Canadian Railroads > CN in East Vancouver

My new photographic obsession is CN's midday transfer from the Port of Vancouver to CN's Main Yard via the Burrard Inlet Line. Here it is at Glen Yard a few days ago, going north and then returning south. Unaccustomed to regular trains on this line, some of the locals are showing their impatience: the train had stopped briefly, but was moving again when I took the photo of this cyclist, the second of two to climb across.

Loleta Fernbridge



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/18/17 11:52 by loleta.

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Just wondering what the painted wall on the left in the first photo looks like
Would you happen to have a photo of that?

Nice work on your part LF...

Really Dumb action by the bicycle person!

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RNP47 Wrote:
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> Just wondering what the painted wall on the left
> in the first photo looks like
> Would you happen to have a photo of that?

Sorry, I don't remember. I'll try to remember to take and post a photo next time I'm down there.

- L.F.

Maybe is like the "chewing gum wall"
next to Pikes Place Market in Seattle.

I am really curious what that passenger train is on the left side. It's not the sky train, or VIA, or even the West Coast Express. What is it??

Mark3583 Wrote:
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> I am really curious what that passenger train is
> on the left side. It's not the sky train, or VIA,
> or even the West Coast Express. What is it??

An Amtrak Cascades Talgo. It's the newer Type, Series 8, with a cab car at one end, as you see here. It's on Train 510, the late-morning arrival from Seattle.

railsmith Wrote:
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> Mark3583 Wrote:
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> > I am really curious what that passenger train
> is
> > on the left side. It's not the sky train, or
> VIA,
> > or even the West Coast Express. What is it??
>
> An Amtrak Cascades Talgo. It's the newer Type,
> Series 8, with a cab car at one end, as you see
> here. It's on Train 510, the late-morning arrival
> from Seattle.

And the object of much derision from folks here on TO ...

 

Will MacKenzie
Dundas, ON