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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 420 of 420If you like to ride an older city of Montreal bus visit here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1juia9q_3Y Steve
Here you got three means of transportation. Steve
Fresco you might like this story from the NFB in 1953 about a Polish Worker thinking of his new found life in Canada ( Winnipeg) and his job as a switchman,cleaning the tracks to keep the trams running . It's a 9 minute film ...you can speed through it by movint the selector at the bottom....but the old guy is kind of neat to hear, as he thinks forward to retirement a year later..... Paul Tomkowicz: Street-railway Switchman Roman Kroitor, 1953, 9 min 12 s In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new ...
[ more ] In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to the life he knew in Poland, marveling at the freedom Canadians enjoy. In winter the rail-switches on streetcar tracks in Winnipeg froze and jammed with freezing mud and snow. Keeping them clean, whatever the weather, was the job of the switchman. http://beta.nfb.ca/curated-selection/1950s-national-film-board-television-and-move/viewing/paul_tomkowicz_street_railway_switchman/ Just click on the link , then the arrow on the screen. There are other short films available too, One id called the days before Christmas, and otherthan the annoying X-mas music, there are some good shots of Montreal and a Bootleg Joint that the Cabbie knows well........overall though it's Chritmas related ,with kids plays , downtown shoppers etc etc ...........might be of interest albeit a little early for the season.............................. HF&RV
Les, Thanks. I love this film and watch it quite often. I originally posted this National Film Board link in message 333 and again for Smac in message 393. There is a great mistake in the film at the 3 minute and 33 seconds mark. The Motorman doesn't change the switch. The streetcar takes a wrong turn and then has to back up. Something I never saw in Montreal. Check out the great Orange Crush Clock in the restaurant and some excellent 7up signs outside the restaurant-Fresco Message 333 More Trams, Sent: 8/1/2008 12:04 AM Fresco750 Here's a great National Film Board short movie of Paul Tomkowicz. Paul kept the Winnipeg streetcar track switches free of snow in the wintertime. A wonderful little documentary. You can hear the sounds of the fifties. The clang of the trolley cars, a train whistling in the night. The cold wind of Winnipeg. I saw this film two times when it was shown in school. I was ten years old at the time. I always remembered it. In 1998 I found info about the film on the web. I called The National Film Board and the cost was $45.00 for a VHS Tape. I passed at the time but just found it on the web. The video runs nine minutes. It really shows life in 1953 Winnipeg. Enjoy-Fresco http://beta.nfb.ca/film/paul_tomkowicz_street_railway_switchman/
Sorry about that Fresco , I just went back and checked that thread from 333..and it seems I posted on July 18th ,.then didn't post until mid August,(at least in that thread).I guesse I didn't see that,..... Oh Well thanks for the reminder,......I did notice the Orange Crush clock too,........ neat old film . HF&RV
Les, I wish the National Film Board had made documentaries on all of Canada's major streetcar systems. I feel lucky that I rode on four of Canada's streetcar systems. 1...Montreal Streetcars, 2...Montreal and Southern Counties Streetcars, 3...Toronto Streetcars and 4...Niagara & St Catherines Streetcars. When I was 10 we went to a relative's wedding in Ottawa. I saw the red Ottawa Streetcars but did not get to ride them-Fresco
At one time Fresco the local Library held a number of NFB titles , and they were available to checkout, I will look into that & see if it's still possible. At one time there was an NFB office right here in Victoria,nad they would either rent out (nominal sum) a projector & a movie in a large format I recall watching the Last Spike ( Pierre Burton tale of the Canadian Railway) We watched this in my brothers home , this was just prior to Videos being available to rent,.......Yikes that's awhile back mid 70's ?? hahahahah HF&RV
Les, I think The National Film Board should have done some major documentaries on Canada's Streetcars back in the late forties when it was realized that busses would soon take over the trolley car lines. The National Film Board missed a major chunk of Canadian History here-Fresco
Maybe they did Fresco . I haven't looked through teir catalogue lately,.but I would think they may have covered some part of that era ?? hf&rv
So for the public transit fans , you can now navigate via public transit,by using Google it seems:Here's a piece from today's Gazette: Google will help you navigate public transit Montreal GazettePublished: 5 hours ago MONTREAL - Want to know how to take public transit to get from Montreal to Blainville? Now, you can get get detailed instructions to get around greater Montreal, estimated times of arrival and the cost of the fare, all on Google Maps. The Montreal Transit Corp., the Metropolitan Transit Agency, the R챕seau de Transport de Longueuil, and the Laval Transit Corp. have teamed up with 14 smaller public transit agencies around Montreal to offer the service. The transit agencies will announce the new application at a press conference at Google's offices on McGill College Ave. Wednesday morning at 10. Montreal became the fourth Canadian city to offer the service, which is available in both official languages, and 10 other languages, including Arabic, Spanish and German. "It's one of the more complicated public transit applications we have put together, because of the large number of agencies that had to work together," said Naomi Bilodeau, a spokesperson for Google, which will provide the service to the transit agencies free of charge. Isabelle Tremblay, a spokesperson for the MTC, said she didn't know how many hours it took to put the application together, but Bilodeau said it took the transit agencies about a year to put all the information into the proper format so Google could read it and update it regularly. It works the same way Google Maps's driving directions application works. You enter in your origin and destination, either by entering an address or postal code, or by clicking on a location on the map. You then click on the "get directions" button, and the "public transit" link. The program will show the user three alternate routes to take, and calculate the travel time. The user can also specify the time and day that he or she wants to leave the point of origin, or arrive at the destination. "Google wants to see more people use the Internet," Bilodeau said. "We hope this will make it much more simple to take public transit and it will expose people to the options that they have available." The program can be also accessed on Blackberrys and most cellular phones with Internet access, although for now, it will run slower on the iPhone, Bilodeau said. The service is also available in text-only format, for people who are visually impaired. The program relies on the schedules set by the transit agencies months ahead of time, but it can also adapt to service disruptions and road closures if the information is updated routinely. Bilodeau said it's not yet possible to link cities that also have the public transit option. Vancouver, Ottawa, and Fredericton are the other Canadian cities to offer the service, and Google Maps provides public transit information for 50 cities in the U.S., and several European cities. On the web: maps.google.ca. .HF&RV
Fresco, & maybe JMH may find this shot neat,./.it's a train coming out of the Spiral Tunnel here in BC. I don't know if you've ever been through it or have driven by it,.but it is something to see..........the train in the picture is actually the same one you see above the one coming out of the tunnel, when you consider that this engineering marvel was built 100 years ago (roughly?) it is pretty amazing: ................................................................................hf&rv
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Hi Les ! This video is not as clear as your post, but gives an idea of the rail configuration … Three AC4400CW's haul a long train through the lower Spiral Tunnel in Kicking Horse Pass in April 2003. The train passes under itself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u181pMvtXok&NR=1 JM
Hi Les ! This video is not as clear as your post, but gives an idea of the rail configuration … Three AC4400CW's haul a long train through the lower Spiral Tunnel in Kicking Horse Pass in April 2003. The train passes under itself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u181pMvtXok&NR=1 JM
Hello JMH,.that was defenitly a great modern day video,.but for the true effect of this engineering marvel, you really should ,if you get the chance ,.Drive Across Canada, & take in all it's incredible & awesome views, & happennings..... It;s worth the trip,.......Personally I can do without the drive across Canada ( as I've done it too many times) but it is certainly worth doing ,for those who haven't done it. I now prefer to fly to my chosen destination , & then drive around ,...However Mommasan ( Teresa) wants me to one day drive across Canada & show her everything , including Montreal , where she wants to experience the city ,she's heard about from us Montrealer's for all these years........Yikes !! I don't know if I can do it..............hahahahaha again!! HF&RV
Hi Les, Great picture. I rode the train to Calgary years ago. Everyone in Calgary told me I got off the train just before the really great view starts. I still loved the ride especially going past Lake Superior. If I ever get to ride the train through this tunnel and I'm in the last passenger car I could say "I see the light before the tunnel." Fresco
Ahhh too bad Fresco ,.the real journey across this land is from Alta-to-the- coast............Amazing stuff,...... Although the country is cool all the way across ,it's nothing compared to driving from through the Rockies ( either side of the border) I 've done every trip you can think of across this Continent (both sides of the border) & many times ,..Everyone should at least try it ,before the other sights of the world. See the USA in your Chevrolet (or Toyota if you want to make it)..................hahahahahha Remember this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGZvQoPxhNs HF&RV
Les Just read what you said about Teresa wanting to see home. I bet you that would be a real eye opener for her if she has neve seen it before. To see her expression when she sees the old homestead on Wellington St. and the area..I did that once walked down 6th from Bannantyne and stopped in front of 686 told my signicant other that is where I grew up and played ball hockey right on the sidewalk,the stores we went too,and who lived where so on...when I was there we saw old couches on the balconys,stuff everywhere...you can guess the rest.. Like I told her when I was a kid it was not like that and if it was who cared? We made the most of it..but I have to tell ya she was shocked..sometimes talks about it still.But hey its home and that's what counts.. Lad
The lad, Did your backyard look like this ? Guy
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