At 30:54 I noticed the heads on the double Searchlight signal were turned away from the track. I take it this means they were shut down to be replaced by the new LED Vader signals? Also does CN still use the hump yard? It's still in full operation?
There used to be a single bypass around Walker, and that signal is left over from that time. The bypass is now twinned, and yes it has new LED's. They shut the hump down in about 2010.
@@RR70actionTRS Hunter Harrison hated the high maintenance costs. Yard crews do a lot of work, but train crews are also forced to deal with trains that haven't been marshalled with setouts on the head end.
@@CanadianrailroadsCa Sounds like more work to do for the crews instead of loads of work being reduced by the hump. I won't say anything about Harrison because I could say a mouthful about him.
Thanks kindly. I wondered when that change happened. Cheers! Great vid BTW. My Uncle and Grand Father worked for CN a combined 86 years in Winnipeg. Love the railways.
You got me on that one. Initially, a lot of stations were named alphabetically. Over the years, towns have disappeared, and some stations have been renamed to memorialize company big shots, and sometimes employees who died on the job. One big example is Calder yard being renamed Walker yard after Ross Walker passed away.
At 30:54 I noticed the heads on the double Searchlight signal were turned away from the track. I take it this means they were shut down to be replaced by the new LED Vader signals? Also does CN still use the hump yard? It's still in full operation?
There used to be a single bypass around Walker, and that signal is left over from that time. The bypass is now twinned, and yes it has new LED's. They shut the hump down in about 2010.
@@CanadianrailroadsCa Any reason why they don't use the hump anymore? So this means the crews just kick the cars down the tracks now right?
@@RR70actionTRS Hunter Harrison hated the high maintenance costs. Yard crews do a lot of work, but train crews are also forced to deal with trains that haven't been marshalled with setouts on the head end.
@@CanadianrailroadsCa Sounds like more work to do for the crews instead of loads of work being reduced by the hump. I won't say anything about Harrison because I could say a mouthful about him.
@@RR70actionTRS I think we feel the same way about somebody. ;)
I recall this area 26:22 was called Procyk at one time.
At 30:50 you pass the old Procyk signal, Mile 2.5. It was taken out of service when the Bypass was twinned.
Thanks kindly. I wondered when that change happened. Cheers! Great vid BTW. My Uncle and Grand Father worked for CN a combined 86 years in Winnipeg. Love the railways.
Wow, that's a lot of years.
Yes sir. What did Procyk stand for? Strange name for a siding...
You got me on that one. Initially, a lot of stations were named alphabetically. Over the years, towns have disappeared, and some stations have been renamed to memorialize company big shots, and sometimes employees who died on the job. One big example is Calder yard being renamed Walker yard after Ross Walker passed away.
What engine is this? I want to say an sd70 of some kind.
Hi Daniel. It's CN SD70M-2 #8909.