Engine Cab Ride Videos     --6Mar 6 ^th 2024

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All pictures shown were taken directly from the videos. The quality therefore would not be as good as a scanner. I have added numerous captions and anecdotes to the pictures which I feel make them well worth checking out. Click on the thumbnail pictures to see more !

The Princeton Sub Video………Digitally re-edited, now with numerous sub-titles. This video is now in its 7th edition since the first one in 1990. Taken during the last year of operation on the Princeton Sub, this was the last operative section of the Kettle Valley Railway, which played such an important part in the history of British Columbia. Part 1 The cab ride starts at Princeton, on to Osprey Lake, Kirton Canyon, over Trout Creek Bridge into Penticton. Also covered is the Okanagan Falls branch.

Part 2 in the winter of 1989 has an awesome ride in a blizzard up Tulameen and Spearing Creek Canyons and through historic Brookmere. The video is accompanied by a time line as well as a map spotting various locations. See ordering information below.  $20.00.

The Canyon Video …..…Canadian Pacific in the Fraser and Thompson River Canyons. The video is loosely divided into five sections. Starting at North Bend, westward to Haig including Hell's Gate with numerous tunnels and bridges. Then from North Bend eastward to Lytton past the double railway bridges at Cisco through some very rugged country. From Lytton along the Thompson River Canyon to Ashcroft including a little photographed stretch through Basque and Black Canyon. Then westward from Kamloops along Kamloops Lake with some of the steepest curves on CPR's main line on to Ashcroft. Interesting ground shots are included with the cab-ride. A separate page includes many detailed explanations of railway terminology and procedures, particularly as they appear in the video. See ordering information below. $15.00.

The Westcoast Express Video…….  This Lower Mainland commuter service began in November 1995 between Vancouver and Mission. We start at Vancouver Waterfront, eastward along Burrard Inlet, through Port Coquitlam, across Pitt River, on to Pitt Meadows, Port Hammond and Maple Ridge along the Fraser River to Mission, with commentary along the way. The second half of the video is a non-stop cab-ride from Mission to Vancouver a few weeks later. A brief history and timeline is included. See ordering information below. $15.00.

The E&N Video-----..  Available Again !!  Starting from Victoria on the dayliner (now known as "The Malahat") over the Niagara Canyon and Arbutus Canyon bridges, over the Malahat, through Duncan and Ladysmith. After a stop in Nanaimo we travel around Nanoose Bay, on to Parksville and then over some notable bridges to the terminus of Courtenay. We watch yard engines working in Wellcox (Nanaimo) yard, pulling the barge and readying the Port Alberni Turn, followed by a cab ride on the scenic and now prosperous Port Alberni Sub along Cameron Lake and over a number of trestles into Port Alberni. A map and description accompany the video. Some narrative. Enjoy! Ordering information below. $15.00.

A Railfan's Video Chronicle - After shooting rail videos for many years I decided to put clips of some highlights all onto one video. Here you will find Steam Expo 86; BC Rail near Pavillion; Calgary LRT; Coquihalla Canyon, CP at Grand Forks; White Pass & Yukon; Myra Canyon trestles; Engine cab ride on steam engine CP 3716!! to Squamish; Steam Vegetation Train; CP Dispatching office in Vancouver; Loram Rail Grinder; CN Dispatching office at Kamloops; the OR&L on Oahu (Hawaii); Motor Car ride on the KVRHS; Hi-Rail ride on CP Rail's Canyon Main; E&N Work train; Powder River Basin action; E-74 on static display at Deer Lodge; London, England's Light Docklands Railway; Willamette Pacific in Oregon; GCRC at North Bend and rerailing a hopper at Boston Bar after a CNR derailment; Duluth Museum; UP Harriman Dispatching Center; Sherman Hill; Myra Canyon and KVRHS official openings; Permanente and Saugus Locals in California; Soldier Summit; UP 844 at Minturn, CO; Cumbres & Toltec K-37; "Eureka" to Osier; Coal action at Craig, CO; Camas Prairie; E&N Railfreight colours (Cdn spelling!); plus little snippets off all my published videos. No getting bored here! Approx. length 2 hrs. Ordering information at bottom of page.

All videos are approx. 2 hrs long and are available in DVD, NTSC format only.