CPR 2816 Empress steam excursion

R.L.Kennedy · **Posted:** Thu May 29, 2003 11:26 pm

Saturday, June 14th ride behind CPR 2816 Hudson-type passenger steam locomotive from Toronto Union Station to Milton and return.

Unique opportunity to ride behind a CPR steam locomotive for the first time in over 40 years!

This is the ONLY excursion to be operated in Southern Ontario. Proceeds go to Breakfast For Learning, a children's charity program.

RESERVATIONS:
Call the Canadian Pacific Railway Community Connect Line:
1-800-766-7912 P4. Tickets will go on sale at the station 2 hours
ahead. Young or Old, Big or Small, One Price for All! $25 cash only.

Train time is 1.00 p.m. from Track 6, Union Station, 1.45 pm at
Streetsville.

NOTE: This will be a CPR/GO Passenger Extra.

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oldtimetrains@rrmail.com

Rob Davis · **Posted:** Fri May 30, 2003 9:44 am

I really wish I could make it up there for this run. Of course, I am still holding out hope to see #2816 re-create her commuter days out of Montreal.

On a Toronto-related note, I see that the NMRA board of directors has cancelled thier meeting at the July NMRA convention since most of the board members are staying home on account of SARS.

If #2816's runs weren't father's day weekend, I would have headed up there, SARS or not. Toronto is a great city and I have found the railroads/railroaders to be very friendly.

And I still haven't made it up to South Simcoe, yet.

Rob

rdavis@rypn.org

R.L.Kennedy · **Posted:** Fri May 30, 2003 11:43 am

> > On a Toronto-related note, I see that the
> NMRA board of directors has cancelled thier
> meeting at the July NMRA convention since
> most of the board members are staying home
> on account of SARS.

Pretty S T U P I D !! People are NOT dropping dead in the streets, nobody wears a mask in public. The problem is in hospitals with face-to-face contact etc.

Biggest problem is media hysteria such as CNN which tried to get Mike Bullard to live interview about it, then cancelled when he wouldn't say what they wanted him to say. He said this on his TV late show last night.

oldtimetrains
oldtimetrains@rrmail.com

Tom Gears · **Posted:** Fri May 30, 2003 8:16 pm

This is something for which we should all buy tickets, or support in whatever way we can. A few letters of thanks to CPR for making this effort would not hurt either.

Tom Gears