Kettle Valley Railway East

Gold Trails and Ghost Towns - Kettle Valley Railway East (#702): The Kettle Valley Railway (K.V.R.) tapped the resources of storied mining towns like Hedley, Carmi, Beaverdell and Copper Mountain, passing through scores of whistle stops, many of them with Shakespearean names like Romeo, Juliet, and Falstaff.

[@charlielaudico3523]

Watching this in 2022,I can't believe what these people went thru! I'm 70 years old and have never traveled to western Canada! To bad I worked all my life! I just enjoy seeing all these photos and the fantastic stories!

[@donetski7324]

Late reply, but coming from a former employee of such places, the rockies are relatively accessible for both older and folks who aren't too pretty of penny. It's a cheap place, don't change much

[@koejoe]

Classic!!! 🙏🏽

[@hirundine44]

Know Billings.... good track through there, when railway

[@russellloomis4376]

Bill lived quite the life, didn't he? That would have been amazing to hear a train in the tunnel the way he did. And also to have a 60 ft slide in your backyard like he did.

[@gcprost]

It would be interesting to see recent pictures of these sites.

[@mikefitzgerald4278]

Hello to all the folks that watch this and I remembering simpler and better times😃
Mike Fitzgerald of Calgary by way of Summerland 🥰

[@zaizoesclashing7103]

Hello Mike

[@mikefitzgerald4278]

@@zaizoesclashing7103 Hello:)

[@durwinpocha2488]

an Indian Head Gold Coin from the year1932 in circulated condition is worth $1330, today.

[@markthomas3730]

Bill should admonish the camerman behind him for filming his huge bald-spot