BIGDoer.com on Facebook – for the latest news! A B.C.-based museum also started a Go Fund Me campaign to buy the engine but that "didn't pan out," he said. We're currently doing research. Why do we drive on parkways and park in driveways? Epic! It's always a busy time on the road, but we can usually make it happen. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. The railway ties and tracks, except the 15-metre section the engine sits on, were broken down and sold for recycling. If it doesn't sell, it will likely be broken down into pieces for recycling, except for the engine and generator, he said. Be a hero and Help the Society. Hiking-Adventure-History-Exploration Even with the occasional donation or grant, we still run a sizable deficit. A long time ago someone sent us this old Miles for Millions March map (a hyperwalk in the 60s/70s used to raise awareness for the under privileged) Today, we act on it and will follow in their footsteps. This most interesting subject will appear in our upcoming book. https://www.bigdoer.com/11757/exploring-history/cprs-big-hill-revisted/. Would love your thoughts, please comment. We've had a little bit of a problem with vandalism," Chartier said. October 19th 2020: The book's that close to being done and we're exhausted. Any income brought in by the website and society, every single miserable penny, gets funnelled back into day to day operations. The engine should still run but over the years, thieves have targeted the train. Here at Stampede Park, it begins. Tembec closed the mill in 2010 and later put it up for sale. 1992 locomotive. "A couple of guys [blow]torching, it won't take long to put that into small pieces, and it will be a piece of history that's going to be maybe turned into train tracks. Presented by Chris “BIGDoer” Doering & Connie Biggart. Do you offer workshops or classes? Be honest, you're rolling in it? "It was running when it was parked. BIG LOVE for Connie & anyone fighting Breast Cancer. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Been doing it, that is exploring forgotten places, since the 1980s. Sorry, we couldn't stop laughing. Empty since the '60s, they used what ever they had lying around to build the structures here: logs, branches, mud, straw, salvaged timbers & more. The site may be on private property, it could be under threat from vandals or thieves (a very common scenario), it's unsafe, or sensitive to visitors. There are regular updates in the form of new articles, and revisions and corrections to old ones (yes, we mess-up). Many reasons. Nothing too hard and just simply follow the marked trail that starts at the spiral tunnels lookout. Off the Beaten Path – with Chris & Connie. Have some of my shots on my Panoramio site. It's Calgary, Alberta, Canada friends. That would entail hiring a crane, removing the train wheels and hoisting the engine onto a special low-bed trailer, Chartier said. Make offer - Mamod Live Steam Locomotive SL1 / SL6 Golden Jubilee - O Gauge 16mm loco Unused Tender Base Plate for Gauge 1 "Project" 0-6-0 Live Steam Locomotive £8.00 5d 16h October 01st, 2020: Back online after a huge system crash. "The challenge is, with the tracks being gone, it's landlocked. New Mens Superdry Hooded Technical Pop Zip Sd-Windcheater Nu Orange, 90 Bar 1700W Domestic High Pressure Washer Power Cleaner HPI1700, Large Halogen Convection Oven Multi-function Cooker Low Fat Fryer 17Litre Black, SAMSUNG UE32T4300AKXXU 32" Smart HD Ready HDR LED TV - Currys, Vax Blade 32V Cordless Vacuum Cleaner TBT3V1T1 BOX DAMAGED, Emma Original Renewed Mattress- 25cm high | Memory Foam Mattress | Medium Firm, Engine Oil SHELL Helix Ultra Professional AG 5W30 Fully Synthetic 5L 5 Litres. We even heard from a present day member of the same religious group & will share some of his stories. I think they are still for sale but if SEPTA or MARC aren't buying, then there's not going to be a buyer - except for scrap. Keep an eye on our Facebook Page where we make announcements of this nature. It isn't an easy gig, but we feel it needs to be done even if we go broke trying. Sharing our work is encouraged, as long as credit is given. From there, the owner could move it to the closest set of tracks and drive it, or haul it via highways to its final destination, he said. Thanks for posting! Afraid not. The fun never stops at Pioneer Acres Museum. Been on my list of places to visit for a LONG time now. Try this page... BIGDoer.com sitemap. ", Audience Relations, CBC P.O. The engine is worth about $25,000 in scrap metal, Chartier said. Often it's pay what you like. We have so much epic stuff to show you. We love the idea! Refer to our Facebook Page (link above) to keep informed. Published December 28, 2016. Once finished, we'll be taking a break, but it shouldn't be for long and we'll soon get back to posting here. Makes it a little harder to sell, a little more expensive to move," Chartier told Up to Speed host Ismaila Alfa on Monday. The building is degrading fast, yet has this elegance about it. This website is an ongoing work in progress. The engine sits on about 15 metres of track on the site of the shuttered Tembec paper mill in Pine Falls. Reach Us! BIGDoer.com operates as a non-profit. Anyone know if this is that same locomotive? Off The Beaten Path – with Chris & Connie But it seemed to work well. Is it a hard walk to get to this locomotive? Volunteering for this project was a blast! Something went wrong. Yup, that long! Why are some locations not shown? A '50s Hudson (rare), it's found along a disused road in the Alberta Rockies. You're in it for the money, right? This photo, taken at the historic Long House, plus the camera that captured it will be part of an old school camera/film photo display at PA for 2021. Finger's crossed this patched together website holds together for a little while longer. Cameo Intimates – Cameo Intimates Lingerie – Cameo-Intimates.com. by Fencer Sat May 09, 2015 1:03 pm. Get it in front of 17+ million UK buyers. A while ago I was tracking an abandoned RR from the air and saw a row of a locomotives. Another caller wants to put the engine to work, Chartier said. Much of our funding has been cancelled. July 10th, 2020: Please note their our spelling & grammatical mistakes on this website, lots said tongue in cheek, plus many phrases repeated - hard to be original after a gazillion words - embrace it! Abandoned Locomotives? Our stuff's seen far and wide, all over the internet, in print and on TV... BIGDoer? We just revisited the place a month or so ago and you can see that article here… A first reveal...peel it back, slowly...a little more...success! Some places are are too well know for the "vague" approach to work in which case we'll speak of any known access restrictions in the post. Chartier has fielded about five "serious" calls in response to the ad, including one from a business owner who wants to use the engine as an advertisement in front of his business. "I guess there's value in copper wiring and somebody did a fair amount of damage to it just cutting the wires, but apparently it's still runable.". A long dormant yet fully functional train engine can be yours for $25,000, plus the cost of shipping. Trailhead begins in the Kicking Horse Campground. Please, let us know what you think. Here: We're guessing there's an interesting story here. Used in construction of the CPR's famous Spiral Tunnels that bypassed the problematic "Big Hill", when this project was completed the engine was simply left behind.Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia Pennsylva We're not getting any younger, so we might break down the 50km route into multiple chunks over many days. Noel Chartier was hired on contract by the train's owners, NRI Global Inc., to sell it. Journal of the BIGDoer.com Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Find GE, MAN, and Hybrid for sale on Machinio. Where is home base? Images and content are copyright Chris Doering & Connie Biggart and BIGDoer.com, unless otherwise noted. The Team got to tour it a few years back and we even got to go up high on those walkways (could see into Alberta). JFS Railcar, LLC and Cabooses4sale.com have been Purchasing, Selling and Leasing railroad cars, locomotives and/or parts for over 35 years, to a large number of satisfied private, small business, corporate and government clients. We are the curious. Once in a while and they're always fun and intimate. No electricity, no indoor "facilities", heat was by wood stove, cooking too, the only modern concession, a phone put in late in the game (we found the 1980s install order). I have a photo of C.P.R. Please respect private property and help preserve all these special places. We hope you are too. Powered by  - Designed with the Hueman theme. We'd like to meet up if you're in our area. https://www.bigdoer.com/11757/exploring-history/cprs-big-hill-revisted/, Off the Beaten Path - with Chris & Connie, https://www.bigdoer.com/27159/exploring-history/providence-grain-marengo-saskatchewan/, https://www.realagriculture.com/2020/10/fire-at-providence-grain-elevator-at-marengo-sask/. 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