Extreme Canadian Freight Trains in the Thompson River Canyon

Located just over 200 miles East of Vancouver, the Thompson and Frazer River Canyons offer some of the finest viewing of Canadian railroading. Hosting both of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific mainlines, as well as the Trans Canada Highway, it's easy to see how this route is vital to connecting goods and people across Canada.
The two subdivisions are the CN Ashcroft Subdivision, and the CP Thompson Subdivision. Both lines partake in an interesting railroading practice called "directional running." In this case, both rail companies use each others rail lines, depending on the direction they are heading. In most cases, westbound trains to Vancouver use the CN mainline, while eastbound trains towards Calgary use the CP mainline. With the Trans Canada Highway splitting between both rail lines, train watching and chasing is a rather easy and fun task. Train action is plentiful here, with something coming at least every 30 minutes or better. In addition to the predominant freight traffic, VIA Rail's Canadian uses this route, as well as the Rocky Mountaineer tourist train, as shown in this video.
This footage was shot in the Summer of 2018. In mid-2021, devastating wildfires tore through a significant section of this area. The majority of the town of Lytton was basically destroyed by the fire, in addition to the CN river bridge significantly burned and damaged. Later that year, mudslides roared through the Thompson River canyon, causing yet another setback for the already decimated area. Locations such as Tank Hill were changed forever, with significant portions of the CP mainline and Trans Canada Highway now sliding into the Thompson River. While this area is finally in the recovery phase, it's safe to say portions of this area won't look the same for a while.
All locations listed in the video.
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[@banditwithmoxxie]

Beautiful scenery! Great train displays both far away and close ups. 🚂

[@TracksideTyson]

Excellent coverage of the Thompson Canyon!

[@TheSuperStarCarWash]

The videography is off the hook... cannot believe the imagery in this video. AMAZING! Wouldn't it make more sense to run shorter trains at a higher speed than enormously long trains at a low speed???

[@jetset_yhm]

I think so, the cn trains that run through aldershot go travel at pretty high speeds so it might just depend on the area

[@andrewmcarthur3843]

That meet at Basque bridge is unbelievable 👍

[@deauvilledad07]

Well done Michael, excellent footage. 🤓

[@denault3985]

Nice and sharp... like the variety and angles.

[@TheSuperStarCarWash]

Undoubtedly

[@ILOVEBDTRAIN635]

Excelente vídeo

[@gottardofanatic]

Super trains video❤thanks!

[@pokedude104]

those far away shots from above almost make it seem like you're looking over a model train set

[@steveamurray59]

Great Footage, Thanks Michael

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I Love Your Channel

[@YahiaSaoudi]

Beautiful video thanks for the share.

[@mauriceproctor4967]

Amazing rail video. Great job.

[@rycarse]

Beautiful!

[@MikeG42]

Excellent video Michael , many good scenes especially the Cisco bridges. Well done 😀👍

[@Nicola636128]

Awesome video.

[@trainsontracks9198]

Nice! I love Canadian Pacific trains. What camera and lenses do you use? Keep up the good work!

[@mauriceproctor4967]

Do some more videos of this area again.

[@ismaelvillarino9258]

Excelente. Me encantó.

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