Historic Steam Train Arriving in White Rock ~ Royal Hudson ~

[steamjunkie]

I chased frisco 1522 for both of her last two runs in Sept 02. They had a diesel along,mostly to meet the electrical needs of the passenger cars she was pulling and of course as backup in case something happened. At least they had the common sense to put the diesel in the rear. That way it was there but did not get in the way of video and still pics.

[steamjunkie]

I love steam and have travel thousands of miles to chase,id a diesel is a part of it,wont make the trip,just takes away from what it should be

[micahthatrocks]

did they put a sd-40 w/ a royal steam locomotive?

[trainmasterfm2]

its not a SD40 its a SD9M

back up power

[EdmDude]

Well, NOW I know what a Diesel Pusher is :)

[Westbound70]

The diesels were along for the ride, the Royal Hudson did all the work for the whole trip.

[cochranexyz]

When did railroads add the diesels to runs like this? Kind of takes away from the majesty of steam, but it serves as a backup locomotion....

[sedtr]

diesel pusher booooooooooooooooooo

[S2Sturges]

Missed out on that...lived in the Rock for many years and watched it turn in to the dump it's become now, in the 80's it was far cooler to be from there before the beach and foreshore got steralised by council, and then kicked everyone off the nude beach down West beach.

Left and now make my home on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Real beaches, real surf and it's warm.....

[sprichbeeke]

Glad for you!

[ethicomm]

White Rock indeed was way cooler in the 1980's, it had a quiet seaside feel. Now WR city council has opened the doors to developers and will say yes to anything and basically established residents can go to hell. Mayor Judy Forster has turned WR into the laughing stock of BC communities in part due to her obsession with beautification. Other councillors aren't much better. Simple cafes like McLeans gave way to trendy expensive eateries that appeal to uppity snobs!

[S2Sturges]

thanks for replying, as I may have mentioned, I haven't actually lived in WR since around 2003, and as you say, it is pretty disappointing.Then again, being surrounded by the fastest growing city in Canada (Surrey) hasn't done the place any favours. Having that bit of a ocean view has resulted in 3 and 4 level houses that obliterate the views (my house was a victim)and the masses of cruisers, sport utilities and very loud Harleys, pretty much destroyed any quaintness that managed to survive.

[MNMDML2]

when i went down there, it was packed with people

[484684984]

the whole "some parts are more historic than others" thing isn't exactly true, the rocky mountaineer coaches in the train are former Canadian National Super-Continental coaches built in the mid 1950's. the Super-Continental was Canadian Nationals last passenger train before VIA took over in 1978.

[sprichbeeke]

Your comment just proves my point, 484684984!

[yee7121]

Been to White Rock(near Vancouver, isn't it?) years ago. Oh, I like steam train so much. Once I was on steam train in Oz. About 7 years ago, they had it every weekend from Melbourne to other town by Great Ocean Road. Thanks 4 posting, good job!

[sprichbeeke]

Glad you liked it :-)

[thejamlover]

not bad ,bit small though

[michyodog]

oh ... i was there.. hahah i didnt notice it was a historical thing.. sweet

[sprichbeeke]

Small world :-)

[XxXkevinXXXX]

i love living in white rock such a nice city

[sprichbeeke]

Me too!

[Mattaeae]

Beautiful Canadian loco, why are those rotten diesels casuing her trouble?

[sprichbeeke]

It was planned that the train would turn around just accross he border(~2km away fom this spot)...but then tha US authoreties withdrew permission ...since there was not place to turn..the Diesel had to assist...

Anywa..still was a sweet day.

Thanks for visiting!

[Mattaeae]

GRRR, eval diesels. They know how to ruin a good video!

[romapsychic]

beautiful video! a beautiful place to live! so nice!

happy birthday white rock!

[sprichbeeke]

You are right! Thanks

[SkipW]

And a Happy 50th to White Rock!

[concretedrive]

Fantastic steam Beeke, looks like a real nice spot White Rock, enjoy your summer months ahead. C.D.

[samster13]

That was a nice bit of re-kindled history! Happy birthday White Rock!

[curt344]

50 years, that's such a cool milestone to help celebrate. What is it about watching a steam train pass by that is so relaxing? I do, I feel very relaxed right now.

Thank you for that.

:-)

[enzosecondo]

Ciao Beeke! Goditi il sole ed il dolce gelato! Your train he look-a like-e a biiiig Vespa wit lotsa wheels, no?

[sprichbeeke]

Si...come una bellissima , grande Vespa!

[DamiansChannel]

I grew up in a town called Tecoma here in Aus. In the next town over, Belgrave, they had a Steam Train called Puffing Billy that used to run every weekend. I think it still runs today. Thanks for posting this video. Brings back good memories..

[dreambuilders48808]

I live in MIchigan and I have heard of "Puffing Billy".

[aries77pm]

I really enjoyed this, especially since I've never seen an old train in motion personally. Your city looks lovely!

I also just had my first ice cream of the season today :)

[sprichbeeke]

Thanks Blinki...heck we are both older than that...well the town is about 40 years older than that...but 50 years ago gained its status as independent CITY...Ha Ha :-)

[brianrangeley]

That was fun. I used to love steam trains as a kid as we lived near a railway line

[sprichbeeke]

Hi Brian...glad you had fun...and it brought back childhood memories. Thanks for "visiting"!