Our nation's National Museum of Science and Technology is situated in my neighbourhood. Every Wednesday and Saturday, a group of very dedicated individuals works hard to restore railroad equipment. In the summertime, they take a little time away from their work to have some fun running the equipment!
This restored Shay spent most of its working life on Vancouver Island. The museum acquired the steam locomotive...put many hundreds of hours of restoration into her...and now the staff can enjoy hauling visitors along the length of line on the perimeter of the museum's property.
Having travelled the length of the line, the train is undertaking a "backup" move to the small station located on the grass near the entrance to the museum. That's a Canadian Pacific caboose in the middle and a Thurso Nation RR coach on the rear. When you get time to visit Ottawa, a tour of the Museum of Science and Technology should be on your itinerary!
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