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The West Coast Railway Association (WCRA) is a non-profit society founded in 1961. Dedicated to preserving British Columbia's railway heritage, they operate the Railway Museum of British Columbia (formerly West Coast Railway Heritage Park) and the CN Roundhouse & Conference Centre [1] located in Squamish, BC.
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As of 2010, 2860 is still owned by the British Columbia government, but is on permanent loan to the West Coast Railway Association (WCRA) and housed at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park in Squamish. It had been seen on the CNR line from Squamish to North Vancouver in late April 2009.
The backup steam locomotive, a 2-8-0 locomotive built for the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1912, broke down in May 2001, and for the rest of the season BC Rail used a former Canadian Pacific Railway FP7A diesel locomotive #4069 that it had leased from the West Coast Railway Association in Squamish.
West Coast Railway Heritage Park: Squamish: Squamish-Lillooet: Railway: Typical railway facility of the mid-20th century and restored railroad cars, operated by the West Coast Railway Association West Vancouver Museum: West Vancouver: Greater Vancouver: Art: website: Westbank Museum: Westbank: Central Okanagan: History: website, local history ...
[citation needed] Nearby museums include the Britannia Mine Museum and the West Coast Railway Association. In 1998, Squamish was briefly the home of the world's first unionized McDonald's franchise, although the union was decertified by the summer of 1999. [21] From 2010 until 2016, the municipality hosted the Squamish Valley Music Festival. [22]
BC-? 2860 4-6-4 "Royal Hudson" 1937 by MLW Static display, West Coast Railway Association, Squamish, British Columbia First CPR Hudson built as a Royal Hudson, one of the last five built. Operated excursions 1974–1999 and 2006–2010. One of 4 preserved Royal Hudsons.
This is a list of railway roundhouses. ... Roundhouse, Squamish, British Columbia - reproduction railway museum roundhouse and event center, West Coast Railway ...