4 May 2008
All Aboard for the 150th!
The Royal B.C. Museum's 150th anniversary exhibit begins the
first of two provincial tours in June, with a CP Rail train visiting 33 communities, including Kamloops.
The CP Spirit of 150 Rail Tour is a mobile version of Free Spirit, Stories of You, Me and B.C., an eclectic exhibit that blends
aboriginal and European history with pop culture, starting with B.C.'s establishment as a Crown colony in 1858.
The train will use a CP 2816 Empress steam locomotive, two vintage passenger coaches, a business car, and a baggage car with a mobile
exhibit, as well as actors depicting historical figures.
The month-long rail tour includes a swing through the Kootenays, the Rockies, the Shuswap, Kamloops, the Fraser Canyon,
and Vancouver.
A similar tour with a truck-based display is planned for this fall to communities that aren't reached by the historical
train.
The rail tour begins 12 Jun 2008 with stops at Sparwood and Fernie.
Other dates on the preliminary schedule are:
June 13: Yahk, Creston
June 14: Castlegar, Nelson
June 16: Cranbrook, Invermere
June 17: Radium, Golden
June 18: Revelstoke
June 19: Craigellachie, Salmon Arm, Notch Hill
June 20: Chase
June 21: Kamloops
June 23: Savona, Ashcroft
June 24: Spences Bridge, Lytton, North Bend
June 25: Yale, Hope, Agassiz
June 26: Mission, Abbotsford
June 27: Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows
June 29: Port Moody
June 30: Langley
July 1: Surrey
July 4: New Westminster
July 5-6: Vancouver
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