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CANADIAN PRESERVATION NEWS The owner of the 1909 Grand Trunk Pacific (Canadian National after 1919) railway station from Unity, Saskatchewan, Gary Southgate of Battleford, SK, has moved the station from Unity to Mossleigh, AB. The station arrived this past week and is for now being stored on private property about 1.5 miles west of Mossleigh.
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Canadian Museum of Rail Travel (Cranbrook, B.C.) CP FA-2 4090 and FB-2 4469, both 1953 MLW-builds, sit near the Elko Station in Cranbrook, BC. Cosmetically restored to their original paint schemes in late 2014 by the Cranbrook Rotary Club. Photos taken by Braedan Dunne on August 12, 2015.
Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum BCOL 6001 is a GMD-built GF6C. Braedan Dunne shot her at the Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum. She was the first of seven built between 1983 to 1984, for use on BC Rail's electrified Tumbler Ridge Subdivision. All were retired in 2000, and were sent to Tacoma, WA for scrapping in 2004. 6001 was saved before the scrapper's torch could get to it, and was donated to the museum. According to the museum operators, the locomotive is still operational if 50kV of electricity can be supplied to it. Photos by Braedan Dunne. July 5th, 2015.
Revelstoke Railway Museum CP SD40 5500 at the Revelstoke Railway Museum and was shot on June 29th, 2014 by Braedan Dunne.
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Kamloops Railway Historical Society: www.kamloopsheritagerailway.com CRHA - E&N Division West Coast Railway Association
ROYAL HUDSON 75th ANNIVERSARY GALA: Dane Nicholson shot the Royal Hudson's 75th birthdate / restoration funding campaign 'kick off' at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park (Official Fan Page on Facebook, on June 28th
June 27th marks ROYAL HUDSON #2860's 75th birthday and she will be moved outside for the day. This coincides with the SUMMER KICK OFF Event at the Heritage Park. Special Celebrations Planned. CN/PR LAST SPIKE CENTENARY - Last Call celebrations are being held June 19 & 20 in Kamloops At the former BCR Diesel Shop in Squamish, BC on February 10th 2015, Christian Vazzaz snapped the West Coast Railway Association's latest locomotive acquisition; ex-CN 6520 a GMD-built FP9A. WCXX 6520 puts on quite a show on her first start-up, after arriving in Squamish more than a year ago. Many thanks to our volunteers that helped in many ways bring her back to life! There is still plenty of work to do of course, but the big hurdle of her first start-up is now accomplished!
ROYAL HUDSON 75th ANNIVERSARY GALA: June 27th marks ROYAL HUDSON #2860's 75th birthday and she will be moved outside for the day. This coincides with the SUMMER KICK OFF Event at the Heritage Park Special Celebrations Planned. "CNoPR LAST SPIKE CENTENARY" Last Call. Celebrations are being held June 19 & 20 in Kamloops BC Please visit our web site org for more info on how you can donate to this project and get her looking brand new again! Kettle Valley Railway Society (KVSR)
On June 22nd, 1980 Kevin Dunk photographed a regularly scheduled steam excursion, but this time instead of CP Royal Hudson 4-6-4 #2860, we see southbound CP 2-8-0 #3716 rounding the curve at MP 18.8 Brunswick siding on BCR's Squamish Sub. with another load of happy travelers. The# 2860 is currently undergoing major work at the WCRA Museum Shops while the #3916 sees regular work on the Kettle Valley Steam Railway near Summerland, BC.
Rocky Mountaineer - Vancouver, BC The Rocky Mountaineer excursion train "First Passage to the West" makes two trips per week from Vancouver to Calgary and return. The first day of the eastbound trip is from Vancouver to Kamloops, where passengers overnight in a hotel. The second day of the trip is from Kamloops to Calgary. On that 2nd day the train in the past normally stopped at Banff only, but in 2015, for the first time, it also stops in Lake Louise, at the old log station there, every Saturday, with a scheduled arrival time at Lake Louise of 18:30h. The Tuesday trip stops at Banff only. Cor van Steenis caught the train stopped at Lake Louise on Saturday, 20 June 2015, at 16:43h. The consist was GP40-2LW No. 8012, GP40-2LW 8016, Generator Car 9632, 4 coaches, 5 dome cars, a crew car and Generator Car 9271 on the tail end. The tail end generator car was built in 1955 by National Steel Car as CNR baggage car 9234 and acquired by RMR in 1996. It was the only car in the consist not painted in the purple, gold and white RM livery; it was in a solid purple paint scheme with gold lettering and a RM logo on the end. The scheduled stop time at Lake Louise was 10 minutes; a motor coach was on scene to take passengers onward on excursions. The 10 minute stop was lengthened to allow a westbound CP freight to pass. At 19:09h the train passed through Morant's Curve and at 19:53 it arrived at Banff.
Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Museum - Surrey, BC. British Columbia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society The Alberni Pacific Railway The Alberni Pacific Railway is a tourist railroad that is
powered by a 1929 Baldwin 2-8-2T steam engine. It runs passengers
between the restored Port Alberni station to the McLean Mill national Historic
site. ALBERTA
Royal Canadian Pacific Luxury Train CPR 2816 CPR 4-6-4 Hudson #2816 IMAX "Rocky Mountain Express Pod Cast: Alberta Railway Museum - Edmonton, AB
Locomotives of this class were originally
used for passenger service and were among the first to operate into Edmonton
on the Canadian Northern Railway. They were the workhorse locomotives that
helped to open up the Prairies. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZWH2h9bUXs&feature=youtu.be Alberta Railway Museum - Bieseker, AB
The museum has two MLW switchers: Ex-CP RS-23 8017 (ex- Saskferco - Belle Plain, Saskatchewan), and Ex-CN S13u 8704 (donated by CANAC). The 1911-built CPR station from Bassano, Alberta on the Brooks Subdivision was moved by road to Beiseker, AB., on July 18-19th 2012 and sat beside its new foundation for 3 years while significant structural issues with the new concrete foundation were addressed. It has now been moved onto the foundation. Other than re-installing the portion of the second floor cottage roof that had to be removed for clearance reasons on the road trip, no other station restoration work has yet commenced
Alberta Central Railway Museum - Wetaskiwin, AB
Wainwright Rail Preservation Society - Wainwright, AB
Rocky Mountain Railway Society:
The Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions - Stettler, AB Alberta Prairie Railway ran its Consolidation 2-8-0 steam engine on September 6th, 2015 from Stettler to Big Valley, AB. and return, with 10 cars in the consist. The train runs on the line laid by the Alberta Midland Railway which opened on 06 July 1911. This railway had Canadian Northern as its parent company; later the line was owned by Canadian National and then Central Western Railway. In 1998 the right-of-way was acquired by the East Central Alberta Heritage Society (except for short sections in Stettler and Big Valley) and leased to Alberta Prairie Railway. At the terminus of the excursion run in Stettler we find a wonderfully restored and preserved Parrish & Heimbecker grain elevator, feed mill and coal shed. The elevator was built for Strong & Dowler in 1915 and sold to P&H in 1918; it closed in 2002 and was acquired by the P&H Elevator Preservation Society, who undertook all of the restoration work we see today. The elevator was repainted in 2013 from the P&H ‘harvest gold’ corporate colour introduced in 1991 back to the original red colour. (Cor van Steenis).
Alberta 2005 Centennial Railway Museum Society On September 17th, the historic railway station in Beiseker, AB was destroyed by a fire over.A century-old train station that was planned to be the centrepiece of a railway museum northeast of Calgary went up in flames overnight. And investigators are working to determine whether the blaze was deliberately set. Firefighters were called after midnight Friday to the railway station in the village of Beiseker to respond to a blaze. When they arrived, they found the 104-year-old building engulfed in flames. Fire crews managed to douse the fire, but the south half of the building is burned right to the ground said Fred Walters, treasurer of the Alberta 2005 Centennial Railway Museum Society, which was working to restore the station. Talking to insurance adjusters, they say it's got to come down Walters said. I don't think the insurance company is going to allow us to salvage it because of the amount of water damage inside the building. Sgt. Glen Demmon with the Beiseker RCMP said the cause remains under investigation but the fire is believed to be suspicious. There's no power to the building, Demmon added. Walters said the board members will have to discuss where they go from here. Mayor Ray Courtman said the building was vacant at the time and no other buildings were damaged or destroyed. It's quite unfortunate, Courtman said. We were kind of excited about this project. (The Calgary Herald) Aspen Crosssing Railway Beginning in 1999, the Okanagan Wine Train consist operated a daily excursion between Kelowna and Armstrong, BC. However, the excursion train didn't last very long, and it was mothballed near Kelowna where it was later victimized by thieves, squatters and the elements. It was placed on the market, in hopes that Nagel Tours of Edmonton, (the owners of the train) might plug the financial drain. A number of potential buyers showed interest in acquiring one or more of the cars, but nothing came of the negotiations. However in mid-October the cars were being moved from Kelowna to Vernon by rail, being hauled by a hi-rail boom truck. CN will then take them to Kamloops Jct., and hand them off to CP for movement to Calgary, AB where they will eventually be sent to the Aspen Crossing Railway for storage. (via Bruce Harvey and Co van Steenis). Photo Bruce Harvey
The Aspen Crossing Railway excursion train runs 12 miles in each direction between Arrowwood and Herronton, AB., on the abandoned CPR Lomond Subdivision. The switcher used by Aspen Crossing to haul their excursion train is S-3 No. 8454, built in 1952 as CNR 8454 and last used by Parish & Heimbecker at their Moose Jaw, SK, grain elevator.We followed the train on both its eastbound and westbound runs on July 17, 2015 in the rain; no sun glare issues on that day!
Galt Historic Railway Park SASKATCHEWAN
Southern Prairie Railway
MANITOBA
The Vintage Locomotive Society Winnipeg Manitoba
Winnipeg Railway Museum:
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Waterloo Central Railway New St Jacobs Market Station News A wonderful interview by one of our Directors, Dave Banks, speaking to Craig Norris from CBC Radio 89.1 on this morning's "Morning Edition" about our Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program grant to help build our new St. Jacobs Market Station. http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/The%20Morning%20Edition%20-%20K-W/ID/2673916063/
Niagara Railway Museum
Thunder Bay Museum - Thunder Bay, ON A NEW Thunder Bay Transportation Museum in the works! On January 12th 2015, 12 city
council members voted to approve the formation of a heritage transportation
committee for the purpose of investigating the possibility of the creation of a
transportation museum in Thunder Bay. Our city is one of the pivotal
transportation hubs in Canada and we have a rich and diverse history. From the
First Nations Peoples and voyageurs who used the canoe, to Great Lakes
shipping, rail and aviation, Thunder Bay has been a recognized leader in
transportation in Canada. The first meeting of the heritage transportation committee was held at 7 p.m.,
on Feb. 18th at the Unifor Union Hall at 516 S. High St. The Bytown Railway Society - Ottawa, ON
Chatham Railway Museum
Orangeville Brampton Railway "Credit Valley Explorer"
The Credit Valley Explorer at times will run with a dome, and they also have an unpowered RDC-9 used as a coach. . Cando's popular Credit Valley Explorer out of Orangeville, Ontario, is now operating with a Budd-built Dome! Originally Wabash 202, then Norfolk and Western, and finally Amtrak, the car has been totally refurbished. It is a big hit with passengers, and is seen here on Sept 27 at Orangeville, and during a brief pause at Cataract. (Steve Bradley photos).
Owen Sound Marine and Railway Museum
Ex-CN Dining Car arrives August 17 2015 (Photos Barry Westhouse)
Some History: The operators of the Marine & Rail Museum have set the wheels in motion to bring a 60-year-old train car to Owen Sound. Richard Thomas, president of the Community Waterfront Heritage Centre, told city council Monday night that the 1954 former Canadian National Railway dining car would make a great addition to the west-side museum, which is housed inside of a former CN train station. This is a bit up in the air at this point. It's going to take a bit of fundraising to bring the car to Owen Sound and then of course we will have to take a look at the tracks and where we want to put it he told council during a delegation. Thomas said the car, which a CWHC board member spotted in another Ontario community, is available free of charge to whoever is willing to pay the bill to move it. A preliminary estimate has pegged the cost to transport it to the museum in Owen Sound at about $20,000, he told council. The CWHC plans to launch some fundraisers to cover that cost. Thomas said the outside of the train car needs a paint job, but the all-original interior is in good shape and has a working kitchen and full dining area. It would fit in nicely with the CWHC's plan to make food available at the museum property, he said. A stretch of railroad tracks from the days when the city-owned former CN building was a train station were left on the museum property. A 104-year-old train car, which was converted into a caboose in 1947 and was once a birthday party venue at McDonald's Restaurant, now sits on the track. Thomas said the CWHC would like to see the dining car join the caboose on the tracks. It is one of the two large exhibits that the CWHC hopes to bring to the museum in the near future. The other is a lifeboat that was once aboard the MS Chi-Cheemaun ferry and is now sitting in storage. City Coun. Peter Lemon said bringing the dining car to the museum would be a "dream come true" and would help to make the facility even more of a destination on the west side of the harbour. The greater the mass of displays you have outside, the more people it will attract to the museum, he said during the council meeting. Thomas said the CWHC would have to tweak its lease agreement for the CN station with the city before the train car arrives. Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway Society Elgin County Railway Museum The Elgin County Railway Museum is using local resources to help raise enough funds to construct a badly needed roof at its 225 Wellington St. facility. Partnering with the Elgin St. Thomas Community Foundation (ESCF), the museum is utilizing a managed fund the foundation will invest and the museum will use the money toward the application of matching grants. These government grants will be needed to offset the cost of the roofing project, estimated at $1.6 million. "Our Full-Steam Ahead - Phase 1 Capital Restoration fundraising campaign is building momentum," said Dawn Miskelly, Elgin County Railway Museum executive director.
Since the roofing project is so cost prohibitive, Miskelly said the initiative will be done in phases. The first phase will focus on the centre roof portion, estimated to cost $570,000. This, she advised, will open up more of the building's square footage to the public. Presently, the museum only uses about 25% of the building's square footage for public use. "The centre block of the roof would open up about 35% of the building's footprint," she added. "We could use this for public programming or special events."
In 2014, the Elgin County Railway Museum contracted SJMA Heritage Architect Ed van der Maarel to develop a restoration plan for the building. The total cost of the entire Phase 1 of the restoration plan is estimated to be $6.11 million. This represents the amount needed to fully restore the building including a new roof, windows, brickwork and restoration of significant features within the building. Full story here: Toronto Railway Heritage Association (and Museum).
The Cape Race is now lettered CANADIAN PACIFIC and is on display at the Roundhouse Museum in Toronto. Photos coutesy of Bob Merriam who painted it shared his photos with us. The Cape Race was built for the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1929 as the River Liard. The car was one of a series of 15 River cars fabricated at National Steel Car in Hamilton for $66,300 apiece. The opulent interiors were finished at CP's Angus Shops in Montreal and featured individual ladies and gentlemen's showers, leather-upholstered smoking rooms, ladies lounge and observation parlour as well as a small buffet to serve snacks and beverages.
Instead of the traditional open observation platform on the rear, the cars featured a high-windowed solarium furnished with eight leather chairs. In an era long before exposure to the sun's ultra-violet rays was considered harmful, CP promoted these solarium-lounge cars with their health-giving VITA GLASS Sun Parlors. The River cars were unusual in that they contained no revenue-producing space; they were completely for the comfort of passengers occupying space in other sleeping cars. The cars were built primarily for CP's Trans-Canada Limited, an all-sleeping car train between Montreal/Toronto and Vancouver that ran in the summers only between 1919 and 1930. In the winter, the cars operated on the Toronto-Vancouver Dominion as well as other CP trains. In 1931, due to the deepening Depression, CP cancelled the Trans-Canada Limited and mothballed most of the River cars since they were too expensive to operate. Michael Berry photographed preserved CN GP7 4803 on December 26th 2014 on display at the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre, located at the former CP John Street Roundhouse, in downtown Toronto
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York Durham Heritage Railway
Northern Ontario Railway Museum & Heritage Center - Capreol, ON http://www.northernontariorailroadmuseum.ca/ The Canada Science & Technology Museum - Ottawa, ON. The Palmerston Railway Heritage Association
Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario (RMEO) The Guelph Junction Railway Museum Brighton Memory Junction Museum http://memoryjunctionmuseum.ca/
London MCRR Roundhouse Project: http://londonroundhouse.com/post/80303337002/some-pictures-of-the-progress-on-the-renovations
Owen Sound's Rail and Marine Museum reopens: http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2014/06/29/rebirth-of-marine-rail-museum-cheered
QUEBEC
EXPORAIL - CRHA
Temporary exhibition - Meals on Wheels: From December 5th, 2015 Exhibit Theme Faster! Further! Long before the advent of aircraft and cars, railways changed the way we travel. At that time only comfort and luxury were missing from enjoying the beauty of breathtaking landscapes. Longer distance travel created dining cars to satisfy the traveller's appetite. Designing the dining car: innovation in motion In 1858, George Mortimer Pullman (1831-1897) filed a patent for his sleeping car design. In 1867, he developed the original concept into a hotel car, and in 1868, he filed a new patent for a dining car. Train travel would never be the same! Through this exhibition, visitors will appreciate in particular the development of equipment, service and life in the dining car until Black Tuesday in 1929.
The quality of service on trains, especially in the dining car, was a virtual trademark of the industry. And while the train staff were extremely proud of their contribution to this prestigious image, they worked in difficult conditions. The steward had full responsibility for the dining car and supervision of onboard staff. The kitchen brigade was composed of a chef and three other cooks, a pastry chef, and four or five waiters. Good meals enhance the pleasure of travel When American William Cornelius Van Horne became general manager of Canadian Pacific in 1882, he immediately sensed the potential of Canadian scenery as a tourist attraction for wealthy travellers from the United States and Europe. To lure them here, he offered travel packages that included accommodation, gourmet dining and beautiful scenery. Canadian Pacific had launched a new national industry: luxury tourism and resorts.
Acknowledgements This exhibition was produced by Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum. The project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada, and through the support of the ministere de la Culture et des Communications du Quebec, Bibliotheque et Archives nationales du Quebec and MRC de Roussillon. Canadian Rail Magazine
Hull - Wakefield Steam Train - Gatineau, QC
The Hull - Wakefield Steam Train with CPR G5a #1201
video from 1982.
Orford Express Tourist Train - Sherbrooke, QC QUEBEC CENTRAL / CP Valley Junction Station fund drive: http://player.vimeo.com/video/64576762
Trains Touristiques de Charlevoix (Le train du Massif de Charlevoix) http://www.lemassif.com/en/train
L'Amiral Tourist Train http://www.tourisme-gaspesie.com/en/visiter/train-touristique-l-amiral/8871890E.html
NEW BRUNSWICK
Moncton Transportation Museum: OPENING SOON http://www.moncton.ca/Residents/Recreation_Parks_and_Culture/Museums_and_Heritage/Moncton_Museum.htm The New Brunswick Railway Museum Hillsborough, NB NOVA SCOTIA
Nova Scotia Museum of Industry - Stellarton, NS
USA
CALIFORNIA: The Orange Empire Railway Museum PENNSYLVANIA: Lake Shore Railway Historical Society The Steamtown National Historic Site Steam Into History - New Freedom, PA NEW
NEW YORK
Bridge Line Historical Society
- Delaware And Hudson RR. D&H ALCO RS-11 5000 at Fort Edward, New York in July 1984. This was built for NYC, and was one of the last diesels delivered in NYC lightning stripes . NYC reneged on the order, and D&H bought them. They were the first units delivered new in D&H blue and gray. (Ron Wilbanks photo) PHOTO D&H 5000 RON WILBANKS
Adirondack Scenic Railroad NEW ENGLAND: The Railway Museum of New England Conway Scenic Railroad; Conway, New Hampshire
ILLINOIS Monticello Railway Museum MINNESOTA The Iron Horse Museum - Chicago City, MN http://www.yelp.ca/biz/ironhorse-central-railroad-museum-chisago-city
TEXAS Museum of the American Railroad http://www.museumoftheamericanrailroad.org Founded in 1982 the museum is devoted to the railway heritage of the USA. This is their latest project: The corporation purchased former CN F9A 9167 from NRE in Silvis, and it is becoming Santa Fe F7A #49 in full red and silver Warbonnet paint:
VIRGINIA Two former CPR Pacific steam locomotives, 1238 and 1286 have been stored in Virginia for years, apparently in good shape! The owner passed away a few months ago. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Canadian-Pacific-4-6-2-1238/157368094314992 WASHINGTON Cascade Rail Foundation MILWAUKEE U25B 5057 News: MINNESOTA This group is restoring the Skytop parlour-observation car "Cedar Rapids", similar in appearance to the ex-Milwaukee sleeper-observations once used by CN. You may be interested in supporting them. http://261.com/uncategorized/restoration-work-progressing-milwaukee-road-skytop-cedar-rapids/ INTERNATIONAL
BLUEBELL RAILWAY - UK http://www.bluebell-railway.com/
NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM - UK
STEAMRAIL -Australia
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