mosier@iubugs.UUCP (Steve Mosier) (01/03/86)
This is reprinted for the convenience of the net, I'm sorry I can't provide more info than is contained here, but if someone else on the net can provide more specific or updated info... STEAM EXPO '86 The latest information indicates that this will be the steam event of the decade. The great steam race will see a number of large mainline locomotives heading simultaneously to Vancouver from points all around North America. It will be a "race" in name only. Some will be from overseas exhibitor nations also. All locomotives participating in the race will time their arrival in Vancouver for the evening of May 22, 1986. On the morning of May 23rd, the anniversary of the arrival of CPR #374 at Vancouver in 1887, they will switch out of the receiving yard and head north to Burrard Inlet in preassigned positions, lead by British Columbia's most well known locomotive, Royal Hudson #2860. Taking into account seasonal angles of sunlight, the entire chain of locomotives and their cars will steam west from Columbia Street along the waterfront past the new Avdanced Rapid Transit station and Canada Place. Over the following 10 days, the locomotives will be on display at a site adjacent to the main Expo '86 grounds. Committed Attendance at STEAMEXPO: BC #2860 Hudson 4-6-4 British Columbia Vancouver BC #3716 Consol 2-8-0 British Columbia Vancouver BC #1077 Prairie 2-6-2 British Columbia Vancouver CP #136 American 4-4-0 Ontario Rail Assn Toronto CP #1072 Ten Wheel 4-6-0 Ontario Rail Assn Toronto CP #374 American 4-4-0 City of Vancouver Vancouver SP #4449 Northern 4-8-4 City of Portland Portland OR NYC&STL #765 Berkshire 2-8-4 Ft Wayne His Society Ft Wayne IN AT&SF #1010 Prairie 2-6-2 Calif St RR Museum Sacramento CA N&W #611 Northern 4-8-4 Norfolk & Western Roanoke VA Vir&Truckee Columbia 2-4-0 Calif St RR Museum Sacramento CA Vir&Truckee American 4-4-0 Nevada St RR Museum Carson City NV "John Molson" 2-2-2 CRHA Montreal SP #2472 Pacific 4-6-2 Project 2472 Inc. San Jose CA WP #94 Ten Wheel 4-6-0 Calif St RR Museum Sacramento CA NP #1070 Switcher 0-6-0 Lake Whatcomb RR Rio Vista Jct CA Ft Steele #114 Shay (geared) BC Mins. of Lands Fort Steele Alb. Pacific #2 Shay (geared) Alberni Valley Museum Port Alberni CK&S #91 Hiesler Western Wa Forest Muesu Tacoma WA Bear Harbor Lum Gypsy Calif Northern Logging Eureka CA Ohio Crane Steam Crane CANSTEAM Transport Coll New Westminster Brownhoist Steam Crane CANSTEAM Transport Coll New Westminster UP #8444 Northern 4-8-4 Union Pacific Cheyenne WY CN #6060 Mountain 4-8-2 Provence of Alberta Edmonton 75% Chance of Attendance: SP #2479 Pacific 4-6-2 Project 2479 Inc. Redwood City CA AT&SF #3751 Northern 4-8-4 San Bernard. His Assn San Bernardino CA 50% Chance of Attendance: Dom. of Can A4 Pacific 4-6-2 CRHA Montreal CP #29 American 4-4-0 CRHA St John NB FEC #153 Pacific 4-6-2 Gold Coast RR Museum Ft Lauderdale FL 42 countries are committed to participate at Expo '86 with pavilions. VIA is renovating Vancouver's historic station at a cost of more than $3 million. VIA will then use half of the station as its 12,000 sq ft pavilion with a multi-media exhibition celebrating 150 years of passenger rail travel. [ Reprinted from "The Trainmaster" Dec 85 ]