RailAmerica's last run out of Victoria BC

[fubar250]

I can remember when this would come down on Thursdays in Esquimalt, biggest consist was 5 boxcars and 5 hoppers, around 2000.

[TRAINMANCW]

fantastic video sweet

[CPRJAMES101]

good! and stay out!

Here is my take on RailAmerica :(

good vid anyway :)

[Nathanrailfan]

@CPRJAMES101

The only colors I like in Red White and Blue is BC RAIL. RailAmerica is based out of Florida.

[CPRJAMES101]

@Nathanrailfan Yes I agree! no one cares about RailAmerica cuz of the way they treated or E&N

[zozey1231]

What kind of horn is that again? Leslie something-or-other...

[mafarnz]

Leslie RS3L

[ethicomm]

Last runs are so sad. A friend of mine lived on a property in Slocan that bordered on a rail line and he told me about watching railroad employees removing the line. Seeing the final cars disappear in the distance he said was not a happy day.

[enr3870]

It's not quite the sad situation as CP's last run on the Slocan sub. The railroad is still running as the Southern Railway of Vancouver Island.

[trainguy91]

I seen the trackage in Salmo get stripped up and i was depressed :(

[canadianfreerider]

Did the hoppers come from top shelf or did they come from a customer around victoria that RA did a good job of pissing off and isnt taking cars any longer?

[emilydm78]

The hoppers were from Top Shelf in Duncan, yes. RA used to haul them over the Malahat and back for whatever reason when they brought anything down to Victoria. SRY-VI now leaves them in Duncan and only brings what's needed.