I always wondered how they built railroads back in the 1900s.as a guy that paved in the summer's and drove oil trucks in the winters in maine for 28 years i wish they would show this video to kids in school to show them what real hard work looks like 😮
Incredible footage. I'm from the UK and the Romans laid out roads in the 1st century in England. It took 18 centuries later until they were surpassed with steam technology.
My great-grandfather worked on one of those crews. He met one of the engineers who had developed the apparatus for supplying the rails as it moved down the tracks. It was said that the Chinese were prohibited from working on some of the crews because they didn't want to take breaks, and that angered some of the Anglos.
Nice, wonder where this section laid was up North of me? I worked on the ACR railway on a gang and albeit back then it was a bit more advanced but not much in fact we used to chuck ties off a bulk head flat that was loaded standing on top, 2 guys one chucking ties with a hand pick when hollered at from the foreman on the East grade and the other guy chucking to West grade. LOL..it was just normal but honestly I freakin LOVED that job!
When I see how the one supervisor is standing around with his hands more towards the back of his hips that made me wonder if he was a supervisor or an engineer from a U.S. construction company while spending a lot of time driving and sitting in offices typing instead of doing much of any hands on work to help build the railroad.
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@@iancontreras7688 I believe the first track laying machines were used out of Prince Rupert. Certainly my grandfather made much of them when he was going through his photo albums with me on his knee. He was the government's inspecting engineer, there to make sure the government got its money's worth as well as that standards were met. The albums are in the BC archives now.
I'm a bit late, but this looks a lot like the north shore of Wabamun lake, about 50 miles west of Edmonton, Alberta. The shot at 7:06 looks like the curve just east of the small village of Whitewood Sands.
The CPR was completed in 1885. But two more trans-continentals came after that in the early years of the 20th century. Those two railways were the GTP (Grand Trunk Pacific, the building of which is seen in this film) and Canadian Northern. Both railways went bankrupt during the First World War and were reorganized as part of Canadian National (the CNR).
Not Transcontinental, maybe a mining operation as that's 100% temporary track. They used tree branches to level one section. That's a low grade, slow as you go track.
I would...in a heartbeat...I did this type of work on a railway in Northern Ontario called the Algoma Central Railway...it was mechanized but still had lots of hand labor when I was there!
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I always wondered how they built railroads back in the 1900s.as a guy that paved in the summer's and drove oil trucks in the winters in maine for 28 years i wish they would show this video to kids in school to show them what real hard work looks like 😮
Imagine all the injuries that took place
Incredible footage. I'm from the UK and the Romans laid out roads in the 1st century in England. It took 18 centuries later until they were surpassed with steam technology.
Fun fact the UK Invented the steam engine
@@bottleandscrap7626 The Romans experimented with steam power.
@@thomas2236Who Was The Inventor ? Roman Soldier : Naughtias Maximus His Name Was ...
A lot faster than building a modern day LRT line that's for sure!
Back when a surveyor said that's the way and they could go with it. Not a fucking chance now in days with landowners, rules, and regulations.
Yup. From just east of North Bay to Vancouver in under five years.
We have safety standards now hahaha
@@ThSandyRavage safety standards and a lot more lazy people lol
@@mikieca you can say that again. Guys out there are all 007s 0 motivation, 0 skills, 7 smoke breaks
great vid....GT ran on our land in Kaministiquia, Ont. Still have track pieces....
I remember being here back in 1910 like it was yesterday, i helped build along this RT
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Fantastic! Like to see the railroadshovel working! :-)
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hatts off to the workers👏🏼👏🏼🙏
My great-grandfather worked on one of those crews. He met one of the engineers who had developed the apparatus for supplying the rails as it moved down the tracks. It was said that the Chinese were prohibited from working on some of the crews because they didn't want to take breaks, and that angered some of the Anglos.
Did you know what the apparatuses they used was called??
Nice, wonder where this section laid was up North of me? I worked on the ACR railway on a gang and albeit back then it was a bit more advanced but not much in fact we used to chuck ties off a bulk head flat that was loaded standing on top, 2 guys one chucking ties with a hand pick when hollered at from the foreman on the East grade and the other guy chucking to West grade. LOL..it was just normal but honestly I freakin LOVED that job!
What are they laying the sleepers on? It looks like just a mound of soil instead of ballast.
Amazing
This was filmed in Canada they were building Canada that's where i live
Fine, is it still working?
@@wraster07hp36 it’s working great
Nice, have a good time.
is there volume?
When I see how the one supervisor is standing around with his hands more towards the back of his hips that made me wonder if he was a supervisor or an engineer from a U.S. construction company while spending a lot of time driving and sitting in offices typing instead of doing much of any hands on work to help build the railroad.
except maybe they spent a lot of time in school to become an engineer.
Does anyone know where this was filmed?
+Karen Renaud Thank you for your question. The full record for this video can be found
in our Film, Video and Sound database: www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/film-video-sound-database/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=135755.
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I would second this question. Regardless of where this was filmed, this is an absolute gem. Way too neat to watch these guys at work.
@@iancontreras7688 I believe the first track laying machines were used out of Prince Rupert. Certainly my grandfather made much of them when he was going through his photo albums with me on his knee. He was the government's inspecting engineer, there to make sure the government got its money's worth as well as that standards were met. The albums are in the BC archives now.
I'm a bit late, but this looks a lot like the north shore of Wabamun lake, about 50 miles west of Edmonton, Alberta. The shot at 7:06 looks like the curve just east of the small village of Whitewood Sands.
Splendid railroad company and transportation agency
Bet they didn't complain about low wages... they would have been told to take a hike.
true, they also died at work
The Transcontinental was complete in 1885, What is with 1910??
The CPR was completed in 1885. But two more trans-continentals came after that in the early years of the 20th century. Those two railways were the GTP (Grand Trunk Pacific, the building of which is seen in this film) and Canadian Northern. Both railways went bankrupt during the First World War and were reorganized as part of Canadian National (the CNR).
Not Transcontinental, maybe a mining operation as that's 100% temporary track. They used tree branches to level one section. That's a low grade, slow as you go track.
Think people will work like this now adays? Doubt it
I would...in a heartbeat...I did this type of work on a railway in Northern Ontario called the Algoma Central Railway...it was mechanized but still had lots of hand labor when I was there!
Talk about brutal manual labor
The better years of life
except for the native peoples
Whos here from an assignment
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