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Ride the rails on Canada Day
Chug a, chug a, chug a, chug a, choo choo! There is almost nothing more Canadian than jumping aboard a train and traveling the countryside. Rich in history, stories of settlements and riding the rails is the backbone of our fourth grade history books and the stuff legends are made of. Kamloops has an extensive history in the transcontinental railways with the first trains arriving here in 1885, permitting a thriving city populace to grow and flourish, employed largely by the railways they arrived on. Built to maintain sovereignty over the west after the discovery of gold brought explorers from the United States and China, trains quickly became a driving force for the economy and remain so today. Stories of the infamous Billy Miner, his gang and train robberies are the fabric of our folklore. From the re-enactments to the museum displays right down to the dedicated mural on the side of Peter Olsen Photography Cactus Jack’s it is hard to travel through here without learning of Billy Miner and his cronies. “After a long winter’s rest, came to be in 1912. She spent rides throughout the region right No one helps bring the spirit of the Spirit of Kamloops 2141 is her early years hauling freight, up until three years ago when rail tour and adventure alive more ready for another high-energy passengers and mixed trains on mechanical requirements saw than Kamloops’ favourite 2141 season,” tells manager of rail the prairies and was converted her retreat back to the yard to steam train and the Kamloops tour operations Roseanne Nel- to burn oil in 1948. She spent undergo a series of repairs. Heritage Railway (KHR) Society. son. “We kick off summer with her last working years on VanShe came back to life last seaFrom their very first train in 2002, this special celebration and inau- couver Island. The train then sat son with a series of runs and now the KHR has dazzled passengers, gural public rail tour. Tickets are at Riverside Park, a play toy for is back and better than ever. If overcome obstacles and now are on sale now!” all the area children. In 1994 you’ve missed your favourite standing loud and proud 14 years For those who have followed the work began to restore the train make sure not to miss their later and are ready to celebrate the the history of the 2141 Heritage old beauty to her former glory. Summer Shakedown and annual new season with their inaugural Train in Kamloops will know She ran throughout the 2000’s Canada Day Fireworks Special. Summer Shakedown. - continued on page 2 that our beloved rail staple first giving thousands of passengers