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    Comment by 'Balto' in media 'BR 60010 Class A4'

    Nice picture. It looks like its in rough shape. It be nice to see this one steam again!
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    Comment by 'Balto' in media '1875 LB&SC Waddon'

    Nice picture of this engine. It be nice to see it sent back to Britain and restored back to operation like it's sister engines.
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  3. 2141 "Spirit of Kamloops" at Kamloops Station

    2141 "Spirit of Kamloops" at Kamloops Station

    2141 was built by the Canadian Locomotive Company in 1912 for the Canadian Northern Railway. In 1918, it became part of the new railway Canadian National. 2141 spent many years working in Alberta and Saskatchewan and also worked on Vancouver Island for many years. It was converted to oil burning...
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    • 2-8-0 2141 cn cnr consolidation kamloops
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  4. 3716 on the Kettle Valley

    3716 on the Kettle Valley

    3716 was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1912 as #3916, class N3b for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was rebuilt in 1929 and renumbered to 3716 and reclassed N2b. Based in the Kootenay's for many years. It was converted to oil burning by CP later in its like. After it was retired...
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    • 2-8-0 3716 consolidation cp cpr kv kvr summerland
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  5. Empress in the Tunnel

    Empress in the Tunnel

    CPR 2816 "Empress" steams out of a tunnel just north of Hope, BC. The engine was pulling a special charter train which included some ex. MILW coaches that were loaned from Friends of the 261.
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    • 2816 4-6-4 cp cpr empress hudson
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    • Category: Editor's Favorite Photos
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    Comment by 'Balto' in media 'CP 7077 S-2'

    They sure did a nice job on its restoration! Great picture.
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    Comment by 'Balto' in media 'CP 4563 MLW M630'

    Great picture of this old engine. They sure did a nice job restoring this one.
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  8. Whistler Mountaineer along the Sea Wall

    Whistler Mountaineer along the Sea Wall

    Whistler Mountaineer lead by 8018 with 8019 behind it head south along the West Vancouver Sea Wall Walk on their way back to the North Vancouver station at the end of another days journey.
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    • 8018 8019 mountaineer rocky sea van vancouver wall west whistler
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    • Category: VIA Rail / Canada
  9. CP 8000 at its New Home

    CP 8000 at its New Home

    CPR 8000 is a Baldwin DRS 4-4-1000. Built in 1948 and retired in 1975. It spent most, if not all of its like working the E&N railway on Vancouver Island. The engine was donated in 2007 to the West Coast Railway Association in Squamish, BC. Now after now almost 3 years their about since it...
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    • 4-4-1000 8000 baldwin cp cpr drs e&n
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Diesels
  10. CPR 374

    CPR 374

    CPR 374 sits out on display for its 122nd anniversary of pulling the first transcontinental train into Vancouver, BC.
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    • 374 4-4-0 cp cpr vancouver
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  11. Happy Anniversary 374

    Happy Anniversary 374

    Today (May 17, 2009), we celebrated the 122nd anniversary of CPR 374 pulling the first transcontinental into Vancouver, British Columbia in 1887. For this, we pulled the engine out of the museum and connected it to a steam generator so that we could operate the steam whistle on it. Also, we had...
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    • 374 4-4-0 cp cpr vancouver
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
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    Comment by 'Balto' in media 'Conrail GP9 #7332'

    At least the bunnies kind of cute...
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  13. MLW's at Squamish

    MLW's at Squamish

    CPR #6503 type S-3 and PGE #561 type RSC-3m built in 1951 and 1948 are in working condition at the West Coast Heritage Park in Squamish, BC. Both are now sued for switching around the heritage park adn 561 sometimes lends a hand at Day Out With Thomas Events.
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    • alco cp cpr mlw pge rs-3 rs3 rsc-3 rsc-3m rsc3 rsc3m s-3 s3 squamish wcra
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Diesels
  14. Train to Nowhere

    Train to Nowhere

    CPR 4-6-4 Royal Hudson #2860 on a steam up event on September 29, 2007. After have a pass by meet with the Whistler Mountaineer, 2860 heads back to the museum at the end of the day. What was thought at first to be bad luck that it leased steam leaving me in a cloud of smoke turned out to be what...
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    • 2860 4-6-4 cpr ghost hudson royal train
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  15. Forgotten Shay

    Forgotten Shay

    3-Truck Shay #6 was built in 1907 as Idaho & Washington Northern Railway #6. Later it was sold to Corbin Coke & Coal as #6. 1929 saw her being sold to Wood & English Company. In the early 1930's it was sold again and moved to the northern end of Vancouver Island to become Beaver Cove...
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    • 6 forgotten loggin shay sunk sunken
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  16. Forgotten in the Forest

    Forgotten in the Forest

    2-6-2ST Canfor #112 started life out in 1923 when it was build by Baldwin, builders #56323, weight 90 tons. Bought new by Snoqualmie FallsLumber Company as #6. It was later sold to Weyerhaeuser. In 1947, it was bought by Canfor, shipped to the northern end of Vancouver Island and renumbered to...
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    • 112 2-6-2 2-6-2st 2-6-2t forest forgotten logging saddle tank
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  17. Balto

    Comment by 'Balto' in media 'Southern Pacific #2472'

    Love the unique and different perspective you captured! Must of been one of those rides of a life time!
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  18. Balto

    Comment by 'Balto' in media 'DSC-G_2755'

    Great picture!!! Looks so perfect I almost thought it was painting at first glance. The colours, engine smoke and steam and angle are all perfect!
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    Comment by 'Balto' in media 'Feel the heat'

    A great old steam engine still hard at work! One of the best pictures I've ever seen!
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    Comment by 'Balto' in media 'Ice Train 2009'

    One of the best pictures I've ever seen!!! Everything looks like it turned out perfect!
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