A long Canadian National freight train crosses the steel trestle bridge over the Peace River. The five locomotives on the head end throttle up as they round the curve and make a run at the long 2.2% grade up to Taylor. The train is a northbound freight which runs from Chetwynd to Fort St. John 3 to 4 times per week. This line is the former British Columbia Railway Fort St. John Subdivision which is now operated by CN.
Filmed Sept 10th, 2009
It surprises me that they only operate 4 trains per week up there. I would have imagined more like 4 per DAY, haha. Well, I guess that's better than nothing. Anyway, how many trains does Dawson Creek typically see in a week (or in a day, if they operate daily)?
JimboRailfan 1 year ago
B39's! Love the sound!
imprezzed42296 2 years ago
I agree about the grade down, I got to spend a few days hauling the spilled lumber from that curve back up the switchback goat trail of a road back to the mill following one of the many derailments there.
CanuckerTrucker 2 years ago
the grade down to that bridge is wild!
milepost312 2 years ago