There are less than 20 steam locomotives still operational in Canada and one is celebrating its centennial anniversary this weekend.
Fort Steele Heritage Town, in B.C.’s southeast, about a 143-kilometre drive west from the border with Alberta, sees thousands of passengers each summer on its 1077 locomotive.
“The train was originally a wood-fired logging train on Vancouver Island,” said conductor Shannon Panko.
“It was donated to the province, and became a static display for a while, before they brought Herb Hawkins out of retirement — he was a boilermaker who got the train up and running again for us here at Fort Steele.”
The train has become famous for its storied history.
It also starred in
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