BCOL/BCIT Any BC Rail fans left...

Stourbridge Lion Jun 19, 2006

  1. Stourbridge Lion

    Stourbridge Lion TrainBoard Supporter

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    No new topics or reply in this forum in over a month now...
     
  2. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    I'm not really surprised. The BCR was a small regional. Tucked away in the forests. Many people outside of the region, don't even know it once existed. It lasted less than 35 years. Even less, are those who knew of it's predecessor, Pacific Great Eastern.

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  3. Triplex

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    Well, I know BCR existed!
    I thought that was strange, then I realized that my knowledge of railroads is fairly random. I'm more familiar with WP than MP, though the latter was ten times the size.

    I'm no expert on BCR, but I loved those 80s photos where red, white and blue diesels mixed with two-tone green. I was never so interested in the time after the C40-8Ms bumped the big MLWs off the roster.

    I just found http://www.trainweb.org/rosters/BCOL.html and wondered: why were the M420Bs so prone to being wrecked? 5 of the 8 were wrecked, though they were B units and wouldn't lead.
     
  4. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Interesting question. I have no idea. Was there truly a reason? Or was this merely an oddity?

    :eek:mg:

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  5. Stourbridge Lion

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    Another month has past and not a single new topic

    Might be time to think about close this forum...

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  6. BoxcabE50

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    Sadly.

    I thought certainly there'd be a little more interest. Oh well. If Rick was around, maybe that would help?

    :cry:

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  7. fcnrwy

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    Sorry to hear that. I had the chance to ride the line from Vancouver to Prince George. (On the Caribou Prospector)

    Thought it was a great operation than and still do....:thumbs_up:

    Jerry G.
     
  8. BoxcabE50

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    Beautiful scenery. If any rail line should attract tourists, this ought to be one.

    :D

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  9. Greg Elems

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    BC Rail used to have big Dog Wood Flowers on their box cars. Used to see many of them coming from the north loaded with lumber. I don't know why the Dog Wood was chosen but it was neat. I'm hoping to have one or two on my layout with that emblem on them. BC Rail bought their C425's from the Erie Lackawanna before the start up of Conrail. I wonder if the b units were meant to run with them?

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  10. alxmoss0609

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    I never got any shots of bc rail but i have an ho c44-9w of a bc rail and its a colorful rr
     
  11. Stourbridge Lion

    Stourbridge Lion TrainBoard Supporter

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    Sadly more a month has gone by without a post in this forum

    :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
     
  12. marty coil

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  13. Kevin M

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    Nice caboose! Well BC Rail is still around, just a lot smaller then it used to be. they still operate the Port Sub. and BNSF trains have to be dispatched over a small part of it on the way to Vancouver BC.
    Kevin
     
  14. sandro schaer

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    somewhere in the future i will probably custom paint some bc rail stuff as well. at lease a g scale aristo dash-9 will receive bc rail colors.
    not sure what i will do in n scale.
     
  15. Northeast Fan

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    Speaking of PGE, what colour were their boxcars? I acquired some Champ name set decals and would like to paint up a car or two.

    Bill Banaszak
     
  16. Kurt Moose

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    I live in South Seattle, so I still see alot of BCR railcars in the Auburn yard when BNSF rounds 'em up and takes 'em back north, but alot of 'em are so faded and/or graffiti'ed, it's barely recognizeable. :sad:
     
  17. BoxcabE50

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    Bill-

    I don't know how to describe those I remember, as to color. It was one of the box car "brown" shades. The cars I recall were a bit weathered and grimy with age, having white lettering and numerals. No logo of any kind. Very plain. Anyhow, difficult to know original paint.

    Perhaps someone else could name the exact color, such as Tim Horton?

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  18. bremner

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    I have fond memories of the red white and blue BC Rail locos....
     

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