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3. Roberts Bank Coal & Container Terminal.
from Gregg River and some trains originating at Coal Valley and
Obed Mountain (Dalehurst) on CN also unloaded at Roberts
Bank. Track length at Robert’s Bank did not limit train length,
but siding capacity on CN did, so CN’s trains were always
shorter than CP’s.
Ridley Island, near Prince Rupert, was developed to handle coal
mined in Northeastern BC, (4) and the trains were designed
to operate in the same manner and length as coal trains from
Alberta on the mainline.
All port terminals used rotary dumpers which necessitated
the use of rotary coupling systems on the cars. The rotary cou-
pler end of the car was indicated by a yellow stripe or stripes
on that end of the car. Double rotaries had a yellow stripe on
both ends (5), as well as two air hoses, one on each side of the
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