CP Rail -- CP8536East Coal Empties through the Canyons

Picking up CP8536 East just West of Yale BC; four engines (DPUed) hauling 152 cars.
Up the Fraser Canyon, turning East at Lytton into the Thompson Canyon. Follow through Spences Bridge to just short of Basque where the road climbs up the hill, away from the river and the rail lines.

[@JohnNyren65]

Great videos!

[@jasonpetersrailadventures]

Nice

[@peterclarke945]

Wow, looks like you also hired a helicopter at one stage!!

[@TheOldRailfan]

Peter Clarke :))) No, that's not in the budget. But I have been looking at the price of drones sliding down the hill.

[@frmerrin2]

How long do those guys stay on those trains?

[@TheOldRailfan]

+frmerrin2 As far as I know crew changes for these sections. Vancouver to North Bend; North Bend to Kamloops; Kamloops to Revelstoke; Revelstoke to Golden; Golden to Fort Steele; Fort Steele to Sparwood.

[@RailFanJon]

+TheOldRailfan yep 8 to 10 hour shifts at least I think that's how long they work for

[@frmerrin2]

+Jonathan Savoy All that luggage for an eight hour shift?

[@jamesw5070]

They don't work 8 hours and then go home. One crew will take it to the crew change location (such as where the first crew got off the train) and then the other will get on to take it to their home terminal. Theres a stay at a bunkhouse, and then a trip home. Normal stuff that gets packed in my bags is my required CROR rule book, track profiles, ocs and ctc track warrant forms. Plus a change of clothes and entertainment (Tablet, nintendo 3ds, a book). Not to mention enough food to last a trip that can be 30 hours. The amount of gear needed for a full trip adds up quickly. The worst position to be in is to be stuck in the middle of some small town with nothing to do and no food.

[@TheOldRailfan]

Looks like a "derail" to me. Any run-away cars won't get past that point i.e. out on the main. Go to 49°52'50.36" N 121°26'42.37" W on Google Earth to see how the North Bend yard is set up.

[@suzannemilton8346]

Beautiful video! Love the different views of the train!Enjoyed watching!

[@Landaux]

8:00 what's the deal with that switch on the left track? Looks like the rest of the track is missing and it's not lined up

[@noahfontana3813]

4:49 looks like a model train so cool

[@steveallen5496]

The dpus always sound like they are doing most of the work

[@jamesburnside3023]

Great video and hike in I,am thinking

[@phillipgrey]

Love the echo of that Nathan horn in the mountains