Former CN employee here, though I was a telecommunications tech. Back in the mid 70s, when I worked in Northern Ontario, I frequently rode freights, either in the engine or caboose. While I was based in Capreol, I traveled over much of the province, as I was a relief tech, relieving other techs who were on vacation, training or simply needed a hand with some extra work. I'd get up to Armstrong or down to Stratford. When I rode in the caboose, I'd usually be up in the cupola and in the middle seat when in the engine. One thing I recall is when I hopped on or off a freight, it was usually moving slowly, as the engineer didn't want to stop the train, if he didn't have to. I also occasionally was a passenger on the Ontario Northland, when I was traveling to or from Kapuskasing. As for the different tracks at Washago, that goes back to when the Bala and Newmarket subs were entirely different railways. There is or was a similar situation at Oba, where the Algoma Central crossed CN, with the ACR tracks on the north side of the station and CN on the south.
This is an awesome video !!! One of the best I've ever watched. I have this on DVD and it sure is fun to listen to CN engineer Gary and CN conductor Harold as they provide interesting and entertaining comments about there job working the 450/451. Excellent video and I hope Gary and Harold are living well.
No freight train is complete without a caboose. How true. How true. All freight trains that I run on my layout have cabooses. To ride in a caboose would've been fun.
Lots of major injuries occurred in the caboose. The slack in these trains, using the dynamic brakes, would smash a man right into the bulkheads. Best thing the railroads did was get rid of cabooses. The marker designates the rear of the train, not a caboose.
@@rodneykantorski736 Thanks for 'train'ing me on cabooses. I am surprised that if cabooses were that dangerous that the railroads didn't take corrective action to make them safer, especially when they were in service for so many decades and often traveled for such long distances. Oh, one more thing. You should post your comments on the "Main Line" of the "Comments" section. That way everyone who watches this video then comments on the caboose will learn from your expertise.
Hi great video. Nice catch. I like trains. I like to see the caboose at the end of freight trains. It seems that the only time you see a caboose at the end of freight trains is just at the state borders for long hauls. Other places they use a caboose once in a blue moon not too often. The deliveries they make are local runs. That's probably why you don't see cabooses that much anymore blah.
The preview's kinda misleading as to those siding speeds. The train does 'take the hole' at Pine Orchid at the posted 10mph. And then slowly exits out, with a great shot of the spring switch snapping closed at the north end. The high speed pass in the preview is later on up at Brechin. Great DVD though, my all time fave for sure! :)
@ Thing is, if it ain't hauling SOMETHING, besides people, to pay it's way, railroads don't want anything to do w/it. That's why they hated the caboose: Perennial Freeloader!
How do the various companies keep track of who's using their rolling stock? Is it leased to one certain company? Can anyone use the thing then pay the owner of the car?
Jamie Lacourse its called computers . lol. on some websites u can track the car by its # on the side that gets scanned. Thats what these 'taggers" do. Then they get in touch with other taggers and let em know that the train they hit will be going through their town !
mid 1960s as a 7/8/9 yr old on trips with my dad across nfld, the caboose seats were comfortable and rides were smooth. if i recall, there were small oil stoves used for making tea, heating etc. during frequent stop and go`s along the routes, i quickly learned to brace myself for the expected jolts. :)
It simply sad that thoses cabooses as most disapear as supposed cost a lot of money to maintain ? Ok,it probably the truth but it sad anyway . One thing is sure is that i run my trains on my layout with cabooses at the end because i dont like trains without thoses tail end cars ... For me , a train with no caboose at the end is like a train that lost a car somewhere on the main line ? Dan .
I have a copy of this item. Not the best film I have ever purchased. The images are great, but the audio should have been better edited to the images. If it had a switch to remove commentary, it would be better. Traffic on the Toronto to North Bay route is extremely limited now, and the four tracks are now one line. The tracks the train was arriving on at Washago, before the coaling tower, where removed long ago, likewise rails to Timmins long gone as well.
Love the quick shot of our narrow gauge Newfoundland Railway!
Former CN employee here, though I was a telecommunications tech. Back in the mid 70s, when I worked in Northern Ontario, I frequently rode freights, either in the engine or caboose. While I was based in Capreol, I traveled over much of the province, as I was a relief tech, relieving other techs who were on vacation, training or simply needed a hand with some extra work. I'd get up to Armstrong or down to Stratford. When I rode in the caboose, I'd usually be up in the cupola and in the middle seat when in the engine. One thing I recall is when I hopped on or off a freight, it was usually moving slowly, as the engineer didn't want to stop the train, if he didn't have to. I also occasionally was a passenger on the Ontario Northland, when I was traveling to or from Kapuskasing. As for the different tracks at Washago, that goes back to when the Bala and Newmarket subs were entirely different railways. There is or was a similar situation at Oba, where the Algoma Central crossed CN, with the ACR tracks on the north side of the station and CN on the south.
Thank you Green Frog Productions your one of the best and own several of your DVD's !
Love the CN vans neat as the locomotives.
This is an awesome video !!! One of the best I've ever watched. I have this on DVD and it sure is fun to listen to CN engineer Gary and CN conductor Harold as they provide interesting and entertaining comments about there job working the 450/451. Excellent video and I hope Gary and Harold are living well.
The trains which have attached cabooses behind them are the trains for me---thank you for such a great train video!
My Pops woulda loved this video! Thank you for bringing him back even just in my memory fora short time. Cheers
Fantastic, glad you enjoyed the video, Thanks very much for watching!
The best memories in life !!! 👍I feel the same.
Awesome video thanks for sharing
Love this old video!
My favorite train car!
joe woodchuck ......yep....next to the locomotive I love the caboose
No freight train is complete without a caboose. How true. How true. All freight trains that I run on my layout have cabooses. To ride in a caboose would've been fun.
Lots of major injuries occurred in the caboose. The slack in these trains, using the dynamic brakes, would smash a man right into the bulkheads. Best thing the railroads did was get rid of cabooses. The marker designates the rear of the train, not a caboose.
@@rodneykantorski736 Thanks for 'train'ing me on cabooses. I am surprised that if cabooses were that dangerous that the railroads didn't take corrective action to make them safer, especially when they were in service for so many decades and often traveled for such long distances.
Oh, one more thing. You should post your comments on the "Main Line" of the "Comments" section. That way everyone who watches this video then comments on the caboose will learn from your expertise.
@@rodneykantorski736 Indian goods trains still run cabooses, we don't have incidents like the one you said.
It was always a pleasure watching The Northlander pull through Washago. ONR livery is second only to The Wet Noodle
I like the zebras better
Hi great video. Nice catch. I like trains. I like to see the caboose at the end of freight trains. It seems that the only time you see a caboose at the end of freight trains is just at the state borders for long hauls. Other places they use a caboose once in a blue moon not too often. The deliveries they make are local runs. That's probably why you don't see cabooses that much anymore blah.
how does this only have 4 comments? WTF people, this is good stuff!
Reminds me of my youth train watching on the bala sub in all these locations
The caboose should have stayed. Handy to have help at the end of a long train.
Guys would be injured every day if you had a caboose at the end of these 2 mile trains.
So cool
Oh please don't stop.. Wow!
I enjoyed watching your video, thank you for sharing, from a new sub :-))
Love last car my favorite car
Yeah,a train was not a train without a caboosE
At washago the coal elevator was there in 2012, maybe still.
CP was & still stay fun
Need some more ACR ;-)
The preview's kinda misleading as to those siding speeds. The train does 'take the hole' at Pine Orchid at the posted 10mph. And then slowly exits out, with a great shot of the spring switch snapping closed at the north end. The high speed pass in the preview is later on up at Brechin. Great DVD though, my all time fave for sure! :)
Love this film. Does anyone know what song is playing in the beginning?
Compassion by Ken Navarro
I missed the caboose! :(
retrainrun ditto here! Maybe they will bring them back one of these days
@ Thing is, if it ain't hauling SOMETHING, besides people, to pay it's way, railroads don't want anything to do w/it. That's why they hated the caboose: Perennial Freeloader!
How do the various companies keep track of who's using their rolling stock? Is it leased to one certain company? Can anyone use the thing then pay the owner of the car?
Jamie Lacourse its called computers . lol. on some websites u can track the car by its # on the side that gets scanned. Thats what these 'taggers" do. Then they get in touch with other taggers and let em know that the train they hit will be going through their town !
0:38 deadheading
Get on up there and get on penaltie. Some things never change lol
Was that nfld railway caboose 6066?
Were cabooses comfortable? How was the ride? Hard? Smooth? Was the heating warm enough?
mid 1960s as a 7/8/9 yr old on trips with my dad across nfld, the caboose seats were comfortable and rides were smooth. if i recall, there were small oil stoves used for making tea, heating etc. during frequent stop and go`s along the routes, i quickly learned to brace myself for the expected jolts. :)
@@johnb9187 Great. Thanks.
It simply sad that thoses cabooses as most disapear as supposed cost a lot of money to
maintain ? Ok,it probably the truth but it sad anyway . One thing is sure is that i run my trains
on my layout with cabooses at the end because i dont like trains without thoses tail end cars ...
For me , a train with no caboose at the end is like a train that lost a car somewhere on the main line ?
Dan .
Johanne Berube .....agree 100 percent
Yeah 👍
I have a copy of this item. Not the best film I have ever purchased. The images are great, but the audio should have been better edited to the images. If it had a switch to remove commentary, it would be better. Traffic on the Toronto to North Bay route is extremely limited now, and the four tracks are now one line. The tracks the train was arriving on at Washago, before the coaling tower, where removed long ago, likewise rails to Timmins long gone as well.