Absolutely wonderful video. I was 18 at the time and many years before, I had lived across from the BCR tracks on lower Bellevue Ave. in West Vancouver. The Royal Hudson’s distant whistle blast was a call for the neighbourhood kids to come running up onto the footbridge that crossed the tracks at 26th Street and Bellevue... we’d all watch the Hudson blasting up the slight grade towards us, and we’d see who felt brave enough to stand dead centre as she passed under, often depositing grains of soot in our hair! Classic train, classic memories... Thank you!
So glad the video brought back memories. I was 10, when I started liking trains and had trespassed with my best friend, on a CN high line in north end Montreal. The engineer opened the cylinder valve cocks and we went tumbling down the embankment. locomotives in 1945, were still powered by coal, so you can imagine that. The soot was much worse.
To D. Mars - So flattered you enjoyed it, as much as I did; shooting it and edited it. I only did this trip once, although I shot the 2860 over 10 years in the 70s and 80s. It remains one of my best souvenirs as well. This is one I shot for myself as a souvenir and I am glad to now be able to share.
@ Ray. Thanks for the nice comment. I shoot just for that: Documentation. What you see is what you get and I mostly edit in the camera. Absolutely nothing phoney here; I shoot the video As though it would be a news clip.
Nothing phoney here; what you see is what you get. The editing is mostly done in the camera; I just let the original tape play, with the odd cut here and there; because the sequence went on for too long, of it wasn’t interesting enough. Make sure to check my video elsewhere of the CN 6050 blasting out of the tunnel at Mi. 32 (Britannia). It’s worth the view, as 6060, double-heading with BCR 3716, pulls 15 tuscan red cars out of the tunnel on a slight grade, at speed, about 10 miles from Squamish. Lots of smoke. Perhaps a bit long, but if you are in a hurry, start about 5:00
The whistle sounding after the tunnel is a signal to the Britannia on Howe Sound, for those who chose the boat-train option; that 2860 will soon be in full view for the first time, since the boat left downtown Vancouver.
For those who like trivia, the footage was shot with a Sony CCD 110 Pro video camera, and edited with Roxio software. Thanks again to all those who watched. So far, well over 7,500 views and not a single dislike. I am truly grateful.
In 74 l had a opportunity of life time riding in the cab of this locomotive. Friend of the engineer. Frank was his name. She's a beautiful locomotive. Leaving North Vancouver to Squamish . Feeling her wheels of thunder rolling down the track was amazing. Back in 74 there's a area of track near Eagle harbor where she rolled over a 40 foot high wooden Tressel. Some 65 feet long. With a 30 degree bend to the left. Frank slows the Locomotive down to a 20 mph crawl then curves to the right after leaving the the Tressel. There by firing up the locomotives speed back to 30 mph with black smoke pouring out her stack. Then Frank calls me over to the right of the cab and asks me to pull the whistle before entering a mountain tunnel 3 miles long. Well my heart just stopped working for minute or two. Lol. With 300 lbs of pressure behind the whistle no problem. Well not as easy as it looks. As l pulled it's like pulling on a rope with 50 lb weight on it. Frank just laughed and proceeded to help me a little to follow his signature whistle blow. Wow just amazing feeling. Mountain tunnels 3 miles long in a Steam locomotive cab have little oxygen to breathe. My hat is off to all Steam locomotive engineers in the past who braved such conditions. To this day l still enjoy thinking about that day when l fell in love with Steam. Long live Steam. Thank you for sharing.
I've always considered these cavalcade of cars to be a nuisance. One day in 70s, on a 6060 fantrip, we were chased by a car for a distance. At one point, while the track went straight ahead, the dirt road had a 90 degree bend. The chase driver, concentrating on the locomotive, didn't see the fence ahead and failed to negotiate the curve, with predicable result; his chase ended into the fence.
@@MrMASSEYJONES Hi, Yes I agree with you and some of the dangerous driving habits I have seen by chasers. Yes I chased but I drove and someone else did the recording but even that is dangerous even with a high powered care!
I did some research and found out that the train trip ended at the foot of Main Street in Squamish, along Loggers Lane and that there is still a bit of track left, that is derelict. View Google Earth.
It's such a shame and disgraceful that people in England were persecuted for liking steam locomotives by making out that persons who liked steam locomotives were considered to be childish. The British government had the gall to purport that in Eastern Europe there was religious persecution in 'Communist Countries' yet in England persons were ridiculed and persecuted for liking steam locomotives(!)
One name I heard of, for British trainspotters, is “Gricers”; they Grice (grace) the platform. In the old days, steam locomotives were named and gricers tried to get a photo of as many as they could or watch a « named » train go by the station.
Absolutely wonderful video. I was 18 at the time and many years before, I had lived across from the BCR tracks on lower Bellevue Ave. in West Vancouver. The Royal Hudson’s distant whistle blast was a call for the neighbourhood kids to come running up onto the footbridge that crossed the tracks at 26th Street and Bellevue... we’d all watch the Hudson blasting up the slight grade towards us, and we’d see who felt brave enough to stand dead centre as she passed under, often depositing grains of soot in our hair! Classic train, classic memories... Thank you!
So glad the video brought back memories. I was 10, when I started liking trains and had trespassed with my best friend, on a CN high line in north end Montreal. The engineer opened the cylinder valve cocks and we went tumbling down the embankment.
locomotives in 1945, were still powered by coal, so you can imagine that. The soot was much worse.
Im so glad someone recorded this. My dad took me and my brothers on this many times and is one of the best memories of my dad before he passed away .
To D. Mars - So flattered you enjoyed it, as much as I did; shooting it and edited it. I only did this trip once, although I shot the 2860 over 10 years in the 70s and 80s. It remains one of my best souvenirs as well. This is one I shot for myself as a souvenir and I am glad to now be able to share.
Good historical documentation of the locomotive and the journey. Thank you for sharing this.
@ Ray. Thanks for the nice comment. I shoot just for that: Documentation. What you see is what you get and I mostly edit in the camera. Absolutely nothing phoney here; I shoot the video As though it would be a news clip.
Nothing phoney here; what you see is what you get. The editing is mostly done in the camera; I just let the original tape play, with the odd cut here and there; because the sequence went on for too long, of it wasn’t interesting enough.
Make sure to check my video elsewhere of the CN 6050 blasting out of the tunnel at Mi. 32 (Britannia).
It’s worth the view, as 6060, double-heading with BCR 3716, pulls 15 tuscan red cars out of the tunnel on a slight grade, at speed, about 10 miles from Squamish.
Lots of smoke. Perhaps a bit long, but if you are in a hurry, start about 5:00
Love this. Really takes me back. I rode this every summer from 77 to 90 with my grandparents. I miss this ride almost as much as I miss them.
Thanks. I try an approach in my videos, as to, how I would like to see a TV documentary done.
The whistle sounding after the tunnel is a signal to the Britannia on Howe Sound, for those who chose the boat-train option; that 2860 will soon be in full view for the first time, since the boat left downtown Vancouver.
For those who like trivia, the footage was shot with a Sony CCD 110 Pro video camera, and edited with Roxio software. Thanks again to all those who watched. So far, well over 7,500 views and not a single dislike. I am truly grateful.
In 74 l had a opportunity of life time riding in the cab of this locomotive. Friend of the engineer. Frank was his name. She's a beautiful locomotive. Leaving North Vancouver to Squamish . Feeling her wheels of thunder rolling down the track was amazing. Back in 74 there's a area of track near Eagle harbor where she rolled over a 40 foot high wooden Tressel. Some 65 feet long. With a 30 degree bend to the left. Frank slows the Locomotive down to a 20 mph crawl then curves to the right after leaving the the Tressel. There by firing up the locomotives speed back to 30 mph with black smoke pouring out her stack. Then Frank calls me over to the right of the cab and asks me to pull the whistle before entering a mountain tunnel 3 miles long. Well my heart just stopped working for minute or two. Lol. With 300 lbs of pressure behind the whistle no problem. Well not as easy as it looks. As l pulled it's like pulling on a rope with 50 lb weight on it. Frank just laughed and proceeded to help me a little to follow his signature whistle blow. Wow just amazing feeling. Mountain tunnels 3 miles long in a Steam locomotive cab have little oxygen to breathe. My hat is off to all Steam locomotive engineers in the past who braved such conditions. To this day l still enjoy thinking about that day when l fell in love with Steam. Long live Steam. Thank you for sharing.
And no motorcade!
I've always considered these cavalcade of cars to be a nuisance.
One day in 70s, on a 6060 fantrip, we were chased by a car for a distance.
At one point, while the track went straight ahead, the dirt road had a 90 degree bend.
The chase driver, concentrating on the locomotive, didn't see the fence ahead and failed to negotiate the curve, with predicable result; his chase ended into the fence.
@@MrMASSEYJONES Hi, Yes I agree with you and some of the dangerous driving habits I have seen by chasers. Yes I chased but I drove and someone else did the recording but even that is dangerous even with a high powered care!
I did some research and found out that the train trip ended at the foot of Main Street in Squamish, along Loggers Lane and that there is still a bit of track left, that is derelict. View Google Earth.
Tracks are gone now.
Many thanks for the update. mfj
I wish they brought back the crown up the smokebox, that looked so good on her
It's such a shame and disgraceful that people in England were persecuted for liking steam locomotives by making out that persons who liked steam locomotives were considered to be childish. The British government had the gall to purport that in Eastern Europe there was religious persecution in 'Communist Countries' yet in England persons were ridiculed and persecuted for liking steam locomotives(!)
Thats interesting. I guess thats where the trainspotters nickname comes from
One name I heard of, for British trainspotters, is “Gricers”; they Grice (grace) the platform. In the old days, steam locomotives were named and gricers tried to get a photo of as many as they could or watch a « named » train go by the station.
Cool