Canadian Railroads > Freight on the Former BC Rail

Here's some recent freight train action between Squamish and Darcy, BC.
1. The daily southbound, train 570, skirts along Anderson Lake north of Darcy.
2. Changes to operations since I was last up this way a year or so ago: more limited use of track patrols (they seem only to be used from Garibaldi southward and Mount Currie northward), and DPUs on train 570.
3. A classic Squamish Sub. location: passing Gates Lake at Birken.

Loleta Fernbridge

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4. 570 follows the Birkenhead River southward near Creekside.
5. Deep in Cheakamus Canyon crossing Culliton Creek. I'm glad this one turned out, because I don't want to have to go back to this perch!
6. After 570 arrived in Squamish, a new crew cut out the DPUs, combined them with the head-end power, and headed north with train 571, seen here passing Green Lake between Mons and Wedge.

- L.F.

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Fantastic photos! I love the composition of #4. Does anyone know many trains a day are on this segment, and how it compares to BC Rail times?

Look at the water in the first photos. Beautiful to see through to the bottom when it is shallow.

Rick

Nice to see the return of the AC units on the property....

FWIW the siding at D'Arcy is coming out as transport Canada is doing something with the high line road

Was this one Monday?

Interesting: is the siding going away for good? Yes, these were all taken on Monday.

L.F.

BCR4619 Wrote:
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> Nice to see the return of the AC units on the
> property....
>
> FWIW the siding at D'Arcy is coming out as
> transport Canada is doing something with the high
> line road
>
> Was this one Monday?

As far as I know yes.... Don't quite me on this but I believe its out of service as well....