Thompson River Canyon

[Ian MacMillan]

Here is a layout that I would love to see some full length trains running on.

[conrail98]

That is in this month's NSR, just started reading the article the other day,

Phil

[Ian MacMillan]

That is in this month's NSR, just started reading the article the other day,

Phil

I know, I'd like to start reading it, but it takes things forever to get to this part of the state...still waiting for my NSR

[sizemore]

Rocket trains in the next Popular Science.

The S.

[Coxy]

You'll have to catch a plane to Australia for this one.

Its a modular display layout put together by Rod Warren. Apparently the canyon scenes were made with real concrete! must be a bear to move and set up!

[Heath]

Magazine photos were good but that video blows the mag away thanks for posting.

[m301]

I've seen this video before. It's quite spectacular.

[davefoxx]

You'll have to catch a plane to Australia for this one.

Its a modular display layout put together by Rod Warren. Apparently the canyon scenes were made with real concrete! must be a bear to move and set up!

Concrete?!  Geez, you'd have to get out a masonry bit just to plant a telephone pole.   ;D

[lock4244]

The scenery is amazing, but they lost me with the CP Roadrailer... not in the Rockies.

[m301]

Lock, confused me too. And I thought it was CN that had the RR.

[lock4244]

I'm in Onterrible and not totally familiar with BC, but I know CN and CP have a directional running agreement in the Frasier River Canyon. I don't think that this agreement extends into the Thompson and the idea of directional running precludes meets, but CN and CP sharing tracks in the Rockies has been reality for a few years now.

[wazzou]

True...each railroad uses the uphill or Eastbound for empties and the downhill or Westbound for loads.

[cv_acr]

I'm in Onterrible and not totally familiar with BC, but I know CN and CP have a directional running agreement in the Frasier River Canyon. I don't think that this agreement extends into the Thompson and the idea of directional running precludes meets, but CN and CP sharing tracks in the Rockies has been reality for a few years now.

Not to mention the unit grain train with random Potash cars scattered within...

That train came to a _really_ abrupt stop in the siding for the meet. At first I thought the video had started rebuffering....

Nice scenery work though, even though there isn't a siding.
http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=283813&nseq=32

[m301]

Must be a real pain to maintain

[Pete Steinmetz]

I'm in Onterrible and not totally familiar with BC, but I know CN and CP have a directional running agreement in the Frasier River Canyon. I don't think that this agreement extends into the Thompson and the idea of directional running precludes meets, but CN and CP sharing tracks in the Rockies has been reality for a few years now.

Once the CN and CP leave the Frasier, they both run up the Thompson. Same directional running arrangement.