Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions
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Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions | |
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Alberta Prairie Railway steam engine | |
Locale | Alberta |
Terminus | Stettler, Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°19′18″N 112°42′01″W / 52.3216°N 112.7002°W |
Commercial operations | |
Built by | Canadian Northern Railway |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Preserved operations | |
Owned by | Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions |
Operated by | Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions |
Reporting mark | APXX |
Stations | 2 |
Length | 21.2 miles (34 km) |
Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 1990 |
Preservation history | |
Headquarters | Stettler, 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Schedule
- ^ a b c "The Frisco Survivors" (PDF). All Aboard, The Frisco Railroad Museum, November, 1987 (accessed on CondrenRails.com). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Mississippian #77". HawkinsRails. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- Robbie, JT (May 2009), Alberta Prairie Railway: What do a Mississippi steam locomotive, a grocery store owner, and a desire for hope in a small Canadian town have in common?, Trains Magazine, archived from the original on 2013-06-30
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