Canadian National Railway Funeral Train

It's a sad day as CN 3206 and CN 3269, presumably the only two units online, lead a 18 unit procession of old workhorses destined for scrap. (20 units in total)
IC 2462, CN 2019, BCOL 4623, CN 2424, CN 2008, CN 2003, CN 2038,
CN 2005, CN 2037, BCOL 4619, CN 2402, CN 2036, CN 2432, BCOL 4620,
CN 2431, CN 2434, CN 2444, CN 2180 would be the retirees.
Seen approaching the Weston Road Bridge July 26, 2023.

[@bryangiffin9695]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@SuperVoxman]

For me that's longest train I've ever seen , the tonnage alone must have been epic !

[@kennethhamilton5633]

Nope saw an article the other day about the worlds longest and heaviest trains miles long BUT each and every one was a one off made for testing rail capabilities with super long and heavy trains. Most were loaded with coal or iron ore. But this looks to be in the running for top 10 humongus😮

[@manfredlaub1776]

Here in Langley B.C. I counted as many as 155 cars driving thru a small Town

[@michaelmenard6088]

Back in the day, it was always cool to see a CN Blue Devil going by. Behind us are those days.😢

[@davidsimpson9771]

Are you Yoda?

[@violaarseliyachannel2628]

Thanks for sharing trains videos my friends

[@IanHotson]

Makes me feel old I remember when those locomotives where new! As someone who worked on the BC rail I'm going to miss the old BC rail units

[@kevinchristy5969]

I miss the Budd's more.

[@darylhannon4723]

I worked on BCR also

[@doonhamer252]

​​@@kevinchristy5969wife's dad was on them in 70s ..started with PGE in the 40s back when a 30.30 was in the caboose..

[@kevinchristy5969]

@doonhamer252 my uncle was the HD mechanic in theLillooet yard for 20+ yrs.

[@stephenharper8935]

I'm here in Chilliwack bowing my head...

[@Rickytrainwrestlingfan55]

Now if it was me, I would try to restore those old engines with purchasing them and make them locals or switching or shoving engines, new paint schemes and make old classics brand new. I salute fallen soldiers

[@ponyrang]

My best friend, that's a great video. I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.

[@GrampaWaltRailProductions]

Awesome catch!

[@garrettsubproductions8705]

One of the workers at CN was able to hook me up with IC blue devil 2462’s bell before being sent off for scrap

[@bigctrainproductions728]

That’s fantastic! That’s a real keepsake.

[@Jabba.Da.Hutt_]

Sucks 2462 is getting scrapped. She looks Rebuild worthy but nowadays they’d rather spend millions on a *Pos* Tier 4. 😑

[@sommebuddy]

Have the CN police called yet?

[@garrettsubproductions8705]

@@sommebuddy no😂 the reason why I’m friends with on of the cn workers is he is my coach for baseball so he said he was able to hook me up with CN 2462 bell

[@garrettsubproductions8705]

@@Jabba.Da.Hutt_ fr

[@austintheman.97]

Those Dash 8 Locomotives, will always be remembered.

[@RamuGemar-wi7ix]

😊

[@user-gc6xg2rp5w]

It took me back a very long time when you would see similar trains of old British steam locos being being taken off somewhere for scrapping. I daresay that many had been built at Crewe Works, a huge complex when I was young.

[@0fficialdregs]

I do thank you for this video as I never seen it before, but i will add it to the lore of my n scale railroad when I purchase locomotives and add specific backstory to them.

[@caroldavis7169]

Gosh that’s so sad 😢

[@anb7408]

I’d love to know the full tonnage of that train! The dead locomotives alone were well over 3,500 tons by themselves. No wonder those two lead engines were screaming away and still moving slow!

[@Paul070]

That was probably close to a 20,000 ton train. When I finished my 30 yrs with the CN in 2015 that was about all they did with just head end power. Now if it was set up dp then you might see 22,000 tons or more.

[@Jabba.Da.Hutt_]

I was gonna say the same thing… you usually don’t hear ET44’s that loud because they’re so silenced because of the emissions. But those two were loud and screaming while they were pulling. Almost like a GEVO series on a regular day.

[@williamthurmond4940]

I’ve heard of distributed power but that was ridiculous.

[@sarniaresident5833]

They’re on the Hilton outbound. It’s downhill to a light at the Humber river and they’re in dynamic braking and that’s why it’s so loud. Also, with 2 AC units its limit is 0.5 hp per ton so with about 8600hp, the tonnage is approximately 17,200. BUT, when units are deadheaded, we don’t count the weight of the deadheaded units.

[@snydedon9636]

What is amazing to me is how many cars on that train haven’t been tagged.

[@NickFortier]

A can of pa8nt is 15 bucks now ;) if you pay that is...

[@BradFalck-mn3pc]

CN most assuredly wants the BC Rail name to be permanently erased from history being that everyone in BC is still livid about their railway being "given" away......

[@kevinchristy5969]

Yes, a real inside job between CN and the provincial government, no doubt a lot of money changed hands...

[@coldeadhands]

Ex CN and bc here you're absolutely right about that the Indian Crooks in our government even boasted how gangster they were as they sold us out

[@johnschultz9023]

CN sucks to work for.

[@johnschultz9023]

CN sucks to work for.

[@coldeadhands]

@@johnschultz9023 yeah they sure do as a crane operator and I moved to Vancouver and was making almost immediately double the money I made on CN

[@rodcollins2978]

Imagine a fire engine or ambulance waiting at the crossing

[@limeymk6]

I believe you will find them behind SLM recycling on Brown road in Welland. I live here, and can see one of the BC units along with many from CN.

[@MisatoBestWoman]

Even the blue CN unit? :O

[@limeymk6]

I couldn't see one from where I could drive to, but the views were not as clear as I would have liked. There isn't much traffic on the line at the best of times, so ..........

[@MisatoBestWoman]

Woah!!! A blue Canadian National locomotive that BC Rail locomotives!!! So amazing!

[@railfandepotproductions]

*and

[@davidnosworthy656]

That’s one long train the front got there before the back even left 😂😂

[@grandcrappy]

Eighty-ish year reign was a majestic EMD win. Nothing lasts forever, the two strokes do lack some efficiency we know.

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

EMD is gone. Time to get over it.

[@kitchener2200]

Great video.

[@bigctrainproductions728]

Thank you. Appreciate it!

[@citibear57]

Could someone explain to what extent is the train in this video part of 'the funeral'? Is it all of the locomotives, or are the lead engines viable and to remain in service? What about the rolling stock (if that's the term for the cars being pulled behind the engines)? Many of them look old and in poor condition. Obviously, the cars loaded with forestry products are still in service for now. Thanks for any/ all explanations!

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

super video sir❤❤❤❤

[@cpeast]

Some might be sold to short lines and regional railways.

[@nadeemmustafa6450]

AWESOME ❤❤❤

[@miner49er79]

That is sad ...I wish I could have one of them .

[@justincooper5189]

For the right amount of money, you probably can, but I doubt you have that kind of money, because upkeep is a sob.

[@Firedog-ny3cq]

They're not house-trained. They're outside trained.

[@justincooper5189]

@@Firedog-ny3cq upkeep is another term for maintenance.

[@trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509]

Super video, nice train! BIG LIKE & Subscribe All the best from Dublin Andrew

[@bigctrainproductions728]

Thanks!

[@timeforbeans]

As they passed, I bowed my head in respect and hummed "Taps", for all those fallen work horses.

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

What?

[@jeffspicolli593]

@@Marcuswelby-nx2te What? What?

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

Huh huh huh?are you italian?

[@Demun1649]

Why "Taps"? "Taps" is American, isn't it? What does that have to do with Canada?

[@karlthomson8686]

"Last Post" for Canada and the rest of the Commonwealth countries.

[@briancarothers]

What a sad end.

[@Steve-cc8zg]

There's a few in there that look like they are switch engine material, but my guess they are just being stored. I worked for BNSF, and it was very common when coal sets weren't needed, that locomotives would be set out in either freight house yards or in some cases, long sidings that weren't in regular use anymore.

[@Thisoldhiker]

I'm sure that if there is usable life in them, they will be stored or sold overseas. North American railroads appear to be in the business of squeezing every last dollar out of old equipment and facilities.

[@paulbergen9114]

Just the way you listed that Freight House add remind me of Cicero yard in the early 80s with rows of U25\U28\u33C along with some smaller U-boats and a few older switchers. Sometimes driving by it's hard to believe it was so filled with Freight cars plus the hump yard

[@Steve-cc8zg]

Yeah, that's right. And I'm sure what railroads like NS and KCS end up buying most of the time are refurbished power from the big two. @@Thisoldhiker

[@scottweisel3640]

Is the rolling stock being scrapped too? Must be welded rail. The train is so quiet.

[@geoffreylee5199]

Close to Mac Yard north of Toronto from appearances.

[@davidklauer3422]

Damn shame to see that future scrap

[@bigctrainproductions728]

Definitely a shame!

[@sommebuddy]

Not if you had to work with this junk.

[@kolejnakolej.1437]

Amazing video.

[@tonymercer7759]

there seem to be many more than 20 units in the cortege...

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Wow amzzing!!

[@jessstone7486]

Interesting catch. Some of those units certainly didn't *look* scrap worthy...:( The BC Rail units did, however. t'd be interesting to know the mileage on these units - they must have a gauge, right? or is it measured in hours? Or maybe not.

[@Paul070]

Hours are logged via the computer!

[@bigctrainproductions728]

thanks for the reply. I learned something new today.

[@gregmarshall8673]

Hours if I remember correctly

[@rickj6348]

ARGH! I don't want to know that the BCR locomotives are being scrapped! Selling BC Rail to CN was a terrible decision by the BC Government when it happened.

[@ArmyJames]

All the corrupt Indians in the BC government are responsible for that decision.

[@roberthicks2191]

Agreed! The sale of BC Rail was terrible for BC but great for those that bought up its massive real estate holdings.

[@DJ-bh1ju]

All that being pulled by just 2 engines? Dang......

[@RDC_Autosports]

well that’s one way to beat the crap outa 2 locomotives

[@ellenyager9577]

A few of those locos didn’t look beat up enough to go to the scrapper. But, if the computer says your time is up, well, your time is up!

[@Belchmaster41]

yep ☹ - just like what can happen to a family member if a cyst on her breast wasn't detected and removed before entering stage I

[@garyb6219]

20 of them.

[@bigctrainproductions728]

But only 18 are going for scrap

[@brianfalzon6739]

This is heartbreaking

[@stephenmanning1553]

Yep, just like Australia, when you have to stop for the train at a level crossing park up and climb in the back seat and have a sleep for a while (OK long while). Sadly, reminds me of the Napier Deltics used in England and now also scrapped.

[@fenderac3049]

There are 5 Deltic's persevered and running.

[@sharkeyist]

@@fenderac3049where are they do you know?

[@raymondwedley]

Like That Long Train Good

[@franklinwerren7684]

Looks more like an efficient power move, maybe some of them are headed to the paint shop. 😢

[@darrettp]

what is this about a 4.5 mile long train?

[@vanderleisilva4993]

Gostei valeu obrigado

[@mrknotthall]

Where do old locomotives go to die? Are they torn apart and every thing recycled or what? Thanks

[@jaswmclark]

Canadian National has a "Recaimatuon Yard" in London Ontario. Some parts can be rebuilt and reused.

[@ImanRailfans-th4ef]

niceee🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Viking88Power]

RIP BC Rail barns (

[@kraz904]

Was this train long enough or what??

[@paulmercier6136]

2038 looked still in fairly good shape..😮 or is 2036 not sure

[@ebnertra0004]

A bunch of similar units were put into service on Mesabi ore trains. Guess those didn't make the cut. I wouldn't be surprised if they were sold off rather than scrapped

[@clydefonseka4576]

I have never seen such a loooong train in my life. Wow😮

[@handymatt1970]

i miss the Turbos

[@aquatecpoolservice4547]

What's sad is no caboose.

[@michaelpardue2400]

That is longest train I have ever seen

[@user-iu5wf9yj9w]

Those locomotives are all repairable except their value as scrap is more than the cost of repair because the write off for taxes is gone. So they scrap them.

[@sommebuddy]

They are junk, and should have been scrapped a decade ago...at least.

[@humptydumpty8984]

I don't know why it's called funeral train. Happy Funeral Canadian Railways.

[@bigctrainproductions728]

Read farther in the comments.

[@daviddarrall9384]

How long is a piece of string?

[@Firedog-ny3cq]

It's the total distance from one end to the other.

[@pearlyhumbucker9065]

Isn't the whole train on its way to the scrapyard?

[@bigctrainproductions728]

No just some of the locomotives

[@stevenbutler2824]

So are they going to the railway graveyard

[@bigctrainproductions728]

The big metal recycler in the sky.

[@Thecopper_geezer]

Just out of curiosity what do you mean by funeral train

[@bigctrainproductions728]

Containing locomotives headed for scrap. Never to be used again.

[@Corbin-cd8ej]

A funeral train is a line of a rail company engines that are out of order or have been taken out of service by the company. That's what a funeral train is, so it's basically dead engines being hauled to/if they have a engine graveyard.

[@sully5161]

Where did you film this at

[@bigctrainproductions728]

Thanks for the question. The location is in the description.

[@sully5161]

Can't find it. 😕

[@recklessbehaviour01]

@@sully5161I’m guessing North York, Ontario

[@sully5161]

Looked like it was filmed around by me in Illinois

[@bigctrainproductions728]

@@sully5161 nope in Canada

[@ArunTore-bx8rr]

Yup

[@josegomesdasilva542]

Um comboio só de locomotivas

[@steveallen1340]

Australia run locomotives much older than these and I’m sure many developing nations would appreciate them, seems like a waste to just cut them up.

[@brianfortier9711]

thats a very long train for 2 engines

[@warrenward8039]

where do thy take them

[@scrambledmandible]

Reclamation Yard, London, Ontario Off to be cannibalized and scrapped

[@lucielessard4429]

15 locomotives, 100 wagons… Ça va où tout ça?

[@molossis]

noooo not 2462!!

[@waynenephew4515]

What happened a locomotive passed away

[@goalhorn2012]

No. Funeral trains typically carry out of service locomotives awaiting the scrapper’s torch.

[@davebnsfnscale4433]

Lot of GEs

[@jacquesroy3342]

A BEAUTY OFF TO BE RECYCLED AND NO CABOOSES WHY

[@Aprilsraven629]

In a time were there's a shortage of housing, the covered in goods wagons would make excellent homes with some money better spent than scrapping them...seems like a massive waste of money that's a lot of rolling stock turned to scrap

[@kevinoswaldofxe3817]

Mientras alla en EEUU y canada la empresas desechan locomotoras en México ferromex esta teniendo falta de fuerza motriz en sus servicios 😅

[@SM2005_]

Imagine if you had the ability to buy one? I’d put it in my back yard if my wife would let me. Lol. (We live in the country) 😂

[@TokyoNightGirl-fk4cn]

💕Wow🤍🤍💜💜💜🤍💜

[@rubyvolt]

dying....like America. :(

[@Firedog-ny3cq]

Except this is Canada. Nice try, neighbor.

[@BobiQus-tc6vb]

Great channel 🙂🙂🙂 my friend. I support by Sub and Like. 💪💪💪❤❤❤

[@carolhernandez8599]

Is so sed

[@Dr_piFrog]

Sorry to see the old guy put to rest, may they be reincarnated in some manner.

[@daniedevite6781]

Long train

[@chaosclipse13]

Good Riddance

[@jeffcoat1959]

Whose funeral? Which car is carrying the casket?

[@bigctrainproductions728]

I bet you have the family in stitches at the dinner table.

[@jeffcoat1959]

@bigctrainproductions728 Well sometimes I do, I guess. But I'm still a little confused regarding this particular train. Aren't funeral trains mainly used heads of state or special dignitaries? This doesn't look like what I would expect a funeral train to look like.

[@charlesburgoyne-probyn6044]

​@@jeffcoat1959lol it's the expression for the final run to the scrapyard although apparently only the locomotives after the lead two are condemned the freight is revenue earning mixed traffic or manifest service

[@bigctrainproductions728]

@@jeffcoat1959 it’s a bunch of locomotives going to scrap

[@jeffcoat1959]

@bigctrainproductions728 ok.... I looked up funeral train on Wikipedia and got a somewhat different definition.

[@danduffy7974]

I like trains, but dont know a lot about them. But I feel bad watching this video. It is a FUNERAL train.

[@davehind3193]

they don't look like they are being scrapped i worked for CN for 40 years they don't scrap units with that many usable parts still on them my guess they have been sold to another railway either in Mexico or farther south or they are leased out engines coming back after being abused and cannibalized down in the states. the American railroads have a habit of taking the parts off our engines that they liked like the comfortable seats, radios, hot plates microwaves and other things theirs didn't have. We got em back though we would steal their AC units from their engines and put them in ours until CN started ordering ours with AC in them

[@briandalrymple9986]

How many locos were there, I counted 13. Each one of them is a diesel electric? Ok, use them in winter to supplement the grid that is grossly under resourced in the way of generation capacity. I forget how many mW each unit generates, but as an emergency generation source, makes sense. Sorry😢, my bad, nothing makes sense in the face of the mighty $.

[@sommebuddy]

The eco nuts would lose it if they knew diesel was involved. A few decades ago, in the great Northeastern ice storm, cn actually ran a unit on the street in Quebec, as most of the local grid went down.

[@briandalrymple9986]

@@sommebuddy Unfortunately, what the eco nuts don’t grasp, is that the use of fossil fuel fuels, will not stop overnight at the snap of one’s fingers, and they need to chill a little bit in the short term. 😎 So, until some really smart eco nut comes up with an alternative, I fear we is stuck with what we have. 😥 This would be a short term solution only, also a good recycling alternative, but unfortunately no carbon credits like wind generation.

[@bunkerhill4854]

Send them to Premier Smith, Alberta needs all the help they can get, lest they freeze in the dark!

[@briandalrymple9986]

@@bunkerhill4854 It might be a bit late this year as the rail tracks will be out of action until the thaw. Underinvestment in infrastructure is continually a big problem, until extreme weather conditions arrive, a bit like the leaky roof, it’s not a problem till it rains. I like your suggestion. Problem is, it’s too logical, and who would cough up the dollars to do it….?

[@bunkerhill4854]

@@briandalrymple9986 Right, and why acquire new capacity at such a warm and sunny time? Government thinking in action.

[@sharkeyist]

They should prob get parked up powering the electric grid for all the stupid ev’s being forced upon us….

[@jamesstuart3346]

Cool but not as good as RFK's

[@allagatoral3839]

oh scrapping them because gas companies dictate they do not make enough pollution!!!!

[@laurianoinacio9516]

Butão. Geta

[@kal-luisilva3532]

🙋‍♂️👍👍👍👍🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🇧🇷🗽😂

[@billdornan4379]

January 2024 👎👎 Terrible to lose BC Rail. Disgraceful

[@tonyd3433]

☹☹

[@user-xy5bv3yz6j]

Long train