British Columbia Provincial Museum

Captain James Cook Bicentennial Train

Cook was a discoverer and a Captain in the Royal Navy who on his
third voyage discovered Vancouver Island in April 1778.

A display train travelled parts of Canada and America in Aptil and May 1978.

Train has arrived at Minnehaha Park Minneapolis, MN April 1, 1978

Display train open to the public.

2860B extra tender (ex CP 415797 nee 3100)

ex CGTX 14087

CP 4438 and 4459 supplied by CP as extra power for this train.

4438 F7B GMD A312 1/1952 re# 1912 re# 4438
4459 F7B GMD A495 1/1953

Note: 4459 retired 4/1983 to Alberta Railway Museum, Edmonton.
1988 to Museum of the Highwood, High River, AB.
1997 to WCRA, Squamish, BC.

Stores Car Nanaimo River (ex CP 4908 box express passenger service ex 29111 nee 227996 40' box built NSC 1937).

Crew car. Pend-Oreille River

Prince George (ex CP xxxx baggage-express)

Nootka Sound

Skeena River

Resolution

Shannon Falls

Cowichan River display car ex CP 2263 CC&F/CP 2/1950

Kootenay River display car ex CP 6602 parlor car nee coach 2291. CC&F/CP 7/1950

Endeavour counter diner. ex American Freedom Train 202, ex Preamble Express 1, nee Reading combine 592.

Captain James Cook Business Car ex BCR Northern Summit

Two views of Captain James Cook interior.

 

HMS Resolution

Drumhead on rear of Captain James Cook.

 

 

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