Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions

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Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions
Alberta Prairie Railway steam engine
LocaleAlberta
TerminusStettler, Alberta
Coordinates52°19′18″N 112°42′01″W / 52.3216°N 112.7002°W / 52.3216; -112.7002
Commercial operations
Built byCanadian Northern Railway
Original gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Preserved operations
Owned byAlberta Prairie Railway Excursions
Operated byAlberta Prairie Railway Excursions
Reporting markAPXX
Stations2
Length21.2 miles (34 km)
Preserved gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Commercial history
Opened1990
Preservation history
HeadquartersStettler, Alberta
Website
http://www.absteamtrain.com/

Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions is a heritage railway originating in Stettler, Alberta.

The train runs between Stettler and Big Valley. The trips last five to six hours, with a stopover (all excursions include a buffet meal). Many trains[1] are pulled by No. 41, a 1920 Baldwin 2-8-0 steam locomotive, and sometimes by CN U-1-f No. 6060, a Montreal Locomotive Works 4-8-2. On days when the steamers are not running, the railroad operates diesel switcher SW-1200 number 1259 and GMD GMD1 number 1118. Until the end of the railroad's 1999 season, it also operated on the 60-mile (97 km) route to Coronation, Alberta, which is now abandoned.

Equipment

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No. 41 was built in December, 1920 for the Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern Railroad, and was there assigned the "41" number.[2] When that line became part of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (Frisco), the locomotive was re-numbered as 77.[2] After performing freight service with the Frisco for years, the engine was sold in 1947 to the Mississippian Railway where it retained the Frisco number.[2] Following several further changes in ownership, the locomotive was acquired by Alberta Prairie and renumbered back to 41.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Schedule
  2. ^ a b c "The Frisco Survivors" (PDF). All Aboard, The Frisco Railroad Museum, November, 1987 (accessed on CondrenRails.com). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mississippian #77". HawkinsRails. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
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