Skeena Pacific #2041 CPKC Coal Empty East, Cambie, BC 11:40hrs 2024-01-24
For an empty coal train, this is a little different. I heard the trackside scanner at Mile 43.4 report 632 axles and so was fairly sure a coal train would show up next. It did, but with only CP8710 leading. The surprise was mid-train where CP9714 and CP9740 were running together, followed by CP8818 on the rear. Coal trains usually operate in 2+1+1 configuration. That is 2 locomotives up front, one in mid-train and one on the rear. With the departure of the crew-car, without any crew change, I had moved my location to the south side of the tracks. The action is caught from the south side of the Cambie Solqua Road grade crossing of the CPKC Shuswap Subdivision at Mile 37.2, 8 miles east of Sicamous, BC. If you go to Google, select Maps and paste in 50°53'30.2"N 118°52'07.2"W you'll see the location of the camera for this video. Technical: Recorded with a Canon XA55 4KHD Pro video camera at 1920x1080 resolution equipped with an Azden SMX-10 Stereo Microphone mounted inside a Rode Blimp Windshield. A Neewer NW74K 7-Inch Field Monitor is also used . Video is edited, produced and rendered using Cyberlink PowerDirector 2024 Ultimate. Credits: Where provided, information regarding locomotive types, build and other data are from the '2023 Canadian Trackside Guide' published by (and available from) the Bytown Railway Society Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Some information is also obtained from https://rac.jmaponline.net/canadianrailatlas/ Safety Notice: N.B.The photographer and cameras did not encroach on the railway right-of-way in taking this video. It is dangerous, foolhardy (and illegal) to enter on railway rights-of-way. Just sayin' ... "You don't stand on a runway to watch airplanes." Public Service Announcement: Skeena Pacific is a supporter of the Operation Lifesaver Canada. Operation Lifesaver (OL) is dedicated to preventing collisions at railway crossings and railway trespassing incidents in Canada. They believe the key to achieving this goal is public education. Operation Lifesaver in Canada is funded by the Railway Association of Canada and Transport Canada, working with the rail industry, governments, law enforcement, labour groups, the media, and other organizations and communities from coast to coast to increase awareness about rail safety—because rail safety is a shared responsibility. https://www.operationlifesaver.ca/ Note: any music in this video (except as attributed) is being performed publicly and is unavoidably incidental to the video. Such public performance is the responsibility of the group or organisation making the presentation and they should be contacted with reference to copyright. Warning: This video and audio material may not be reproduced in any form (except as an embedded video on any other website), without written permission.
For an empty coal train, this is a little different. I heard the trackside scanner at Mile 43.4 report 632 axles and so was fairly sure a coal train would show up next. It did, but with only CP8710 leading. The surprise was mid-train where CP9714 and CP9740 were running together, followed by CP8818 on the rear. Coal trains usually operate in 2+1+1 configuration. That is 2 locomotives up front, one in mid-train and one on the rear. With the departure of the crew-car, without any crew change, I had moved my location to the south side of the tracks. The action is caught from the south side of the Cambie Solqua Road grade crossing of the CPKC Shuswap Subdivision at Mile 37.2, 8 miles east of Sicamous, BC. If you go to Google, select Maps and paste in 50°53'30.2"N 118°52'07.2"W you'll see the location of the camera for this video. Technical: Recorded with a Canon XA55 4KHD Pro video camera at 1920x1080 resolution equipped with an Azden SMX-10 Stereo Microphone mounted inside a Rode Blimp Windshield. A Neewer NW74K 7-Inch Field Monitor is also used . Video is edited, produced and rendered using Cyberlink PowerDirector 2024 Ultimate. Credits: Where provided, information regarding locomotive types, build and other data are from the '2023 Canadian Trackside Guide' published by (and available from) the Bytown Railway Society Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Some information is also obtained from https://rac.jmaponline.net/canadianrailatlas/ Safety Notice: N.B.The photographer and cameras did not encroach on the railway right-of-way in taking this video. It is dangerous, foolhardy (and illegal) to enter on railway rights-of-way. Just sayin' ... "You don't stand on a runway to watch airplanes." Public Service Announcement: Skeena Pacific is a supporter of the Operation Lifesaver Canada. Operation Lifesaver (OL) is dedicated to preventing collisions at railway crossings and railway trespassing incidents in Canada. They believe the key to achieving this goal is public education. Operation Lifesaver in Canada is funded by the Railway Association of Canada and Transport Canada, working with the rail industry, governments, law enforcement, labour groups, the media, and other organizations and communities from coast to coast to increase awareness about rail safety—because rail safety is a shared responsibility. https://www.operationlifesaver.ca/ Note: any music in this video (except as attributed) is being performed publicly and is unavoidably incidental to the video. Such public performance is the responsibility of the group or organisation making the presentation and they should be contacted with reference to copyright. Warning: This video and audio material may not be reproduced in any form (except as an embedded video on any other website), without written permission.