30 May 2008
CP Spirit of 150 Rail Tour - Schedule of Events
From 12 Jun 2008 to 6 Jul 2008, the CP
Spirit of 150 Rail Tour will visit 33 communities in the Kootenays, the Rockies, the Shuswap, Kamloops, the Fraser Canyon, and
Vancouver as part of the year-long BC150 celebration.
The CP Spirit of 150 Rail Tour is co-sponsored by Canadian Pacific, which is operating, staffing, and maintaining the
train. The train includes the vintage Empress 2816 steam locomotive and support cars, two vintage passenger coaches, a vintage business
car, a heritage baggage car converted into a travelling museum, and a vintage stage car.
The museum car features a selection of artifacts from the "Stories of you, me and BC", a major exhibition at the Royal
British Columbia Museum.
The stage car features the sound of British Columbia, with a live band and stage show by The Motherlode. Visitors can enjoy and
interact with costumed performers depicting some of B.C.'s most entertaining and notorious historical figures.
BC150 is a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Crown Colony of British Columbia in 1858. Every community is
invited to participate in this year-long celebration of B.C.'s cultural diversity, community strength, and achievement.
View the train's schedule here.
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