CN around Jasper 1970's

I recently purchased more Super 8mm CN footage from the mid-70's. It begins with a ride on the "Rupert Rocket" in BC approaching the Alberta border. Then there are some runbys of the Rocket and Super Continental. After some scenes around Jasper station and a brief freight scene, it concludes with another Super Continental runby. Sounds were added from my library to the original silent film. Enjoy!

[@betsymani2734]

Man, CN was good with their passenger stuff

[@MikeG42]

Those CN F-units sure look beautiful back in those days. Excellent ! 😊👍

[@Martin98Baumann]

Great footage and sound expertly added. You may have the only footage of ex Milwaukee Superdomes running on CN

[@PeterNGloor]

was the sound really added later? It sounds like original

[@fmnut]

@@PeterNGloor yes, the sounds were dubbed in. If you couldn't tell, then I succeeded.

[@b3j8]

Always a pleasure to take the "Fmnut video time machine" back to the good stuff!😀

[@tommythomason6187]

Some big passenger trains at 18-20 cars.

[@chuckabbate5924]

Oh those 567s humming away.

[@solutions2exist556]

Fabulous… just perfect. Thank you greatly for the upload. I love the car body style engines and the CN had an excellent paint design for them.

[@GTown054]

Scenic route, enjoyed watching.

[@joeystrains.9316]

Impressive like always. Great catches of the past.

[@richardsimoneau744]

Great video. Thank you for posting it.

[@MikeG42]

Great footage Fmnut awesome ! 😀👍

[@Spanderson99]

Pretty sure this is the only footage of the CN Rocket I’ve seen. 7 cars! These days it’s down to 1 coach and a park car. #1 and 2 still run just as long though.

[@Greatdome99]

Note trains east of Jasper don't have ditch lights (removed in Jasper). BC required them by law for added safety at night to detect rock slides. CN pioneered the use of ditch lights in Jasper, adding them on Prince Rupert (Grand Trunk Pacific) trains beginning in the late 1960s, mounted on wooden frames. Now they're on every train in Canada and the US.

[@fmnut]

Thanks for the info. Never knew that.

[@bwan13]

Actually starting in late 1955 portable ditch lights were mounted on a metal bracket and attached to the front of the locomotive above the buffer. From 1964 onwards CN began to retrofit all of it's FP9A's with permanent ditch light brackets and 2 separate ditch lights were installed when needed.

[@trainsontuesday]

Absolutely incredible and again, such memories. Thank you.

[@erikjohnpotvin]

Incredible footage! Very grateful you have shared this, thank you! 🙏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@troymelody3830]

This is excellent. I love seeing the old footage of Jasper, in some cases it has changed a lot, and in others not at all.

[@doanster]

Truly incredible footage! Thank you for this.

[@jimholder6656]

Outstanding -- many thanks!

[@PunkyBear36]

This footage is from 1976, judging by the Cape series bedroom buffet lounges in front of the sleepers, and later in the summer, judging by 3 coaches instead of 5.

[@PeterNGloor]

great movie!!!!

[@Eric-un5ov]

I never knew Clintonville had trains. What went through there. Why did they tear that out

[@terryboyer1342]

Any idea what the fires are for near the beginning?

[@fmnut]

Burning old crossties. They no longer do this for environmental reasons.

[@b3j8]

@@fmnut Yeah creosote treated ties are also expensive to dispose of. Likely a big reason concrete ties are being used more often besides the longer service life.

[@TheEtiTransportesEJogos]

Nice

[@geac9100]

Looks like the first passenger train had
to breathe in the burning creosote ties
that were burning everywhere.
Not good

[@therandomytchannel4318]

No hep power, steam generator car 😊