One of Canada's largest train bridges stands almost forgotten in New Brunswick

For 112 years, the Salmon River train bridge has spanned a valley in northwestern New Brunswick, but locals say few in the province would know about it.
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  • @thesoundsmith
    @thesoundsmith Жыл бұрын

    Nice tribute, but the headline implied it was now out of use and rusting away. I am so glad this magnificent structure is still active.

  • @spark23ca

    @spark23ca

    Жыл бұрын

    you'd think the cbc would be above click bate ...since covid all our trusted news channels stoop to lower and lower levels

  • @christopherguy1217
    @christopherguy1217 Жыл бұрын

    What a great piece of history. We need more trains crossing Canada instead or trucks and cars.

  • @jamesportoraro8248

    @jamesportoraro8248

    Жыл бұрын

    Carrying people too :)

  • @obieeetleb7764

    @obieeetleb7764

    Жыл бұрын

    thats for sure

  • @Jordy-927

    @Jordy-927

    Жыл бұрын

    I came here to say exactly this.

  • @leatherindian
    @leatherindian Жыл бұрын

    I’ve walked it, I’ve cross country skid under it and flown over it. Very impressive structure.

  • @Liberal_From_Prairies689
    @Liberal_From_Prairies689 Жыл бұрын

    Atlantic Canada is so beautiful.

  • @originaltommy

    @originaltommy

    Жыл бұрын

    I've lived here in Fredericton for the last two and a half years. I confess it's not the Southern Ontario (London, Toronto) I'm used to or intoxicating like Vancouver or even Calgary.....but it's growing on me. It's very rural, that's for sure but it certainly has its charms.

  • @sjspirtos
    @sjspirtos Жыл бұрын

    As a railfan/ model train enthusiast this is amazing!

  • @TOPWOP999
    @TOPWOP999 Жыл бұрын

    This country needs to support more rail travel, invest into rail and shipping more goods by rail.

  • @Belleville197

    @Belleville197

    10 ай бұрын

    The auto industry is too powerful... they do everything in their power to diminish the rail industry.

  • @rjlinnovations1516
    @rjlinnovations1516 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your video. Watching with full support from Canada 🇨🇦.

  • @benoitlaferriere5420
    @benoitlaferriere5420 Жыл бұрын

    That bridge was completed ahead of schedule and within budget .

  • @WhynottBelieve
    @WhynottBelieve2 ай бұрын

    I have never been here or have ever seen this bridge that I can recall. I have lived in the Gagetown Fredricton area for a few years. I am from Liverpool Nova Scotia and grew up next to a passing train daily and the bridge was the favourite swimming hole on the Mersey River. From that I have always been fond of trains and bridges. It is sad the bridge is not celebrated more.i live in Lethbridge Ab currently and it is commonly referred to as Bridge city by many local businesses. Celebrate your bridge. Use it draw tourists. I can testify to the awe of watching a long train cross over a long trestle bridge.

  • @joermnyc
    @joermnyc Жыл бұрын

    The gentleman that built the model is almost 100 years old! Still plays with model trains! Never grow up, you’ll live longer! 😃

  • @erichurst2496
    @erichurst2496 Жыл бұрын

    I’m from Massachusetts and now live in Georgia. I miss hearing the French Canadian accent.

  • @wek33
    @wek33 Жыл бұрын

    i gotta admit, i didn't know about it! nice bridge!

  • @ztracks7600
    @ztracks7600 Жыл бұрын

    We had a twin rail line going by in my area and for some reason one line got removed..now it's a single rail line remaining. Seems like our infrastructure is falling apart and not being replaced.

  • @PrincessZoey
    @PrincessZoey Жыл бұрын

    What a cool topic. Awesome model that gent build too

  • @markiangooley
    @markiangooley Жыл бұрын

    Surprisingly many such bridges were built over valleys in Britain. Most are now gone. Martin Zero here on KZread has had a look at what little remains of some of them, sometimes in remarkably isolated places.

  • @heavensmountains323
    @heavensmountains323 Жыл бұрын

    Would love to see this bridge!

  • @GratefulOutlook
    @GratefulOutlook2 ай бұрын

    Nice to see a positive story in the news something we need more of.

  • @bobjohnston5527
    @bobjohnston5527 Жыл бұрын

    Most of the rail track has been turned into walking and running trails. There is two active train tracks still being used by trains. The other one goes to Saint John city

  • @thomask4836
    @thomask4836 Жыл бұрын

    In the 70's, I worked with a Ray Christianson on the south side of Chicago. I may be spelling the name wrong but I wonder if there's any relation.

  • @pacificostudios
    @pacificostudios Жыл бұрын

    You ought to see the Gavin Creek Bridge in North Dakota. Also Two Medicine Creek bridge in Montana. Engineering landmarks that are scarcely known.

  • @TonyVRailfanning
    @TonyVRailfanning Жыл бұрын

    The information in this is somewhat incorrect the battle River Trestle located west of Wainwright Alberta was the largest in Canada until the Lethbridge viaduct was built as it was 1400m long the west end of the bridge was made of wood and was filled with dirt and ballast in the 50s to shorten it to 860m. The wooden trestle is still buried today

  • @FreeManFreeThought

    @FreeManFreeThought

    Жыл бұрын

    No, "at the time" in 1911, it was the second next to the Battle River trestle, before the Lethbridge structure was built.

  • @Sbhinder301
    @Sbhinder301 Жыл бұрын

    Same as the one in Lethbridge Alberta

  • @maidylopez6345
    @maidylopez6345 Жыл бұрын

    New Brunswick, the friendliest province on the entire Canada

  • @jasonk9779

    @jasonk9779

    Жыл бұрын

    British Columbia says "Let me hold your beer".

  • @Kiefiago

    @Kiefiago

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol not true at all, I lived here my whole life and I know it’s true colors. Everyone is working hard in NB while the job market is pretty poor, and our salary ain’t very good neither so that doesn’t really make us living friendly, if so well it’s a ‘2 face welcome to our shop’ thing

  • @hhiippiittyy

    @hhiippiittyy

    Жыл бұрын

    Depends on where you are coming from. Having moved here from Ontario, I have been surprised by the animosity directed towards me.

  • @danmarijanovic2099
    @danmarijanovic2099 Жыл бұрын

    Canada the beautiful

  • @Moekoffee2001
    @Moekoffee2001 Жыл бұрын

    The reason the train runs so frequently across this trestle is because they didn’t ask Irving where to build it, leading to a mess like they have in Saint John with Harbour Bridge

  • @judyvennercanney4634
    @judyvennercanney4634 Жыл бұрын

    I live in Fredericton and I had no idea this train bridge exists.

  • @BitSmythe
    @BitSmythe Жыл бұрын

    What is wrong with the title, why is it “almost forgotten?” The video indicates it is used plenty!

  • @cmills8980
    @cmills8980 Жыл бұрын

    My vote for greatest story of the year.

  • @ariegouw2921
    @ariegouw2921 Жыл бұрын

    What about same style bridge in Lethbridge Alberta. Longer and higher

  • @torikicklighter1191
    @torikicklighter1191 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @coloradosprings7147
    @coloradosprings7147 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome view well train hopping 👌

  • @dirkdiggler4860
    @dirkdiggler4860 Жыл бұрын

    Imagine one derailed that would be something

  • @sandorvarga.6982
    @sandorvarga.6982 Жыл бұрын

    Lóvé.you CANADA.super

  • @M20AFKS
    @M20AFKS Жыл бұрын

    1:31 epic

  • @marioxerxescastelancastro8019
    @marioxerxescastelancastro8019 Жыл бұрын

    0:47 “But today locals feel like the sprawling structure is their best kept secret” And you ruined it.

  • @daveyboy_
    @daveyboy_ Жыл бұрын

    The guy climbed the bridge when he was a kid? Stomach churning to say the least

  • @matthewbaynham6286
    @matthewbaynham6286 Жыл бұрын

    lets hope its properly maintained, unlike what goes on south of the border.

  • @brucecampbellx

    @brucecampbellx

    Жыл бұрын

    You kremlinbots just need to go away. Isn't getting your butt kicked in Ukraine enough? Seriously, the civilized world has had enough.

  • @chrisstromberg6527

    @chrisstromberg6527

    5 ай бұрын

    Troll alert, troll alert. LOL

  • @GrandeProjects
    @GrandeProjects Жыл бұрын

    Very cool, however why did we stop building? The Ambassador bridge in Windsor for example, there needs to be second bridge, long over due.

  • @ems901

    @ems901

    Жыл бұрын

    They are building it right now

  • @joermnyc

    @joermnyc

    Жыл бұрын

    The Ambassador bridge is privately owned (crazy right?) The owner fought any new bridge or crossing tooth and nail because it would cut into his revenue stream!

  • @RailfanVal
    @RailfanVal Жыл бұрын

    POV: You are try to find the Railfanner comment in this video

  • @cherylsibson2529
    @cherylsibson2529 Жыл бұрын

    DownieLive traveled from Florida to Alaska he's probably crossed it.

  • @SpringhillRailfan

    @SpringhillRailfan

    Жыл бұрын

    Not unless he traveled on a freight train. No passenger trains on that line.

  • @juliansmith4295

    @juliansmith4295

    Жыл бұрын

    That's an odd assumption. You're not likely to go through New Brunswick if you're going from Florida to Alaska.

  • @iancanuckistan2244

    @iancanuckistan2244

    Жыл бұрын

    @@juliansmith4295 DownyLive went across Canada by rail last year. No trains in Newfoundland so it was boats and cars. Check it out on his KZread channel, it was a good series.

  • @juliansmith4295

    @juliansmith4295

    Жыл бұрын

    @@iancanuckistan2244 I've seen it. Thank you.

  • @gvdwatt
    @gvdwatt Жыл бұрын

    Lethbridge has entered the chat

  • @rykmoo2201
    @rykmoo2201 Жыл бұрын

    Time for 10,000 Instagram selfies.

  • @Belleville197
    @Belleville19710 ай бұрын

    2MUCHO !!

  • @TheTrailburner
    @TheTrailburner Жыл бұрын

    Japan has trains that can travel at 500k/ph to 600k/ph Since the 1960's. How don't we have that in Canada from Vancouver to Halifax?

  • @greathodgy22

    @greathodgy22

    Жыл бұрын

    Not enough population.

  • @hhiippiittyy

    @hhiippiittyy

    Жыл бұрын

    If Canada made a high speed rail from Van to Halifax that single line would be more km of high speed rail than Japan has made since they started. Population and country size make direct comparisons tricky.

  • @greathodgy22

    @greathodgy22

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hhiippiittyy There will never, never, high speed trains in Canada except maybe Toronto to Montreal. Period.

  • @tbott1061

    @tbott1061

    Жыл бұрын

    There's barely any business done between those two cities. Maybe do Vancouver to Seattle, Halifax to Boston

  • @hhiippiittyy

    @hhiippiittyy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@greathodgy22 And maybe a few around southern ON. Ottawa to TO? I could definitely see Ottawa in the mix, if anywhere. The idea of one from Van to Halifax is crazy. Calgary to Edmonton in the next 50-100 years maybe, because the terrain is easy, though still unlikely.

  • @GOAT_GOATERSON
    @GOAT_GOATERSON Жыл бұрын

    Feet? I thought Canada used metric

  • @margaretross9150

    @margaretross9150

    Жыл бұрын

    We use metric and still think in Imperial (at least my generation does).

  • @hhiippiittyy

    @hhiippiittyy

    Жыл бұрын

    We're a weird mix.

  • @tbott1061

    @tbott1061

    Жыл бұрын

    Only when forced to use it

  • @Jammoh
    @Jammoh Жыл бұрын

    depressing that Canada neglected our railways and instead chose car infested infrastructure.

  • @westtxmutt
    @westtxmutt Жыл бұрын

    Take it down...! It's an eye sore

  • @Belleville197

    @Belleville197

    10 ай бұрын

    I'll bet you're not much to look at either... likely worse.

  • @KAOST1ST1C-FN
    @KAOST1ST1C-FN Жыл бұрын

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