The struggle to operate and maintain these trains/tracks in the harsh winter conditions is what this show is all about. I personally have a lot of respect for the folks who take on this challenging job, keeping the remote villages in the Canadian wilderness stocked up with the items they need....With Respect Jerry
I'm not saying these are really rough jobs to travel in Canada, but they over portray it so much. These areas of Canada are only rough in the winter months. Throughout the rest of the year its lush, green, and beautiful. Just look up any of these towns, and you'll see there is no snow for the most of the year.
There's snow on the ground and below freezing temperatures from Nov-April/May in most of these northern regions. As someone who works on critical infrastructure and has to do digs at 10+ feet depth to fix piping, doing the work in winter is absolutely atrocious compared to summer time. In my opinion, the contrast between summer and winter makes the adaptability that much more drastic considering how quickly conditions fluctuate.
Since you don't mention the locomotive type, I'll do it for you. It's a GP-40-2 purchased in 1977 by Ontario Northland. The railroad is actually operated by the Crown of Ontario. Cheers from eastern TN
It's very different from the major rail lines. This is a small Ontario based rail. Not affiliated with Canada rail who is much more sophisticated and modern
The struggle to operate and maintain these trains/tracks in the harsh winter conditions is what this show is all about. I personally have a lot of respect for the folks who take on this challenging job, keeping the remote villages in the Canadian wilderness stocked up with the items they need....With Respect Jerry
I'm not saying these are really rough jobs to travel in Canada, but they over portray it so much. These areas of Canada are only rough in the winter months. Throughout the rest of the year its lush, green, and beautiful. Just look up any of these towns, and you'll see there is no snow for the most of the year.
There's snow on the ground and below freezing temperatures from Nov-April/May in most of these northern regions.
As someone who works on critical infrastructure and has to do digs at 10+ feet depth to fix piping, doing the work in winter is absolutely atrocious compared to summer time.
In my opinion, the contrast between summer and winter makes the adaptability that much more drastic considering how quickly conditions fluctuate.
Since you don't mention the locomotive type, I'll do it for you. It's a GP-40-2 purchased in 1977 by Ontario Northland. The railroad is actually operated by the Crown of Ontario. Cheers from eastern TN
What Class Railroad is this since it's up in Canada? Seems pretty primitive without any GE AC6000CW's or even propane heated Railroad switches.
It's very different from the major rail lines. This is a small Ontario based rail. Not affiliated with Canada rail who is much more sophisticated and modern
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I have yet to find that hill out of kap.
It’s there heading south. Some days it takes us everything we’ve got just to get from the railway yard in Kapuskasing to WalMart.
OH MY GOD we are all going to die I think?
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