Thanks for this. It is so good to be able to see the ex-VL&M cut-down speeder in action. For someone like me who never saw these items in action in-person, the video allows me to experience what I've read about in books and imagined in my mind. ....especially the sounds.
Delightful comment, Mike. Thanks for your interest. Good to hear from you. Yes, the sounds add an extra dimension even if the VHS images are not great. Would I love to do it again with a modern day video camera. Here I go again wishing for a time machine.
Amazing stuff, a bygone era. And not that long ago either. We'll not see that again, hard to believe when something like that is just taken out and and gone. Thanks for posting an important piece of island history. Cheers
Stumbled across this place on my bike tour from Lake Louise up to Port Hardy last summer. Looks like the shops are still in use, but a couple of swithc stands and a pile of old trucks were all that remained of the railroad. Biking up the highway you could see crews tearing up the track.
Very cool. After watching your other videos, I always assumed this was some sort of odd caboose - never knew that it was powered, let alone a switcher! Edit: I'm confusing this with the actual odd looking caboose!
very cool! I didn't know it was powered. I really wish more of this stuff was saved! I would love to model some of them in N scale, this one would be a challenge to power for sure.
Thanks for this. It is so good to be able to see the ex-VL&M cut-down speeder in action. For someone like me who never saw these items in action in-person, the video allows me to experience what I've read about in books and imagined in my mind. ....especially the sounds.
Delightful comment, Mike. Thanks for your interest. Good to hear from you.
Yes, the sounds add an extra dimension even if the VHS images are not great. Would I love to do it again with a modern day video camera. Here I go again wishing for a time machine.
Amazing stuff, a bygone era. And not that long ago either.
We'll not see that again, hard to believe when something like that is just taken out and and gone. Thanks for posting an important piece of island history. Cheers
Thanks for your delightful comments. I enjoyed reading them. Indeed it was relatively recent. Hard to believe it is gone.
Stumbled across this place on my bike tour from Lake Louise up to Port Hardy last summer. Looks like the shops are still in use, but a couple of swithc stands and a pile of old trucks were all that remained of the railroad. Biking up the highway you could see crews tearing up the track.
Thanks for the report.
Great stuff as usual, some of those speeders had Chrysler hemi head v8s in them
Oh, interesting. The 130 did sound good.
Always nice to get a comment from you.
Very cool. After watching your other videos, I always assumed this was some sort of odd caboose - never knew that it was powered, let alone a switcher!
Edit: I'm confusing this with the actual odd looking caboose!
They do look somewhat similar alright. The cabooses don't have side doors which is a good identifying feature.
She sure sounded nice. Breaks my heart that this wasn't saved 😞
Yes, thought for sure it would have found a home somewhere.
very cool! I didn't know it was powered.
I really wish more of this stuff was saved!
I would love to model some of them in N scale, this one would be a challenge to power for sure.
When there is a will, there is a way. Good luck.
Surprised at how much it could move.
Yes, indeed.