In August 2002 I went to Chaplin, Saskatchewan to visit my wife's relatives. Chaplin is a tiny community west of Moose Jaw (which is west of Regina), on the Canadian Pacific main line. There is a former grain elevator there, as well as an above-ground mine that does get a little rail traffic. Chaplin has a siding and I saw some meets there.
Incidentally, Chaplin used to be a division point in the steam days. There is a little depot there for the MOW crews but little else to indicate its former importance. Moose Jaw has a major CP presence, much more than Regina does.
This video shows eastbound CP 8578 and 9611 blasting through Chaplin just before 7 PM on August 18.
Steve,
ReplyDeleteA great video clip....shows the efficiency of today's railroads.....containers, with Asian produced consumer goods no doubt, travelling at what, 60 to 70 mph ?
There is still a large percentage of people who think railways do not exist anymore, especially in New Brunswick ( i.e. Fredericton ) and that trucking is the only means to deliver goods.
With the continual rise of diesel fuel, I expect even greater upswings in business for rail, as has been the case in recent years.
Yes, they were certainly motoring through there.
ReplyDeleteI sure hope that the rising costs of fuel drives more traffic to rail. It only makes sense.