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National Railway Historical Society
BC Chapter

6300 acq. 2011 (ex VIA 6300 FP9u r/b 12/83 nee CN 6524) FP9A GMD A1196 4/1957 and Mount Cascade.

Subsequent owner; HVRX 6300 (Heber Valley Ry) Isolated tourist train.

Moved as RPCX 6300.

Coast Mountaineer

Two photos of the trial journey of "Coast Mountaineer" posed at Brackendale. .
September 13, 1994 R.L.Kennedy Collection

Posed in the Cheakmus Canyon.

Consist:

301 combine, ex CN 7196 Pullman 5/1919

803 coach, ex CP 2806 NSC/CPR 1/1924

741 Buffet-observation ex CP 35 business car. NSC/CPR 4/1928

Mount Cascade observation car, ex SP 2914. Pullman 1930

Note: All this rolling stock remains stored in New Westminster.

3716 still operates in BC on the Kettle Valley Steam Railway.

This NRHS BC Chapter trial run was a precursor to a charter February 19, 1995
with five coaches and 232 passengers from North Vancouver to Pemberton.
Other charters included two for Trains Unlimited in 1999 and 2000.

Okanagan Express

Okanagan Express crossing Trout Creek bridge near Summerland. John Cowan Collection

Extra CP 8836 with 8839 hauling NRHS equipment on Okanagan Express.
Penticton near West Summerland, BC. May 23, 1983
Two photos: Roger Puta/Marty Bernard

That photo was actually taken between Squamish and Pemberton. For two consecutive weekends in 1978, # 3716 did indeed double head with 2860 on the regular run to Squamish, but at Squamish the train was split into two trains and 3716 carried on to Pemberton on a charter. The first one which I think is the one on your site judging by the weather was the third weekend in August, 1978 and this trip was organized by the West Coast Railway Association. On Labour Day Weekend the NRHS held their annual convention in Vancouver and this trip was repeated as part of the convention package. I know as I was a passenger on that trip. John Cowan CPR Retired. Maple Ridge, BC Bud Laws Collection

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National Railway Historical Society
BC Chapter

6300 acq. 2011 (ex VIA 6300 FP9u r/b 12/83 nee CN 6524) FP9A GMD A1196 4/1957 and Mount Cascade.

Subsequent owner; HVRX 6300 (Heber Valley Ry) Isolated tourist train.

Coast Mountaineer

Two photos of the trial journey of "Coast Mountaineer" posed at Brackendale. .
September 13, 1994 R.L.Kennedy Collection

Posed in the Cheakmus Canyon.

Consist:

301 combine, ex CN 7196 Pullman 5/1919

803 coach, ex CP 2806 NSC/CPR 1/1924

741 Buffet-observation ex CP 35 business car. NSC/CPR 4/1928

Mount Cascade observation car, ex SP 2914. Pullman 1930

Note: All this rolling stock remains stored in New Westminster.

3716 still operates in BC on the Kettle Valley Steam Railway.

This NRHS BC Chapter trial run was a precursor to a charter February 19, 1995
with five coaches and 232 passengers from North Vancouver to Pemberton.
Other charters included two for Trains Unlimited in 1999 and 2000.

Okanagan Express

Okanagan Express crossing Trout Creek bridge near Summerland. John Cowan Collection

Extra CP 8836 with 8839 hauling NRHS equipment on Okanagan Express.
Penticton near West Summerland, BC. May 23, 1983
Two photos: Roger Puta/Marty Bernard

That photo was actually taken between Squamish and Pemberton. For two consecutive weekends in 1978, # 3716 did indeed double head with 2860 on the regular run to Squamish, but at Squamish the train was split into two trains and 3716 carried on to Pemberton on a charter. The first one which I think is the one on your site judging by the weather was the third weekend in August, 1978 and this trip was organized by the West Coast Railway Association. On Labour Day Weekend the NRHS held their annual convention in Vancouver and this trip was repeated as part of the convention package. I know as I was a passenger on that trip. John Cowan CPR Retired. Maple Ridge, BC Bud Laws Collection