For me, it has become one of my favourite peaceful go-to places, during the past 6 years. I didn't see any people, and so it was just me and the various cougars (unseen, but I know they live there) and birds, in the midst of all that history.
My joints are still hurting a bit from that hike, as I was out-of-shape for those things. ...and old too. It was sure nice to be back in one of my favourite places, on a west-coast foggy day.
Thanks John. The future of this line remains uncertain, just as it has been for the past 23 years and counting. The blurb that I use in my video descriptions is "Various physical and political obstacles would need to be cleared, and partnership relationships established, in order for trains to run here again." So this means that there needs to be political will of Federal and Provincial governments, willing participation by multiple First Nations, and the dollars invested to rebuild the many timber trestles and the tracks. All of that to get a very curvy slow-train line back into service, and to continue to keep pushing-back at nature. A tough challenge.
Do you ever walk (or intend to walk) over the section between Mile 30 and Mile 33; between the junction of the main line with the McLean Mill spur and the trestle where you left the main line to steeply descend? Maybe there is not much to see on this section of track? It would be a greater distance but a less steep incline which would be why the railway takes that longer route.
November 2023 was my most recent time walking that section, and here is a link to the video of that: I hope to go there again in the next few weeks. th-cam.com/video/1IGGLpIzCjA/w-d-xo.html
@@LowLightMike Thanks for that - I've now explored the missing link and a very interesting section of railway it is. Thank you for enabling us to explore, virtually, this splendid railway line.
I've seen cougar scat a number of times, but the only sighting was on the other side of the Alberni Summit, above Cameron Lake. That was at dusk, when I stayed too long in one spot doing photography. The cougar was on a slope above one of the trestles. It ran down to the lake after I yelled at it. That was my cue to leave (and my lesson on not staying in one location at dusk or dawn) Another time, I heard a chirping sound nearby, and that's a sound that cougars make.
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What a stunningly beautiful track. Greetings from Australia. 👋🇦🇺
Thanks very much :)
Nice footage, thanks for sharing. I love old train tracks and this was great.
Thanks very much for this comment :)
Beautiful hike Mike in do want to go there sometime…thanks for the videography..
Thanks very much. And thanks for your recent E&N train videos.
Have a super 2025.
@@LowLightMike thank you I appreciate it :)
Thank you for bringing us this very interesting and informative video presentation which is very much appreciated.
Very cool- been a long bloody time since I've been in that area!
For me, it has become one of my favourite peaceful go-to places, during the past 6 years. I didn't see any people, and so it was just me and the various cougars (unseen, but I know they live there) and birds, in the midst of all that history.
Beautiful hike. Im jealous. Sitting awaiting knee replacement.
My joints are still hurting a bit from that hike, as I was out-of-shape for those things. ...and old too.
It was sure nice to be back in one of my favourite places, on a west-coast foggy day.
Love it Mike. That trestle is Awfull. Thanks for the update.
Thanks for watching and commenting. It was good for me to do one of those hikes again. I hope for more in the coming weeks.
I hiked a lot of this last year , super scenic . Any chance this line will ever see service in the future ?
Thanks John. The future of this line remains uncertain, just as it has been for the past 23 years and counting.
The blurb that I use in my video descriptions is "Various physical and political obstacles would need to be cleared, and partnership relationships established, in order for trains to run here again." So this means that there needs to be political will of Federal and Provincial governments, willing participation by multiple First Nations, and the dollars invested to rebuild the many timber trestles and the tracks. All of that to get a very curvy slow-train line back into service, and to continue to keep pushing-back at nature. A tough challenge.
Do you ever walk (or intend to walk) over the section between Mile 30 and Mile 33; between the junction of the main line with the McLean Mill spur and the trestle where you left the main line to steeply descend? Maybe there is not much to see on this section of track? It would be a greater distance but a less steep incline which would be why the railway takes that longer route.
November 2023 was my most recent time walking that section, and here is a link to the video of that:
I hope to go there again in the next few weeks.
th-cam.com/video/1IGGLpIzCjA/w-d-xo.html
@@LowLightMike Thanks for that - I've now explored the missing link and a very interesting section of railway it is. Thank you for enabling us to explore, virtually, this splendid railway line.
Have you ever seen cougars up that way?
I've seen cougar scat a number of times, but the only sighting was on the other side of the Alberni Summit, above Cameron Lake. That was at dusk, when I stayed too long in one spot doing photography. The cougar was on a slope above one of the trestles. It ran down to the lake after I yelled at it. That was my cue to leave (and my lesson on not staying in one location at dusk or dawn)
Another time, I heard a chirping sound nearby, and that's a sound that cougars make.
@@LowLightMike Yes i live near the mill and hear them sometimes.
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