Battle River and Trestle on a beautiful winter day

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@johnmcgarvie4061 9 ай бұрын

As usual Tony another bad-ass video! Great video work ! At a loss of words to describe this video other than WOW! That trestle is an amazing piece of engineering!

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Thanks John, I agree this video is great with the extra contrast of the sunshine and white snow.

@cindypacificrailroad2003 9 ай бұрын

It is wonderful how the 4K and the white snow background makes the colors of the trains pop. Also noticed the tire and tread tracks in the river bed below the trestle. ATVers and snowmobilers having their fun.

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Cindy, yes I think regardless I will continue filming and uploading in 4K from now on.

@kenstevenson4133 9 ай бұрын

Great vid Tony. The snow really adds a nice look to the train passing through the valley etc. Very lucky day with all the traffic.

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Yes it was very busy that day. in 5 hrs I saw 18 trains between there and Tofield where the tracks paradelle the highway. The snow sure helps with contrast

@richardwoodward3949 9 ай бұрын

Wonderful video as always! Thank you

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much

@hunsbuckel55 9 ай бұрын

That's really a wonderful video Tony, thank you very much again! 😀

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Hunsbuckel, for a winter scene it does not get a lot better than this.

@LightBear7 9 ай бұрын

Well done and thank you for your efforts Tony :-) At 5:25 I love the nice touch of the expanding window/circle, must remember that for myself.

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. It is an enjoyable location to film for sure.

@KevsRailfanning 8 ай бұрын

Great video Tony and love your stuff. Just a small point of clarification, CN's Little Salmon River bridge at mi 173.20 Napadogan Sub in New Denmark NB is 3920 feet long and would be Canada's second longest bridge. It is also 195 feet at its tallest.

@TonyVRailfanning 8 ай бұрын

Hi and thanks for commenting. That Salmon river Bridge has always caused confusion. I am aware of that bridge and the numbers speak for themselves however because the wooden trestle is still burred under the west embankment. Some still consider it part of the bridge. Is the Salmon river bridge part of the CN mainline?

@KevsRailfanning 8 ай бұрын

@@TonyVRailfanning I took another look at the Battle River bridge and while it is similar in construction to CNs Little Salmon River Bridge it does appear to have a trestle section. The Little Salmon River Bridge has trestle style bridge bents but are not connected just at the top with through deck girder bridge sections. And you are right. everyone has a view on what is a bridge or a trestle and even what to call them at times. The Little Salmon River bridge is on the mainline for trains heading to and from Moncton and the rest of Canada. CN Napadogan sub mainline actually crosses two different Salmon Rivers. The timetable page in the Canadian Trackside Guide shows where both of the bridges are on the Napdaogan Sub,

@TonyVRailfanning 8 ай бұрын

@@KevsRailfanning Thanks again for the info. On a future video of this area I will mention this.

@KevsRailfanning 8 ай бұрын

@@TonyVRailfanning No problem. I have been shooting videos for quite a while but only just started an KZbin channel (Kevs Railfanning). I do have several video of trains crossing CNs Little Salmon River Bridge posted there that you can view. Thanks and looking forward to more of your videos.

@HyenaEmpyema 9 ай бұрын

Great video, thank you for encoding in 60fps. This bridge is amazing to me from a civil engineering perspective. if you can somehow get a hold of Grady at civil engineering on youtube, I would love to see him do a video about this bridge. There's NO WAY the weight of a train doesn't cause the height to sag down at least a little bit, and in the wind, how did they engineer the trestles to handle the side load of a windy day (on the train). How do they inspect it to know its safe? This thing is an engineering marvel. I love watching any videos about it.

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, They inspect this bridge quarterly and they have wind sensors on it and if the wind is above 45mph there is a speed reduction that is automatically placed on trains with a white signal at both approaches of the bridge about 2 miles back. some empty grain cars were blow right off this bridge on a train 5 years ago so it can be pretty bad.

@MikeG42 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video ! Damn that bridge is nice, you got some spectacular footage including the drone cam. That bridge definitely is a masterpiece of engineering. Good stuff Tony.

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Thank you I really enjoy filming there and with the white backdrop lasting only a few days because a week later so today there is no snow left. It’s all melted. It’s been so warm.

@JackM-nd4iy 9 ай бұрын

That was very nice, Tony! What a difference snow makes! Cheers, Jack

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

It sure was a nice clean looking video with all that white!

@StormySkyRailProductions 9 ай бұрын

Very nicely done, great views and information Tony, Thanks! (Dave).

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. It was an amazing day to be filming there. If you would go back there today only a week later, there would be no snow. It’s all melted.

@StormySkyRailProductions 9 ай бұрын

@@TonyVRailfanning wow!

@JohnNyren65 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic footage Tony!

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Thank you John! I wish it was just a little closer as I would film there more often.

@johndowner2196 9 ай бұрын

Spectacular. I enjoy your historical information. I like the variety of a manifest train. Great shadows ♥️

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. The trains against the white backdrop of the snow makes them really pop. It’s a really enjoyable spot to film in the winter time.

@scottwilliams6181 9 ай бұрын

can you imagine seeing this view of the river and trestle bridge, as a steam locomotive went across on a winter's day? as much as i love railfanning, i'd kill to see an old steam engine go across that bridge. I've stopped there at the visitors lookout many times, and it never stops taking my breath away with the sights

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

It truly is an engineering marvel and yes seeing a steamer go across that bridge would be spectacular. I really hope that CN 6060 gets running again and maybe they’ll do a cross Canada trip with it. One can only hope.

@jamesburnside3023 9 ай бұрын

Well done great catch

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

@gerrysaelens1654 9 ай бұрын

Another super video Tony and I'm only capable of 1080p on my screen and the colours of the cars do stand out better on the white snow covered ground at my highest resolution available. Keep those video's coming they are most enjoyable

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Gerry, much appreciated!

@Rory-p1l 8 ай бұрын

I went out there. Fun spot to watch and film :)

@TonyVRailfanning 8 ай бұрын

Indeed it is, thanks for watching

@djteako 9 ай бұрын

Another great video !!!!!! I see on Google earth they call it the Fabyan Trestle bridge. I love how they built an actual viewing area for it. It looks to be the same design, and time period as the abandoned Mintlaw Trestle Bridge just southwest of Red Deer.

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, where is that abandoned bridge? I am not familiar with it

@djteako 9 ай бұрын

@@TonyVRailfanning it's off the C&E trail between red deer and penhold. It's pretty hard to see now due to tons of residential development, and you can't get close to it anymore, but you can still see it for a quick bit from the highway, and get a great view of it if your going down the river.

@djteako 9 ай бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mintlaw_Viaduct

@TonyVRailfanning 9 ай бұрын

@@djteako Thank you. I have this spot bookmarked and will fly the drone to it at some point in the spring.