Ontario Northland - Polar Bear Express, Cochrane ON [drone] (2016-Aug-22)
22 August 2016, Cochrane, Ontario
The Polar Bear Express mixed passenger train from Cochrane to Moosonee, departing Cochrane.
ONR 1804 - GP38-2 (lead)
ONR 1806 - GP38-2 (second)
4x flat cars with automobiles
1x boxcar
8x passenger cars (including 1 dome)
1x baggage car
1x HEP generator car #203 (rebuilt F7B)
3x boxcars
After the train departs there's a flyby of the Cochrane train station (serves triple duty as train station, hotel and restaurant), and you can see the 2-8-0 steam locomotive on display (Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway #137).
Aboard the Northbound Ontario Northland Polar Bear Express to Moosonee, ON
This is video footage from Aboard the Ontario Northland's Polar Bear Express from Cochrane, ON to Moosonee, ON. Trip taken on Monday, July 25th, 2011.
You can find geotagged photos from the trip here:
The train's power was Ontario Northland's 1804 and 1806, EMD GP38-2's, with an APU, a converted B unit, providing Head End Power to the coaches, Otter Rapids Dome Car, Two Dining Cars, Several boxcars and flat cars.
Below is an index of what you'll find in this video:
00:20 - Polar Bear Express arrives from the yard
00:40 - Flat cars to transport vehicles from Cochrane to Moosonee
01:05 - Otter Rapids Dome Car
01:24 - Departing Cochrane, ON
04:06 - Looking out the front of the dome car
04:35 - Otter Rapids Generating Station
05:34 - Arriving Moose River, ON Flag Stop
06:25 - Moose River
11:38 - Entering Cautionary Limits for Moosonee, ON
12:12 - Arriving Moosonee, ON
Polar Bear Express arriving in Cochrane, Ontario
ONR Polar Bear Express leaving Cochrane Ontario
Polar Bear Express Cochrane Ontario August 1 2016
Polar Bear Express leaves for Moosonee from Cochrane north of town.
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Ontario Northland - Polar Bear Express, Cochrane ON (2016-Aug-22) [trackside]
22 August 2016, Cochrane, Ontario
The Polar Bear Express mixed passenger train from Cochrane to Moosonee, departing Cochrane.
ONR 1804 - GP38-2 (lead)
ONR 1806 - GP38-2 (second)
4x flat cars with automobiles
1x boxcar
8x passenger cars (including 1 dome)
1x baggage car
1x HEP generator car #203 (rebuilt F7B)
3x boxcars
Polar Bear Express pulling in to Cochrane Ontario Railway Station • May 18, 2018
Polar Bear express arriving from Moosonee Ontario.
A Walk Through the Polar Bear Express DEC 23, 2016
Christopher Kataquapit © 2016
1972 Polar Bear Express song 33 rpm record • The Rainvilles • Cochrane Ontario
Off of the album Polar Bear Express and other songs released in 1972.
Ontario Northland Polar Bear Express switching in Cochrane (2016-Aug-19)
19 August 2016, Cochrane, Ontario
The Polar Bear Express mixed passenger train from Cochrane to Moosonee, switching outside Cochrane station before departure.
ONR 1804 - GP38-2 (lead)
ONR 1806 - GP38-2 (second)
The Real Polar Bear Express Train - Cochrane to Moosonee
This is some video I took aboard the Polar Bear Express train operated by Ontario Northland from Cochrane to Moosonee Ontario. Video is from August, 2013. The drive to Cochrane from Whitby or Toronto is about 9 hours (that's how long it took us anyways) and the train ride was about 6 hours to Moosonee.
Thanks for Watching!
(HD) ONR Polar Bear Express at Cochrane Station
I was planning on catching this guy at the crossing at mile 5 but due to my lack of intelligence I missed him. lol - Oh well.
This is all I got from what was suposed to be a day of railfanning a wintery day but it's better than northing. Its the PBX pulling up to Cochrane station for the 9 a.m. departure with GP38-2's 1805 and 1809. Enjoy.
Polar Bear Express departing Cochrane
Ontario Northland's Polar Bear Express departs Cochrane for Moosonee.
Train jam from cochrane to Moosonee Ontario on the Polar Bear Express
Aboard the Southbound Ontario Northland Polar Bear Express to Cochrane, ON
This is video footage from Aboard the Ontario Northland's Polar Bear Express from Moosonee, ON to Cochrane, ON. Trip taken on Tuesday, July 26th, 2011.
You can find geotagged photos from the trip here:
The train's power was Ontario Northland's 1804 and 1806, EMD GP38-2's, with an APU, a converted B unit, providing Head End Power to the coaches, Otter Rapids Dome Car, Two Dining Cars, Several boxcars and flat cars.
Below is an index of what you'll find in this video:
00:20 - Departing Moosonee, ON
01:21 - Store Creek
02:51 - Moose River
07:10 - Otter Rapids Generating Station
09:59 - Abitibi River
10:17 - Looking out the front of the dome car
11:28 - Arriving Cochrane, ON
POLAR BEAR HABITAT Cochrane Ontario Canada
Visit a unique polar bear sanctuary. It is the only one captive bear facility in the world dedicated to injured polar bears and their orphaned bear cubs.
Polar Bear Express - Ontario Northland - Cochrane Ontario - January 10, 2020
Polar Bear Express passenger train rolls its way to Moosonee Ontario.
I hear the train a comin'
It's rollin' 'round the bend
Polar Bear Express moving towards platform track in Cochrane
Polar Bear Express in Cochrane backing up as part of its move to platform track. This Ontario Northland Railway train operates five days per week all year between Cochrane and Moosonee with an extra trip in summer.
ONR Big Bear Polar Bear Express
Hopefully a better upload with less tape blackouts. Covering ONR History and operations at turn of this century. Last views of TEE train are also had near the end.