Locomotive No.3512: The Sunken Train 1000 Feet Below A Canadian Lake

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29 күн бұрын

In 1947, a dangerous shipping incident saw an entire train assembly sink to the depths of Slocan Lake. 75 years later, a diver and his team set out to locate and extract this historic steam locomotive, aided by one of the wreck’s living survivors, a 99-year-old brakeman who was on the train that fateful day. Battling the elements in one of Canada’s deepest lakes, with depths of up to 1000 ft, the grueling expedition tests even the hardiest members of the team. But as the search goes on, the team stumbles upon a more intimate discovery surrounding the townsfolk who call these remote mountains in British Columbia home.
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@SilentKnight43 23 күн бұрын

The ending with Bill flying again at 99 for his birthday was the payday of a most excellent documentary. Nice work to all involved.

@cdlocalz7542 23 күн бұрын

so happy you took him flying. someone is cutting onions in here i think

@FreddiePittner 22 күн бұрын

Take me I love flying

@jamespolnick 21 күн бұрын

Raises hand. Someone cut onions.

@darrelld.paveyjr.1477 17 күн бұрын

Hey if you have not heard...The New Phrase Is "I am not crying you are!" Your "Onions" made me laugh & cry!!

@Prone2Thrill 27 күн бұрын

I came here for some cool sunken train footage and left loving Bill and the whole town of Slocan! R.I.P. Bill

@NAC_Exec 20 күн бұрын

He's not dead, just old.

@christofferF3 15 күн бұрын

@@NAC_Exec look at 1:28:59 it says "in loving memory of Bill (William) hicks sr."

@SF80CAMARO 15 күн бұрын

Bill Chapman still alive?

@Visiopod 13 күн бұрын

@@christofferF3 There are two Bills in this documentary. Bill Hicks who passed away in 2023 as mentioned in the end and then Bill Chapman who is the last surviving member of the historic train crew of Locomotive 3512

@Forgotten-Era 12 күн бұрын

he probably has passed away... my dog is the same way. she's still alive, but I dread the day when she gets put down or kicks the bucket herself. not every one lives to be a hundred. notice Bills muscle control complications.

@jasondrinovsky7962 26 күн бұрын

Very cool. I really hope the sunken items can be recovered and atleast displayed in a museum, if that's even possible. There's a lot of weight, a lot of steel, and not to mention it's settled in the lake bed. Be pretty expensive, but would be epic to see it surface once again. But to see this 99 year old man experience these things before he passed is priceless. RIP Bill.

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

unfortunately- there aren't many museums with that kind of money to spend on something that can only be displayed.

@joek511 22 күн бұрын

99, wow. I was thinking 85, maybe. Thanks guys you made his day. May God bless you and Bill for his service. From one Vet to another. 99 and hands on a yoke wow

@manderssteve 25 күн бұрын

This made me laugh. A 152 year old steam locomotive was just recovered from the bottom of a lake north of Kingston Ontario this spring. It was build by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Pittsburgh PA in 1872, it rolled off the tracks in 1914, and was just recovered after 110 years. The iron did not rust, bolts still turned, the wood on it was not rotten, and there was still oil in the oil pots. To see it, go on line and look up Locomotive, Marlbank, Scott Trudeau. This has to be one of the oldest locomotives in the whole world.

@MW-nOttawa 24 күн бұрын

Cool- only problem is you basically have to keep it submerged or it will oxidize and rust/fall apart very quickly. Like surprisingly quick. Come back in a month and it's basically as old looking as though it's been in the forest for 100 years.

@regal105 24 күн бұрын

@@MW-nOttawasalt water yes not sure about fresh a few hundred litres of wd 40 might be the key haha

@LittleRedToyota 24 күн бұрын

In Norway we have an even older locomotive... Her name is Caroline and she is 163 years old (built in 1861). She is still running to this day: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oqeKhLB539nPmKM.html

@bobcohoon9615 24 күн бұрын

@@LittleRedToyota There is a locomotive in Vancouver ,in "Gastown" ,# 374, which was built in Montreal in about 1886, I think .It was the first engine to reach Vancouver after the Trans Canada railway was finished . These engines are rare

@Mike.The.Jeweler 23 күн бұрын

@@bobcohoon9615us still has a locomotive from 1831 in the Smithsonian, ran it under its own steam in the 80s, and it's kept in display condition to this day. Just a few steps from operable.

@Ellie-wl3rw 27 күн бұрын

What an brilliant documentary! And Bill - up in the air flying a plane at the age of 99! Watching the smiles and wonder as people in the club watched the video footage of a train lying at the bottom of the lake is what history is all about: remembering those who lived through it.

@mackpines 27 күн бұрын

Wow! What an awesome documentary! I’m a huge train enthusiast but, never heard of this before. Fascinating. Reminds me of the locomotive that’s in the bottom of the Wynoochee River in Washington. It was used in the 1960 film “Ring of Fire” The final scene is the burning wooden trestle collapsing with the engine on it. Its remains are still there today.

@adriantowe278 27 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing cool story

@EricDKaufman 25 күн бұрын

LOL You could never get away with leaving something there like that today. The trains from The Fugitive remained in Bryson City, NC for years though as they were so damaged it took a lot of planning and repairs to haul them out on the rails.

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

if it had happened in california- they would have been busted for polluting the water.....

@williamscheuerman1867 14 күн бұрын

Love "Ring of Fire", especially since they blew up our Saw mill for the final explosion here in Vernonia Oregon

@kevinhurley6919 25 күн бұрын

I cant wait to see the documentary of floating this train and then to see the one that gets her rolling again! Amazing!!

@jeffjiegao 24 күн бұрын

The steam engine at the beginning of the video is CP 3716 which is currently running at Kettle Valley Steam Railway in Summerland, BC.

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

what tipped you off- the number board that read '3716'??

@jeffjiegao 17 күн бұрын

@@tommurphy4307 Yes, but at the same time I knew about CP 3716 and its sister sitting at the bottom of the lake from online articles. I did that search after I rode the CP 3716 train a few years ago.

@stefan_5.7 12 күн бұрын

I rode on that train a few years back, pretty fun experience

@robertiddon9270 26 күн бұрын

Cool bit of history, thanks to everyone who made it possible. R.I.P. Bill

@penntano 27 күн бұрын

Have driven through this area on work trips several times and never knew the history that lay in these waters. This was great, thanks.

@That_AMC_Guy 26 күн бұрын

So much lost over the edge during the 50+ years of Barge Service on Slocan Lake. Trucks, Tractors, Mining equipment and yes, complete trains. Funny thing is.... I was under the impression they knew exactly where this was. They used to have diving expeditions down to it if you were brave and rich enough to do such things.

@chevrolet402 22 күн бұрын

Amazing video. Also Amazing Bill has lived 99 yrs and got to see the train being found again and get back into a plane for his birthday. Hopefully the train will be recovered and we will get to see more of this happening.

@deborahderush8239 6 күн бұрын

Really unbelievable and interesting. It's a great discovery. Blessings to you all always. Rip Bill.

@wirehead1000 21 күн бұрын

The search area is the stormiest location on Slocan Lake, Cape Horn Narrows. It takes about 10 minutes to go from glass calm to metre-plus wave fronts and water spouts from the geology, a sudden narrows that reflects and amplifies the wave fronts. This area has sunk more small boats than the rest of the lake. Really great documentary, with a great drama, characters, historical context and local outreach.

@MELANIE2571 23 күн бұрын

This was such a heartening film. I can't believe I cried when they found the wreck. Seeing Bill take to the skies again had me.sobbing. Wonderful

@johnanon6938 23 күн бұрын

Extremly cool, especially Bill Chapman flying. Just ignore the couple of minutes that David jones talks at the start of video and the rest of this documentary is pure gold.

@brightphoebus 24 күн бұрын

This is like watching local tv! But better! I really like seeing a doc about my own region. : D

@erictaylor5462 26 күн бұрын

Imagine telling Bill on that night, "Relax man, you'll still be alive in the year 2020."

@kevinhurley6919 25 күн бұрын

@@erictaylor5462 "and even then, you'll have 3 more years"

@Dreamworld986 22 күн бұрын

Excellent documentary and seeing Bill get to fly once again was heartwarming. Also really like the way the credits were done at the end.

@t16205 20 күн бұрын

He was having a great time holding the sticks! So heartwarming

@chrisloomis1489 2 күн бұрын

Now this is CANADA .... Great giving back to the SLOCAN residents , and their shared history ..... wonderful tale.

@4Score747 22 күн бұрын

What a great documentary! I wish my Dad was still alive to have watched this, and my Grandpa. They were both train employees for 40 plus years each. Made me think of Dad. He hired out with S.P. the year that 3512 sank. Just 3 years younger than Bill. He told me they used to have a flask in their boot once in a while 😉 can you imagine that Scotch down there? 😂

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 27 күн бұрын

Super wonderful historical coverage documentary about a traphic accident in Canada 🇨🇦.....thanks for sharing

@GranbyValleyClear 21 күн бұрын

Beauty documentary! Great work to all involved. Good luck in your efforts to raise this great Canadian piece of history.

@Sugarmountaincondo 24 күн бұрын

A great video and a lofty goal to recover the train in 4 sections (Loco, Tender, Snowplow & Caboose) which would entail saturation diving teams, diving platforms, a lot of support vessels and team members, good weather conditions and huge deep pockets. I think it would be cheaper to build an entirely new replica of the locomotive and the caboose. Probably the easiest thing to do would be to use an ROV to recover the steam locomotives brass bell and brass number plate and the colored marker lights from the caboose to be put on display. There are 3 other surviving examples of this CP Class N-2 2-8-0 Locomotives, #3522 & #3651 on static display and #3716 operating on excursion trains.

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

build plates would have more historical interest than number plates

@jenhoover2491 21 күн бұрын

My son loves trains now I got to show him this.

@Spitfiresammons 27 күн бұрын

The recovering salvage of locomotive 3512 the plow and the caboose must be the biggest challenge in Canadian railroad history.

@Heliwrenchin 26 күн бұрын

Also a few railcars full of silver ore in that lake… this area is steeped in history and lost mines.

@rwjenkins 26 күн бұрын

I can’t honestly see it happening. The locomotive is completely destroyed, the tender is pretty useless without it, and CP wood cabooses are a Bluenose dime a dozen out there. The snowplow might be an interesting piece to bring up but even that is hardly unique.

@thebrantfordrailfan 26 күн бұрын

I don't understand how the locomotive was destroyed that badly. It fell 700 feet through water and onto silt. The speed it was traveling at would've be no worse than speeds that other engines traveled at during collisions (metal on metal, no less!) in the steam era, and were still rebuilt afterwards. I wonder if the destruction has to do with the angle it hit at, rather than the speed or the material it fell onto

@AdmRose 25 күн бұрын

@@thebrantfordrailfanI think the boiler blew. Even though there wasn’t a fire on that steam boiler would have been extremely hot for hours. Once it hit that cold water - boom.

@crowdedcar 23 күн бұрын

@@AdmRose Yeah, Bill said the same at the end. Considering the huge crater and debris field, it probably blew as it reached the bottom. Absolutely wild to think about.

@rickarmstrong4704 26 күн бұрын

This was/is Quite a story Gentelmen! Enjoyed it Much and a Canadian one also ! Looked quite chilly out on the Water there it did I would call that Very Much quite like Work : ) Happy Bill was still on the green side for this Adventure Replay and Your timming around His time on Earth! Cheers!!! Rick from Ontario!

@HarrisonHUMAN 26 күн бұрын

Hey Rick, try not to give money to timeline. This isn’t their film and your donation doesn’t support the filmmakers involved

@christianward-nisbet8833 26 күн бұрын

I just want to hug that man who’s wife thought he was gone,

@trafalgarnolan 13 күн бұрын

What a documentary. Growing up on the Kootenay lake, I've been naturally fascinated by the mining, railroading, and paddle-wheeling history on our lake and the surrounding ones. Only a few legends backed by truths half forgotten such as this one... so cool to see such an awesome train found again. Also great to see the clips of the Nelson trolley and train yard and of course the kettle valley's mighty restored 3716. Looking forward to hearing if anything is recovered from this legend of a wreck :)

@rwest1818 27 күн бұрын

I really hope they can recover it, I for one would love to see that video, its real shame that Bill would not be around to see it

@1D991 26 күн бұрын

I live not far from Slocan (used to date a girl from there back in the day so would visit that lale fairly often) and had somehow never hears of this, so now I'm definitely going to dig deeper and find out what happens with it 😂

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

did the lady ever find out about the girl??

@katherinekinnaird4408 23 күн бұрын

Thank you for giving Bill his wings one more time. From Bakersfield California USA

@HweolRidda 23 күн бұрын

The stuff in the lake is probably well perserved by a lack of oxygen, not the cold as the video said. I don't know this particular lake, but ones like it typically are so stratified that oxygen does not mix to the bottom.

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

the temperature can limit the types of organisms that thrive there and that, in turn, can affect how the metal ages. also, the ambient water pressure has a profound effect on how much oxygen is present at that depth.

@miapdx503 21 күн бұрын

In my 60s, I've become fascinated with maritime history. The Great Lakes has a history that is amazing, and unlike other waters become they're so unique. Huge inland fresh water oceans really, and bordering two countries, these waters have been essential to the industries of these countries. As technology grew, the transportation of goods and people grew...and it's failures and mistakes litter the floors of these bodies of water. They should be protected, they provide so much...thank you for covering this awesome piece of history brought to us by technology. This was truly fascinating. 🌹⚓

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

many cities also drew water from the lakes for their municipal water supplies, but technology and the resulting pollution from it took care of that.

@Luubelaar 7 күн бұрын

I looked it up, and Bill Chapman has since turned 100. Congratulations. RIP Bill Hicks.

@LethargicSquirrel 5 күн бұрын

"On that day, Bill turned 99 years old." "In loving memory... 1933-2023" I'm assuming you meant 1923? That's the only way the timeline of events would make sense. In any case, this was an excellent watch! Covered land, air, and sea all in one. I can't imagine what the passage of time looked like for him, from 1947 to 2023. All the changes he witnessed, that insane progression of technology and human capability, from thinking "There's no way I'll ever see that train again, she's lost to time" all the way to "You sent a video camera over 700ft under the water and found that thing? And you're going to RETRIEVE it?". Rest in peace, Bill. You lived a helluva life, sir.

@starlordpro2077 16 күн бұрын

i love the thought of something that old and forgotten being found and retrieved and maybe even repaired to working order again...

@alannachristie6495 26 күн бұрын

Extremely interesting and well put together! Really enjoyed the whole documentary! Thank you! RIP Cougar Bill you seemed a delightful character!

@rustys9190 26 күн бұрын

I hope they make another video of the train when it is fully restored an running again ! I would love to see the finished results !

@DoubleMonoLR 24 күн бұрын

It's still at the bottom of the lake.

@eriksimca9409 23 күн бұрын

will hardly happen, its 700 feet below and its structual strenght is compromized

@thebrantfordrailfan 22 күн бұрын

What evidence to you have to suggest the the strength is compromised? There's still intact paint on it. It's as structurally solid as the day it went in

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

not gonna take place- it would require nearly as much machine work as building another one.

@senamy424 21 күн бұрын

Searching , and finding , something more valuable than gold . Priceless to watch .

@renkolby8786 26 күн бұрын

Would be great to recover the caboose as well! This good documentary gives us an insight into a Canadian tight-knit community and its history. Intriguing for Europeans like me who never set foot in Canada😆Like the brakeman, a great uncle of mine was part of a Lancaster crew once.

@Pontiacse93 25 күн бұрын

I hope they bring up the plow, train and caboose and put it in town for everyone to see

@archerynut 19 сағат бұрын

I grew up spending summers in Rosebery just around the corner from where they used to load the cars on the barges. One of those barges is still there just offshore in about 15 feet of water. My uncle had told me this story years ago so its really amazing too see this story fully fleshed out! Amazing documentary about a place that's very special to me.

@siraff4461 23 күн бұрын

Incompetence like this deserves a special round of applause. Plan for a dive without enough time before the winter, not enough days with the dive crew, seemingly never bothered to check the weather and took until day six to work out they had been looking in the wrong place. Did these guys work for oceangate?

@ShortyLaVen 23 күн бұрын

Don't forget the part where a private company already bought the wreckage from CPR for the sum of $1 in the early 90s, and sent down an ROV in 1995 and recorded footage of the wreck. The exact location has always been known, that's how they were able to "work out" that they were in the wrong spot. I don't know if maybe these guys are working in conjunction with the original team from back in the '90s, but there are multiple posts on some of the train history forums I like to visit talking about the this wreckage and showing the footage going back almost 30 years now...

@Crystal-rk9yg 23 күн бұрын

!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

@tractorjunkco9431 23 күн бұрын

Most likely for tension in the documentary.

@lorenrasmussen338 19 күн бұрын

Maybe the original incompetence was using a leaky barge….. and not having an emergency bilge pump

@billwillson5361 25 күн бұрын

Vern! This is such a cool video. Some legends and legends to be in this video.

@AKUSUXs 21 күн бұрын

Just an awesome feel good video. I had the opportunity to help a Veteran here in the States to have a opportunity to have his last flight a few years ago. I will never forget what that felt like to be able to be a part of that experience. It is one of the best parts of being both a respiratory therapist, and a human being!

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

san diego's honor flight charity needs people like you.

@MartysWhiteSuit 9 күн бұрын

Really enjoyed watching this. It was great to see how they honoured the people who were actually there.

@jamesswapinski9190 26 күн бұрын

Reminds of the Canadian Pacific locomotive with tender and cars sunk in Lake Superior.

@sambenard2844 17 күн бұрын

One of the Best Life stories I have seen in a Long Time ! Thank you for Posting

@WhoWantsToKnow81 4 күн бұрын

The interviews, the videography - what an amazing documentary!

@annetteconant7210 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing this brilliant bit of local history!

@user-nw2kn8dk7z 4 күн бұрын

That mining bit near the middle, I wasn't expecting such a cool guy with a hook for a hand still mining today

@jgrenwod 21 күн бұрын

It never fails to amaze me. They always find what they’re looking for on the very last day. Always.

@rayshowsay1749 24 күн бұрын

Slight slip-up in authenticity with pocket-watch at ~0:38: in the West, the CPR used the 24-hour clock for operations. No effect on the video's narrative obviously. (At ~0:25, For those who might be curious, that's a 'marker lamp' that the trainman is carrying, which were required to be displayed mounted on the two rear corners of the last car of a train; by the operating rulesin the past a string of cars only operationally became A Train if it carried markers).

@fillmore1267 22 күн бұрын

Still 24hr

@Visiopod 13 күн бұрын

I am not deep enough into this particular age of history as I am in others, can you enlighten us why the pocket watch is a slight slip-up in authenticity? I live in a country with a 24 hour clock, but we have always and still use 12 hour clocks to read the time.

@rayshowsay1749 12 күн бұрын

@@Visiopod The watch shown only has numerals from 1 to 12; a CPR watch would additionally require the numerals 13 to 24 immediately inside the 12-hour ones on the watch in the video.

@royreynolds108 9 күн бұрын

The caboose still has the markers hanging on the brackets on the rear corners of the car in the water. But you are correct about carrying markers.

@roastingpeanuts 25 күн бұрын

That man down in the mine was absolutely loving it, amazing shots of him working!

@FloppyWaffle 26 күн бұрын

The best Timeline I've ever watched.

@MayhemCanuck 16 күн бұрын

This was so well done, and to take him up flying was the best ending ever.

@davemcquade2950 26 күн бұрын

Very well done. My favorite part of BC.

@gerrykeenan1888 25 күн бұрын

That was fantastic. Great for it to happen with Bill watching on. Well done everyone. Always helps to have a Scotsman on yer team an all 😉😂

@briansawdo6245 19 күн бұрын

Thats so cool that you found the train. Watching was kind of like the sensation of seeing the Titanic wreckage for the first time. There has been talk in the past of a steam train in the lake in Cedar Lake Indiana.

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

back then, they were better at building locomotives than they were at building bridges...

@JacyJORDAN-rh8rt 15 күн бұрын

O sorry, the going to town in the new rig flannel. Best part about no matter what car,truck,snowmobile, tractor yall work on. Yall keep family first, and that's really Cool

@Missmori 27 күн бұрын

what a wonder it would be to walk into the old man's house and hand him his coat.... and maybe split that bottle of scotch.

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

its gone from a 'flask' to a 'bottle'- do i hear barrel??

@BleakiBlinder 22 күн бұрын

fantastic doc! I usually watch to research my videos so it was nice to see a different kind of ghost from the past 🤣

@doge_sevens 20 күн бұрын

this is a great documentary, it was so wholesome to see bill fly again and to see his reaction to the wreck. when i seen they were going to try to raise the whole train i started loosing my mind, i cant wait to see how that goes hoenstly.

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

when 'push' comes to 'shove' and stuff needs to be paid for- it will all turn out to be a pipe dream.

@alleyoop1234 23 күн бұрын

1,000ft above where they were searching, it is called the Slocan/Cape Horn Bluffs. 40 years ago it was one of THE most dreaded sections of road to drive here in BC!

@CultgentlemanJack Күн бұрын

So cool I loved this I really hope you guys make a video of the recovery and document the restoration really looking forward to watching the next stage in the recovery and restoration of 3512. Thank you so much really enjoyed watching..and loved seeing bill spread his wings again👍

@sdasdasd-zo2tt 21 күн бұрын

Let’s all give a thumbs up if we think this video deserves more views!

@bobgarbett3229 24 күн бұрын

What a wonderful documentary! What a great story! With a very happy ending!! Thank you!!

@mellissadalby1402 24 күн бұрын

That's almost like trying to find the Loch Ness monster. One difference is that Engine 3512 will show up on a magnetometer. You guys definitely had brass balls to keep up the search in that COLD weather on the water.

@trainman2860 24 күн бұрын

Along the BC Rail mainline there are locomotives in both Seton and Anderson Lakes between Darcy and Lillooet.

@brentzvonarich9577 21 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for this documentary. Excellent work and I would love to see that train someday. Thank you!!

@pansyvaughan5624 22 күн бұрын

I thought you had a path where the barges crossed , you would follow that path, search the straight path, good luck , awesome video

@robertfournier7050 12 күн бұрын

Hopefully you marked this spot. This is definitely a treasure that proves Canadian Pacific rail road history in British Columbia Canada.

@Awsom47Merc 21 күн бұрын

Great Story . Well Told . Thanks Everyone ! 👊😎👍

@archstanton3379 19 күн бұрын

out off all the horridd evil going on in the world toady watching Bill fly into the heavens again was just magical,,God Bless!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@hunterchey02 2 күн бұрын

This documentary was amazing… and overall tear jerking tbh ❤️

@RoughShodRod 4 күн бұрын

Wow. Extraordinary story and what a wonderful documentary. I really enjoyed the pace and all the information.

@darlenejohnson8864 13 күн бұрын

I absolutely love trains and this story was fascinating. I am so glad they were found. Thank you all.😊

@countywaterskayaking 24 күн бұрын

Definitely cool history in the Slocan. Enjoyed watching.

@MrThewhip333 22 күн бұрын

You made a retired engineer very happy

@tracysmith3076 23 күн бұрын

This story made my heart so full. Thanks for sharing ❤

@exploringgodscountry 7 сағат бұрын

Dang what a fantastic documentary

@tommagnum2530 27 күн бұрын

I guess the Polar Express movie was a true story!

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

except for the part where tom hanks was there.

@marksmith7054 15 күн бұрын

I want to see the Video when you bring it to the surface. such a Beautiful piece of History.

@user-sh6mq3gd4o 2 күн бұрын

Pretty cool seeing this on KZfaq, I grew up in the Kootenays and went to silverton for the summer lots. I’ve been to the barge on the other side of the lake as well

@boymanitoba 26 күн бұрын

This is such a great documentary ! Fantastic story, well told part of Canada' history - well done guy and good luck with the raising efforts. I look forward to seeing more someday.

@normdyer94 21 күн бұрын

What a darling documentary!

@cattymajiv 21 күн бұрын

I'm sure that in the books in The Last Spike series by Pierre Burton he talks about an engine that sank somewhere in the swamps of NW Ontario. Some of them were, and probably still are virtually bottomless, according to Burton. I don't know exactly where Kingston is, but I'm pretty sure it's in S Ontario, so the locomotive that the OP of the comment below talks about is probably not the same one. But that would make at least 3 sunk altogether in Canada. There's an old locomotive in Assinaboine Park in Winnipeg too. It's called the Countess Of Dufferin. That two book series is a really wonderful read! They're the only 2 Pierce Burton books I've ever read, but I've always wanted to read more by him (partly because my dad knew him.) The true story of the building of the railway was epic. It was a very dramatic period of time, and the trials and tribulations were enormous! Canadian history is so vastly different than American history, and to me at least, it's so much more interesting! Of course the climate alone was SO very much more challenging, and Burton really does write astoundingly well! I'd love to read his tales of the gold rush, and of his hometown of Dawson City. I'm sure he's almost as good as Robert Service 😉 at describing characters like Big Dan MacGrew, The Girl Named Lou, and Sam MacGee. And at evoking the days and nights On The Marge Of Lac LaBarge. 🤣😂🤣 That 2 book series is sometimes called by the name of the first one, which is the National Dream. The second book is The Last Spike.

@tommurphy4307 19 күн бұрын

not only that- the beer has always been better, too.

@markclifton14 24 күн бұрын

Great documentary. I do hope they recover the locomotive and caboose. It would also be great to make a documentary about the recovery. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

@joestitz239 17 күн бұрын

So when will film be released of trains restoration and re ignition ?

@luvtruckin 20 күн бұрын

New to the channel and what a well done documentary very entertaining and Bill was amazing what timing you guys had to be able to interview him.

@thekingsilverado3266 20 күн бұрын

Is here any plans to raise this perfectly preserved history?

@marlobreding7402 23 күн бұрын

When you catch the caboose, you will be riding that Long Black Train to Eternity ❤

@artcreek7924 13 күн бұрын

Last summer I went a trip from Vancouver, back to Ottawa. During the trip, my mum and I visited the "Last Spike" monument, which celebrates the merging of east and west transportation.