Southern Railway of BC

[@donlevy2010]

Lucky break to get CP and SRY at the old manual interlocking at Clayburn. The last time I was there (2015) the signals were bagged and it was a 4-way stop sign. PS: love the sound of those 567s!

[@fmnut]

Not really a break, I spent about 9 hours at that spot over the course of 2 days to get these shots.

[@donlevy2010]

@@fmnut That's dedication :)

[@donlevy2010]

@@fmnut I was there teaching a course (in Abbotsford)... sure wish I had more time. Great videos..

[@fmnut]

@@donlevy2010 I REALLY wanted to get those semaphores on video!

[@donlevy2010]

@@fmnut I for one am very glad you did. Manual interlockings -> very rare; semaphore signals-> priceless!

[@ThunderTrain2930]

I genuinely love the shots of these clips, especially where the two CP rail units went over the 4 lane road. The rain, the background, and the crossing provided some nostalgia for me.

[@yrunaked4]

this is fantastic on so many levels, I have to build a model of this little crossing and its manual operation, so cool. Thanks for sharing this

[@raycrowther8380]

Nice pictures of the Clayburn signals. The shack and equipment was donated to Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society in 2013 by Southern Railway of BC (SRY Raillink). The shack and short semaphore signals are in Cloverdale BC being restored at the FVHRS yard. The tall semaphores were stolen on Feb 6, 2016 before SRY Raillink had a chance to remove them.

[@FelicianaDelacruz]

Something to be said for good old fashioned mechanical equipment versus todays computerized mess. Wonderful videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@robertfencl4401]

Such state-of-the-art equipment!

[@Greatdome99]

Clayburn was named after a nearby brick factory ("clay-burn"). Tracks here head south to the US border at Huntingdon-Sumas where it interchanges with both the BNSF/Burlington Northern/Northern Pacific and until 1980, the Milwaukee Road. Further east, BCH/SRY (with US loads picked up at Huntingdon) interchanges with the Canadian National in Chilliwack.

[@Conrailfan2323]

Awesome footage. Love the crossover at Clayburn.

[@ShawnyNorburn]

Omg. The sounds! Brings back memories

[@EFC429]

thank you so much for sharing the Clayburn Semaphore scene! Now its understandable how the StLB&M/T&NO operated these crossings in the Rio Grande Valley.

[@TheJhn924]

Originally the British Columbia Electric Railway which ran interurban passenger service... in addition to freight... from downtown Vancouver to Chilliwack via New Westminster until 1950. The trolley wire was run between the double poles that remain today. Was the forerunner to what is now BC Hydro and was responsible for the electrification of the Fraser Valley.

[@carmium]

During Expo 86, a British company that imported two modest four-wheel self-powered coaches was offering trips up the line for those willing to get up at the crack of dawn on a Saturday! The coaches left from the New West dock and followed the old interurban route all the way to Abbotsford. What a trip! You could easily imagine being on an old electric, especially as the route took us behind the refaced and modernized stores, the backs witch often hadn't changed a bit since the wire came down. The horn was a two-tone switch, so the driver would blow crossings with a whaaam- whaaam- WEEM- whaaam! Sure turned a few heads that day. A ride like that won't come again...

[@Ziebenator63-jj9ej]

I live only a couple of kilometres away from the Clayburn crossing and it's great to see the semaphore signals in use on your vid. It's unfortunate however, that all of the signals and shack has since been removed :( This film depicts old school railroading and was probably the last railroad site of its kind in the province that was still functional at the time. It has now fallen into the history books of yesteryear.

[@sigmanfloyd7179]

alhalhalal1 - The semaphore heads were stolen on Feb. 10th, 2016 in broad daylight, @#$*?&!!! 😒

[@patricknoveski6409]

Really cool spot you found here. Thank you

[@TrainmasterCurt]

You captured a feature of old order railroading that somehow lasted longer than it should’ve

[@12voltvids]

I rode this locomotive during a back in the 90`s and recorded the entire trip. You can seeeit here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3fGZaKNn7aLorM

[@derekdrever3470]

The CPR GP35s throttling up as they run through the crossover at 8:30

[@midlandcompound]

Great stuff! Love that part of Canada. Thank you.

[@46fd04]

I've always wandered how the Rail Link personnel know whether or not a CPR train is approaching nearby when they manually close the CPR line.

[@fmnut]

The CP line had fixed approach signals in both directions. They told the CP engineer to approach the Clayburn diamond prepared to stop. That way they didn't have to worry about the SBC dropping the signal in their face. Once CP saw the semaphore at clear and the diamond unoccupied, they could proceed at track speed. I'm not sure if there were any track circuits to give the SBC a warning of approaching CP trains, but I don't think so.

[@46fd04]

@@fmnut Great explanation. Thank you.

[@gnrrailroad1531]

Is the southern railway ex CN trackage? Thanks awesome video!

[@fmnut]

No, former BC Hydro, originally an electrified interurban railway.

[@gnrrailroad1531]

@@fmnut Thanks I missed that part.

[@oldpete3153]

Great stuff...👍

[@robertfencl4401]

Give a hoot (and a toot) for a bonafide caboose!

[@BADBIKERBENNY]

Back when we still had those "imperial" power line insulators.

[@svenwillumsen6691]

Beautyfull and charming

[@ZombieSlayer-dj3wb]

Flimed around late 80s early 90s

[@fmnut]

0:00 to 02:15 1991. Balance of video is 1997.

[@devonevans]

great vid thanks for posting

[@ShawnyNorburn]

I miss the red white and blue paint scheme

[@carmium]

I miss the the old yellow-with-red-arrow scheme of BC Hydro and, before that, BC Electric. Used to have electric locos and interurbans running that line, though that was before my time.

[@KTrainz]

this is awesome

[@johncoombs9718]

Only video of the 383 I’ve seen

[@will9605]

Interlocking signals gone in 2019.

[@ShawnyNorburn]

Ive seen A6, A3, A 5 and A 2. Cabooses

[@johncoombs9718]

A2 and A6 are in hunnington yard used daily asides from Saturday A3 is in new west and used Monday to Friday and the A5 is in wellcox

[@Maine_Railfan]

nice!

[@markcinque3683]

uh,huh,trains rule,uh,huh,☺