BC Rail - DVD
£23.95
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Stock reference: 156.SP583
£23.95
Stock type: -
Stock reference: 156.SP583
BC's auto tag says 'beautiful British Columbia'. BC Rail, formerly the British Columbia Railway and Pacific Great Eastern, is unique amongst railroads, both large and small. Its trains are led by a fleet of GE C40-8 CMs, a model only found in Canada.
The BC Rail route runs through spectacular and varied scenery with 26,000 revenue car loads on a system that can be divided into two sections, the North Vancouver to Prince George and north of Prince George where a number of lines feed the mainline. In this programme we concentrate on the Vancouver to Prince George mainline.
The film makers travelled the 1,800 miles to North Vancouver in August 1997 to fulfil a long time personal ambition. They got a quick look at a rebuilt RS18 switching the yard, a brief look at the Royal Hudson along Howe Sound, then concentrated on the freights.
The big GE C40-8CM cowls are very much in evidence and look handsome. The scenery, especially north of Lillooet in the Fraser River Valley, is just magnificent and there are some great shots of trains clinging to the canyon walls, to river banks and lake shores.
The trains look really good snaking in and out from between the bluffs. We got into most of the famous locations, Britannia, Squamish, Cheakamus, Green River, Tisdall, Birken, Darcy, Seton Lake, Lilloet, Polley, Fountain, Gibbs, Glenfrazer, Pavillion, Moran, Kelly Lake and lots more.
There is a pair of C420s switching at Prince George and there's a quick trip to Tacheed for a look at the electrics.
A very interesting railroad in magnificent scenery. You'll like it as much as we did.
Format: DVD
Film Type: Colour
Duration: 120 minutes
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