fod Nice. Well I hope your trip going west is 👍
Hello from UK. Fantastic video, very interesting to watch and hear, Thanks for puling it altogether and posting, brilliant
Thanks for the kind words
“Would you like to ride?” Ya won’t have to ask me twice 😃😉! Great video of winter “up North” with our neighbors !
Haha thanks
Absolutely beautiful photos you're taking there thanks for sharing have a great day hugs
Thanks
Unbelievably Beautiful….Thank You 🙏 I sure miss the train 🚂 going through my Small New Hampshire town the good old days
Glad you enjoyed!
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for you. That’s so awesome. Great video showing the plow and spreader in action so close
Thanks for the kind words, Hopefully I can make it a lively hood for my self.
@@coquitlam_railfan5686 are you going to apply to CP for work?
Not necessarily CP, CN, SRY, and BNSF. All on my radar for post secondary
@@coquitlam_railfan5686 all the best to you
Thanks!
That video is the best I’ve ever seen - the sharpness is amazing - great job👍
Thanks
Great Snow viedeo. Great chatch. CP Diesel Locos clean the tracks in the Rockies. The
Diesel Sound is music in my ears...❄️❄️❄️🌨️❄️🚅🚅
Love greetings from Graz Österreich 🇦🇹👍
Thanks
My Dad worked the Cn for 32yrs (Beachburg Sub) and I would play hookie from school and go to work with him. Oh man the memories back in the 80’s. Lots a rides on the fairmont motorcar. Had 2 train rides on the Renfrew Sub here too from Barry’s Bay to Killaloe. Once in the lead unit and once in the caboose. So sad both these subdivisions are both gone. CNR train crews were the best!
Thanks for sharing
Neat...my Grandpa and two of my Dad's brothers worked for the CPR...Love watching them clearing the snow...
I can't believe he stopped and asked if you want a ride. Cool dude to do that.
Oh yea
It's times and videos like this I'm glad my 21 years on the railway is over..... setting down in Dade city Florida and my dog and I are driving semis in the southern states ....
Nice
Fantastic hard to get footage..SD-40 operating in true utility form..thank you for sharing.
I’m glad you enjoyed
Thank you for sharing this stunning footage. Posted from a rain soaked London, where snow ploughs are rarely seen!
Thanks for watching
Incredible footage of this operation, that is plowing at its finest! These Jordan spreaders air ran plows are impressive, and those old vintage plows are awesome I think that was a M3H I was hearing on one of them! Excellent job with the video, very cool crew!
Thanks for the kind words, that M3 sure sounded good for how old it is
I've ran Air Jordan's and the more modern hydraulic Jordans. The air ones are faster as you can adjust the wings on the fly. You do that with the hydraulic one, you're risking bending the ram like a pretzel. BUT they have more reach than the old air ones do. It's a trade off.
@@coquitlam_railfan5686 I have a dumb question, but here it is. Why does the CP use those wedge plows out in front of the Jordans? Our Jordans have the taller noses on them, that you can leave "V"ed or shear to transfer. Plus they are notched to cut below the top of the rail. Not sure what the wedge plows do or are needed for. Appreciate whatever you can pass on.
@@coldblue9mm we use the front plows for flange runs. Then use the spreaders to clean up like shown in the video
excellent captures and a treat inside for the plow cab ride thanks great work CP
Thanks
Thanks
Marvelous! Train and snow, something magical.
Splendid video.
Thanks
How nice to see the old workhorses of the rails still doing an important job.
Yea once the back bone of the fleet the SD40-2 is a relentless work horse
Interesting, VERY beautiful,--------and COLD!!!
Thanks! Honestly wasn’t that cold
Worked, refurbishing, on those plows and spreaders at CP’s Angus Shops Montreal in the 70’s and 80’s
This was just amazing !! Thanks for sharing it. James.
No problem james
This was an absolute joy to watch. Sitting here in Ontario in summer, winter seems so far away. Thanks for braving the cold to make this excellent video.
A remarkable bit of Canadiana! A remembrance of all the men who built the railroad in Canada!
Indeed
Briliant video! Lovely images with snow plow in action and awesome winter landscapes! Thumbs Up
Greetings from Dublin
Andrew
Thanks
CP crews are always friendly and courteous, I noticed that they were even chained up at the beginning of the video, Revelstoke sub must be slippery , if that was CN they'd probably bawl you out for trespassing
Probably, CP crews are just the best. I made sure they were okay with me posting the footage, they were totally cool with it.
What do you mean by "chained up?"......I put chains on my car tires when we go skiing.
As a Canadian national employee that kind of take that personally with the dirty shot that was made about trespassers, not everybody on CN is miserable LOL I try not to be unless I'm provoked! However let's get back to it this is all about, I plowed snow on the railroad and I enjoyed it, and I enjoyed this video it was well made and entertaining, thank you for posting!
@@sanddabz5635 it was a joke ,when it went by at the beginning it was making the tire chain sound, didn't think I'd have to explain it
@@ianhotson6057 I worked at CN and unfortunately the people I remember were pretty antagonistic not saying everyone though......I wouldn't just make an unqualified remark, I have lived it.
the sound on this video is really good.
Thanks
Beautiful. Meditative.
Thanks
That is a great video, thank you for your efforts.
Thanks for watching
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching
That's a Art form . Wonderful to watch people with skills. 😁
Yea
Great video of the Great Canadian Rockies, excellent work by CP and you.
Thanks
It must be a great life to be a Train operator, the views are so Awesome. I love trains.❤❤❤
Glad to hear it
Wow……this entire video is epic. AND a cab ride⭐️⭐️
Wow indeed
Love listening to locomotives revving. Up!
Good ol GMs
Wow... !!! My best friend, Great... We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks Have a happy day!
Thanks
Those SD40s are at least 50 years old. Amazing...
Yea made in the late 70s
Just something so satisfying about watching this.
Cleaning snow is cool
Very nice. I remember when then SD-40 ruled the rails back when I lived in Kamloops. The new locomotives just don't seem to have the same soul.
Oh yea
Right on dudes! That was so solid of that crew!!! Great video! Betcha the moment was way better!!!
Definitely haha
@@coquitlam_railfan5686 Excellent! Railfanning paid off huge!!!
Sick! You gaining lots of CZcams followers as well!
Thanks
Amazing video, that cab ride was epic! Fantastic footage of CP plow operations
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Great vid. Love the number board treatment on 6031!!
I don’t lol, looks stupid as frik. Thanks for watching
Yah she does deserve better after all the miles behind her...
Yea
This is Red /Green country, we do everything with duct tape
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing
Thank
Snow looks heavy. Amazing hydraulics to move that weight
As a boy I would love watching the CN plow extras from Moncton to Saint John that consisted of a plow, flanger two to three engines another flanger and another plow. they would travel about 40-50 mph with snow flying about 20 from the tracks. it was wild to watch.
Epic
Great locations brother!!!
Incredible! I Envy that ride for sure! Thanks
Thanks for the kind words
As a Brit, used to seeing local cab rides, that looked like you were riding the rails from a double decker bus! Awesome footage of winter railway ops though. Thanks for uploading!
Thanks for watching!
Wow! snow everywhere,
Canada for ya
Very cool, beautiful vid! And what a nice crew.
Definitely
Great a team work beautiful scenery
Really is nice scenery
CP are great people!
They are indeed. Thanks for putting it on your FB GC
@@coquitlam_railfan5686 Oh You saw that? GREAT! I subscribed to you as well. Cheers!
Great video and a very cool crew!
Definitely
Your camera gets a great sound! Love that EMD rumble.
It’s a epic sound
I've seen a lot of railfan videos and this one by far takes the cake 🎂
Trail to nelson cab ride video on the Utubes is epic also 👌
Keep up the fine work sir.
Thanks 🫡
never saw anything like that who knew they make a plow like that ,but living near railroads the equipment I see on the track amazes me every time
how lucky to get a ride WOW
Thanks for the kind words
Love this, fantastic video!
Thanks
Picture perfect scenery and action.
Oh yea
Amazing work 💪💪
Thank you
Awesome footage and sound, sir! Greetings from Sweden.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed
Revived memories of snow clearing trains 1970's , TERRA TRANSPORT!!
Cool
@@coquitlam_railfan5686 Was all the plow extra consist stationed at Revelstoke?
The engines look familiar.
What locations were the video shot? West of Revelstoke ?
The diesel horn echo in mountain air FANTASTIC!
Brings back FOND memories on board CP'S special steam train headed by # 1201 from Revelstoke to Craigellachie early morning November 7th. 1985, riding on open platform of historic wooded business car at tail end. WILL FOREVER REMEMBER THE steam whistle sound in the mountains with a dusting of snow on the ground!! The convey of vehickles chasing the train too.
You must of had a thrill when invited by the crew for a run in the plow?
Great video!
Thanks
That’s a really great video. I just subscribed to your videos. Some of those shots almost looked like a post card. Also thought that it was neat that you got a cab ride.
Robert in Island City Oregon
Thanks for the sub just hit 1k pretty cool, good too see folks south of the 49th here
Beautiful!
Thanks
Beautiful EMD sound,,,
Everyone’s favourite
Gorgeous, thanks
Thanks
Great video! Wow!
Thanks
Props to the engineer. Bet it's not his first day on the job.
Ya no haha
Awesome! Now that's a snowplow.
Indeed it is
Great audio!
Thanks, phones do wonders these days
The rockie mountain are very beautiful in the winter time.
Definitely
Fascinating ❤
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Bravo ! Excellent travail ! Bonne journée !
Thanks
Awesome audio on those engines!
Oh definitely
EXCELLENT VIDEO!. THANKS FOR THE CAB RIDE. BRINGS BACK MEMORIES. DURING THE EARLY 70'S I WAS ON THE CP SPAREBOARD DURING COLLEGE BREAKS I WORKED THE HEAD END. PLOW DETAILS WERE FUN & THRILLING. NOT SO MUCH WHEN STUCK IN A HUGE DRIFT PILE. I ALSO ENJOYED THE ROGERS WESTBOUND PUSHER JOBS.
Glad you enjoyed it!
this is really cool to watch .
Thanks
Wow, they still got that distinctive Nathan J3 air horn on that snow plow!
It’s a M3 actually but yea cool horn
@@coquitlam_railfan5686 I still think it’s the J3. I heard a sample of a J3 horn online and this matches that horn most closely.
Love the front number boards on 6031 lol
Yea it was a funky patch job
Them EMD's sounding good!
Oh yea
I LOVED this video
Good to hear
Thank you for a Great video , photography/ editing is outstanding . I never realized how much man power is needed to operate a plow train . The sound of the power units spooling up at the end was absolutely music to the ears . Is there an engineer in the EMD ?
Glad you enjoyed