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Tourism Guide '88

- LOCOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE —

R yal Hudson works up steam for 88

ALL’ RAILS lead to North
. Vancouver May 2! and 22.

: -, By MICHAEL BECKER
News Reporter

That's. when the inaugural

weekend of the.1988 Royal Hud-.

“son excursion season kicks off in.
grand style with’a doubleheader’

trip-along Howe Sound and up-to
Squamish. Doubicheading entails
linking .two:: steam - locomotive
, giants, the ex-CPR 2860 Hudson-
type locomotive most familiar to
local “ train-watchers,* and: ‘an Cx.
=*CNR_ 6060: locomotive, in town
since the 1986 Steam Expo for a
refit. 20° f:
The unique event is drawing in-
> terest from'steam vain buffs from
_ across the continent. ,
‘*This . kind «of doubleheading
with two big locomotives has never ..
‘been ' done. -before

> rail fans all cover North America
‘and as far away as Florida," said
“Ron :Treend, general‘ manager of
othe Royal. Hudson Steam Train
"Society...
oThe: "2860,., currently owned ' by.
‘the B.C. government and operated |

by the, Royal Hudson Steam Train.”

Society, Pulled: Passengers from
to Revelstoke. frem ,

ein North:
* America. It’s drawn interest from -

« tour: ‘daily: _ Jumps, i

is the larger and more ‘powerful ‘of
the two locomotives. The engine
was used during the 1940s and car-
ly 1950s ta pull freight and pas-
sengers through the Rockies.

’ As an added bonus, the two
Jocomotives will be fired up for a

free: public photo session 8 p.m. f
‘May 20 beside the B.C. Rail sta- ©,
tion at the foot

Avenue in North Vancouver.

‘Its’ a unique chance to sce the
two biggest steam cngincs in
Canada under steam at the same
time,"’ said Treend. Photo experts
will be. on hand to advise the

public on how: to snap the best:

shots of the event. The engines will

«be lined up-and illuminated with

floodlights.
The Royal Hudson is scheduled

‘to put in 103 trips, May 2! to

September 25, ‘during the 1988
season. Excursions run five days a.
week during May, June, July and”
September, and seven days a week
during August. .

The train will be operating with

i ex-CPR . 1940s. passenger

_ coaches and two club cars to ac-

700 ‘passengers. In tandem with -
passenger: opting for the .M.V.
at trip and a one-way

train trip, the maximum amount of

possible passengers ‘taking in: the
© | just‘ over:

go I “Travellers can choose three ways
Rocky, Mountain Rail Association,” : to 80" —a raight return trip by

of Pemberton:

this suramer.

train,.a journey up by. boat. and

back by train or a run up on the
train and a cruise back by boat.

-Over $0,000 passengers take the’

“day. trip annually, drawn by the

chance to live a slice of history and
‘take in’ some’ prime ‘coastal, B.C.:

5: & “Sat:

scenery ata Icisurely a average : speed
of 20 miles per hour.

’ Royal. Hudson -tickets | May ; be ,

purchased by calling: 68-TRAIN. |
‘Round ‘ trip fares’ are. $20 for:

adults;$16 for - seniors and ‘stu- =

five to Wn year ’ and free for those
: under five years old. me

the. boat/train: So udea is
+ adults $38, seniors and.youths $34, .
‘children’ $M $23; and, under. five

dents 12 to 18° years $10. for rages. :

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9:30-6:00 Fri.

hone. ‘gone

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