Thanks - yes, DMUs and EMUs seem to be taking over passenger trains the world over. I haven't been back to Ireland since 2005, but really enjoyed my visits back then. Maybe it's time for another visit...
I was 6 years old in 2007 and I lived in SoCal and wasn't able to handle the train noises. In 2015 however I tried again w/ a new Bell and Howel HDV camcorder.
Yes, we had lovely weather when we were there. Had to wait hours for a train climbing the hill though - just unlucky timing, several went downhill on the the other track, which you can't see from the horseshoe curve area... Worth the wait though!
I have a question do CN trains from Vancouver to Squamish still keep going on its way to quesnel BC to Prince George BC? I just wanted to know because I haven’t been seeing any new videos of CN trains going through Quesnel and Williams Lake?
Yes :-) Actually, the guy on 4014 with the megaphone (at the end of the video) was warning about a freight train that was approaching on the other track (nearest to the spectators).
I agreed. I traveled over Donner Pass by train (westbound) on my first trip to the USA in 1988. I'd been wanting to go back to see more of it ever since...
It was originally shot on a Sony HC3 HDV (digital tape based) camcorder, which wasn't even 'Full HD' (it was 1440 x 1080, interlaced). It was converted to 1920 x 1080 progressive - Full HD - when I edited it, and yes, it looks pretty decent for the time.
great videos and congratulations on your channel, you make great capture, my channel deals with the locomotives of the logistics route here in Araraquara sp- Brazil, thanks
Don''t have URL but read this past week that CN is discontinuing (or has discontinued) North van to Williams lake services and will use those traci sfor storage. Williams Lake will be service via Prince George (so long detour to get to Vancouver).
Interesting as of this summer they have gone to 200 car trains and have 2 DPU’s mid-train. I live about 300 yards from the main line in Sicamous where they cross the Eagle River. Good video. Definitely in notch 8 on this pull.
"Definitely in notch 8 on this pull." I agree - this was a warm, dry day, and the locos were still going into wheelslip/wheelcreep at times (the screeching noises and changes in diesel engine note are the giveaways for anyone watching this). So at 200 loaded cars that's about 27,000 tonnes (and 22,000 hp) in total? Have CP increased the length of the coal trains as well recently?
I have a great video taken from the Rocky Mountaineer east of lake Louise of a 200 car freight train going through this curve ( I believe ) it is incredible. How can I email it to you
If you think it would be of interest to other people, why not open a RU-vid account and upload it? Otherwise upload it to Google Drive or another file-sharing service and post a link to it.
It was pure luck that I saw the freight train in Lillooet - we'd stopped for lunch at a place overlooking the town and I noticed the headlights approaching...
I grew up in Kamloops back in the 70’s where the CP Rail locomotive colours were Tuscan Red and Grey, but I grew up in Brocklehurst across from the CN mainline. Kamloops was (and still is) a railroad town!
Ahhh man the "lava-lamp Acela Regional" scheme on the Amfleets!!! I always seem to forget about those, everyone hated that scheme it seemed, I thought it was pretty cool! It was pretty much gone from the system by 2003ish.
The Valenta's have too much turbo noise for me - I prefer the 'bassy' sound of the 68's. A GE EVO or 7FDL is even better, but that's on a different continent :-)
I've dreamed of filming trains at Morants Curve for 30 years but never made it. Now that I'm retiring in 6 months I hope to make the trip from Ohio and spend 2 weeks filming trains in those same spots. Thanks for rekindling my dream. Great job!
It's definitely worth the trip - just keep your plans flexible and your fingers crossed for decent weather. Two days before I shot the Morant's Curve video there was torrential rain, causing a rock slide that closed the line over Kicking Horse Pass for a day or so. 5 years later on another trip I couldn't get to Morant's Curve because bad weather had damaged a bridge so the road to it was closed. The scenery is still fabulous though even in the rain :-)
I resided in Squamish and worked for the BC government at Williams Lake. I rode the BC RDC Cariboo each week and loved that scenery. It never grew old to me. Thanks for the renewal of good memories for me.
My pleasure - it's a beautiful part of the world. Would be even better if there were more trains on that line, but after CN took over I think it was inevitable that more 'through' traffic between north BC and Vancouver would go via Kamloops.
I always stay at the Sandman Signature when in Kamloops. The south (downtown) side is perfect for train spotters. You won't even miss any action should you want to go for a swim in the pool or Jacuzzi! The hotel is right by the CP yard, so you see crew changes. A trip to North Kamloops and there's the CN mainline. The bridge spanning the North Thompson is great for pictures or videos. Don't forget your scanner!
I think my room was on floor three or four, and the hotel is close enough to the tracks that I could feel the bed wobble when a freight went past...definitely very high up the list of 'railfan' hotels.
