BC Rail Lillooet Sub - The Winter Chase Is On!

Here's something for those people waiting for the winter months: A trio of BC Rail B39-8E's rock the peaceful snowy town of Lillooet and take on the challenging, icy grade towards Kelly Lake. This was filmed in the winter of 2004 while CN was experimenting with these 4-axle GE units. Before the sale to CN, BCR kept these units for operations north of Prince George, BC. Double Ditch Light Productions.

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[thomasberger007]

You have many good reasons to be proud, BC is amazing piece of world.

[ATributeToBCRail]

Thanks, you're always welcome to come visit BC when you get a chance

[21hills]

I got a nooby question. Does freezing rain on the tracks  pose as big a problem for trains as it does for cars on the road? or does the train just crush it against the rail and the heat from the wheels get rid of it?

[ATributeToBCRail]

I wouldn't call that a nooby question.. I imagine it probably does. Locomotives have sanders, tubes that dispense sand on to the rails in front of the drive wheels. Locomotive engineers can put sand on the rails whenever there's an issue with traction, although I don't know how well it works against freezing rain?? Anyone else have any ideas?

[Nathanrailfan]

That scheme that you like came from the Social Credit Party of the 1930's. The reason for the phantom blue was because the railway didn't have enough money to paint any other different schemes. What made me the maddest is that the movie "Atomic Train" because it set a bad example for BC Rail or Pacific Great Eastern.

[Railfan952]

i believe four of these units are in the dead line at CN's Homewood Illinois yard

[ChuckieInMT]

Time to call Missoula -n- get Rich Keller on the scene, huh? Ha! Ha!

[Ypipable]

You've captured the sound so well.

[manhar457railway]

bc rail has some of the most steepest grades in north america nice video but you cut of the railbuses TU-108 and TU-109

[xplaur]

Well, yes, sometimes, trains get stuck on the rails, frozen, but it can easily go on, using sanders, power and engineer's high skills (I know it because I am Locomotive Engineer, not yet in BC, but i hope...pretty soon...). All the best!

[Pwner4Mario]

do you like trains? :) cuz i love trains!!! i love going and sitting on the tracks till one comes, and they blow their horn at you, and you get an adrediline rush. theres nothing like the feeling of getting honked at by a train and sitting on the train tracks :)

[CoupeGrace]

They're are some nice trains, wish he had more like that in Nova Scotia

[Subaruguy8508]

Freezing rain does not cause a problem for a train as it does for a car on the roadway. The train will simply crush the ice off of the track as it passes over it. However, if the train is heavy enough and the grade is steep enough the train could begin to have traction issues as which point sand would be sprayed under the wheels automatically to correct the traction problem. In case your wondering how I know....I work for the RR.

[mygaboo]

I recently drove the area. It's astounding. I appreciate the skill it takes to navigate that much iron through that terrain. Great vid.