Tourist Railways

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Here temporary also duplicated in Provincial order.

Alberta

Bowness Park, Calgary.

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British Columbia

Sullivan Mine and Railway Historical Society.

36" train and 18" gauge mining equipment. .

1999 with train at station. 8/19/2022 .

CP 436778 caboose in background.

KUMR 1999 closeup.

BCMR 2006. Bavarian City Mining Ry. predecessor operation.

Train goes to Kimberley Alpine Resort.

Train goes in underground tunnel.

Miner demonstrating drilling of rock.

Although trains have operated for many years to different places around Kimberley
it was only recently (2019) a major restoration project was carried out to open the
1924 Sullivan Mine Powerhouse for tours.

Stanley Park
Vancouver, BC
1000 acres established 1888.
24" gauge (over 1 mile) opened 1964

C.P.R. 374 model of the real 374 which hauled the first passenger train into Vancouver May 23, 1887

Alberta

Bowness Park, Calgary.

Big Sky Garden Railway
Nanton, AB

Manitoba

Assinboine Park, Winnipeg

1867 Coal-fired live steam Crown Metal Products 1964. Still running after 54 years!

Ontario

Trackless train also travels through Brockville Tunnel.

260 Scenic Cave Rd.
Blue Mountain.

Rocky trackless train at The Big Rock Railroad Station.

329 Richmond Street.
Thorndale

"Engine" number 4 trackless train.

The Big Apple
262 Orchard Rd.
Colborne

Mini train and mini golf plus carousel are all part of this major tourist attraction
featuring many apple food products.

Port Elgin and North Shore Railroad
Port Elgin, Ontario
24" gauge 1 mile!

PE&NS real steam train!

The Station PE&NS

Heritage Railway Company
15" gauge (2700 feet)
Memorial Drive west of Lee Park on the waterfront.
North Bay

CPR 9

Heritage Railway 6412

Little Lucy Dalton named for historic Lucy Dalton coming.......

........ and going!

Streamliner with a full load, coming ..........

........ and going!

Above four photos 6/19/2004 Richard Gorddard.

CP 434505 (acq. 10/1996) Built CPR/Angus 3/1974.
North Bay. April 28, 1998 Chris Martin/Don Mc.Queen Collection

Play train in park. Schreiber, ON 7/21/2005 Wolf Kirchmeir

Ontario Southern

"Peg Leg"

One of the strangest railways was known as the "Peg Leg" for its monorail type of construction.
It ran between the GTR Ridgeway station 1 1/2 miles to Crystal Beach Amusement Park.
Although the park itself and its rides including a train, were around for decades the
Peg Leg was short-lived 1896-1898 not making enough money to sustain it.

147 at station.

Elevated monorail track through farm.

147 paused for photograph on farm.

Centre Island

B&B No.73 Centreville, Toronto Island. 7/14/1985 Tom Beckett Sr/T.A.Beckett Collection
One of two trains (2 foot gauge) still operating on Centre Island by Beasley Bros.

B & B R.R. gallery

Cagney live steam at Hanlan's Point Amusement Park

Newer live steam train on Toronto Island.

Britannia Park Railway 1100 Britannia Express 4-4-0 side-by-side with G5 1227 on 557/263
the afternoon pool train to Brockville with CNR baggage car. 1950's scene. Bruce Ballantyne

This minature park train was built c.1905 by the famous Allan Herschell Company, North Tonawanda, NY.
It first operated on Toronto Island for many years after which George Cooper brought it to Nepean where it operated for several years in Britannia Park. He then moved it to Orillia (c.1958-1998) where it continued operating for many years under the auspices of the Rotary Club in Couchiching Beach Park until its age and boiler condition caused its retirement. Replaced by a wider gauge "steam" appearance train. It then went back home to its origin. The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum located on the original site.

Two photos of Cagney live steam engine park train in Springbank Park, London.

Gagney real steam engine hauling its train at Crystal Beach amusement park many decades ago.

Allan Herschell streamliner train.

Upper Canada Railway 2 foot gauge C.P.Huntington train.
Started September 2010 there are two loops around the Upper Canada Village
near Morrisburg, Ontario depicting pre-Confederation (1867) Canada.
There are two loops providing rides of about 15 and 30 minutes each.

U.C.R. 364 the 364th train built by Chance Rides.

Riverview Park and Zoo Railway miniature (2 foot gauge) train.
Peterborough, Ontario

Quebec

Number 97 at Santa's Village, Val-David, QC May 23, 2012

Note the middle third rail used on some small park trains.

Nova Scotia

Upper Clements Parks (Society)

Theme Park and Adventure Park
(Over 30 rides)

75 acres

2931 Hwy #1
Annapolis Royal, NS

Opened June 23, 1989. Closed 2019 Abandonded

Note: Train sold 2022 to Trueman Blueberry Farms.

Evangeline hauling Theme Park train on 3000 foot track.

Trueman Blueberry Farms
255 Etter Ridge Rd,
Aulac, NB

On display. Not yet returned to operation.

Tourist Railways

Charles Bryant

Photo Galleries

Alberni Pacific
Port Alberni, VI

Alberta Central
Wetaskiwin, AB

Alberta Prairie
Stettler, Alberta

Aspen Crossing
Mossleigh, AB

Battle River
Camrose, AB

Bayview Place
CPR roundhouse
Victoria, VI

BCR Royal Hudson
and other special steam and diesel.

Charlevoix Train

Cowichan Valley
(formerly, Glenora & Western)
Duncan, VI

Credit Valley Explorer
Discontinued.

E&N Div. CRHA
CPR Victoria roundhouse
See: Bayview Place

Fort Edmonton
Edmonton Radial Ry. Society
High Level Bridge

Fort Steele BC

Fraser Valley Heritage Rly.
Surrey, BC NEWEST

Gaspesie
see L'Amiral

Great Canadian Railtour
see: Rocky Mountaineer

Guelph Junction Express
defunct

Halton County Radial Railway
OERHA

Heritage Park
Calgary, Alberta

Huntsville Lake of Bays
Abandoned

Kamloops Heritage

Kettle Valley Steam Ry.

L'Amiral
The Admiral

Muskoka Heritage Village
Portage Flyer
Ex Pinafore Park
Nee: H&L.of B

NRHS BC Chapter
Defunct

Okanagan Wine Train
defunct

Orford Express
Dinner train

Pacific Starlight Dinner Train
defunct

Pacific Wilderness
defunct

Pinafore Park Railroad
St.Thomas, ON abandoned

Port Stanley Terminal Rail

Prince Edward County
Trenton, ON stillborn

Prairie Dog Central

Puddicombe Estate Farms and Winery

Rocky Mountaineer

St.Marys and Western

("Robica-Nothof Railway") 2-4-2T

An ill-conceived still-born tourist railway using the last 3 miles of the
CPR St.Marys Subdivision narrow gauged!

Part of the private collection of Stan Gorman of Oakville,
a 36" guage 0-4-0T 30" drv. converted to 2-4-2 with a traction engine boiler!
(Vulcan Iron Works 536 8/1904) Nee Empire Limestone 5, Sherkston, ON

St. Thomas Central
abandoned

Salem & Hillsborough
abandonded

South Simcoe

Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society

Southern Prairie

Tourist Train Chaudiere-Appalaches
abandoned

E&N/CPR roundhouse
Victoria, VI/BC
See: Bayview Place

Waterloo Central

Waterloo - St.Jacobs
defunct

Western Development Museum
Moose Jaw

West Coast Railway Ass'n

Wheatland Express

York-Durham Heritage