very very RARE!! BC rail tumbler ridge branchline cab ride in a emd gf6c locomotive.part 1

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Күн бұрын

very ,very ,rare video footage of bc rail/cn joint venture to export cal from northern BC canada this low emmisions coal was shipped to japan ,to get the coal to prince rupert tunnels were blasted through the mouintains -special electric locomotives were designd by EMD london ontario 7 in total were built -gf6c -enjoy this very remote part of British Columbia Canada -the video was shot by Iron horse Video prodcutions -prince george BC

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@GaryCameron780 3 жыл бұрын

This WAS Canada's only full size electric railroad. Thank you for sharing this.

@thundersonic342 3 жыл бұрын

This was also Canada’s only electrified freight railway

@Greatdome99 8 ай бұрын

CN's Montreal commuter line was electric.

@pieroluciano3272 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video! I wished BC kept these electric locomotives running and expanded their use throughout the province! It would be nice to have a 'European' style train system here! 😁👍

@VanIsleNuckFan 3 жыл бұрын

Lack of foresight is synonymous with BC’s government. See for instance the ripped up arbutus line, now imagine commuter rail to UBC…exactly

@pieroluciano3272 3 жыл бұрын

@@VanIsleNuckFan Very true and let us not forget the stupidity of the federal gov with the Avro Arrow project 🤦‍♂️

@vdubdork67 10 жыл бұрын

Wow- what awesome footage and thanks for sharing! My cousin got to wire up these juicers during his tenure at GMD in the early '80s and was his favorite loco outright. Always wanted to make the trek up there to do some railfanning but always thought they'd be around forever. . . . So sad when the wires came down and the units later "deconstructed",save for 6001. My cousin even remarked that they weren't even broken in when they were scrapped and were meant to last 40+ years before a thorough shopping. It's sad either way. It's too bad the units could've found a second life with the GE's over at Black Mesa & Lake Powell since they run 50kV overhead. Kinda wondered about that. . . .

@545GTR 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for these videos, my absolute favorite locomotives and stretch of Canadian railroad by far. I was alive when these were operating still, what id give to have this experience. I used to imagine the wildlife these engineers probably saw every day they went to work, so that brief clip of the bear + cubs was perfect. Also, who else noticed the caboose with insulators & pantograph on that work train? Monitoring line voltage? Beyond cool. Still waiting for the day I can get 3 or 4 of these in HO scale. Maybe one day...

@anb7408 Жыл бұрын

Nice video of a system that only lasted 17 years, and gave BCRail a massive debt they could never overcome. I looked at this as Canada’s Milwaukee Road version of the “Great Mistake.” Still fun to watch though!

@hdtraincam 12 күн бұрын

good comparison

@JuiceJackNut 12 жыл бұрын

Electric from coast to coast! Alas, we first need to expand beyond the Northeast Corridor before oil goes back through the roof.

@davidbrown4823 21 күн бұрын

Incredible.

@normansilver905 2 жыл бұрын

The Tumbler Ridge rail operation was all first class components. Do to politics it finally was stopped. Economics did enter into the picture. There is still a treasure trove of coal at that site. It has now started up again using conventional diesel locomotives on that stretch of rail.

@Greatdome99 8 ай бұрын

Due to politics the entire operation was created. The BC Govt funded the entire RR branch and town of Tumbler Ridge. It was world economics that curtailed operations here, not politics.

@VisionsOfOdin 2 жыл бұрын

Bring back the legendary railroad known as BC Rail

@TasteOfIrony 13 жыл бұрын

Awesome footage, thanks for posting

@Slipperyisimproving Жыл бұрын

RIP the electric BC Rail line

@Slipperyisimproving Жыл бұрын

There's one GMD GF6C that hasn't been scrapped. It's 6001. It's around at the railway and forestry museum in Prince George British Columbia

@Greatdome99 8 ай бұрын

They were all in Tacoma WA for a time awaiting the scrappers torch. Thankfully one got saved.

@pooled100 12 жыл бұрын

GFC6s are probably my favorite locomotive i wish is could have seen them run :(

@darylhannon4723 2 ай бұрын

I ran them lots they were junk.

@ontheedge33371 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing 🔥🔥🔥great trains and video 👍🏼

@pennsyr1 13 жыл бұрын

There were actually 7 GF6C units built, not 6. The 6-count is a strangely prevalent bit of misinformation on the history of these locos, which I've seen perpetuated in more than a few places.