Английская Википедия:Alberni Pacific Railway
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Infobox heritage railway The Alberni Pacific Railway is a heritage railway originating in Port Alberni, British Columbia. Due to budget and equipment concerns, the railway did not operate in the 2020 season.[1]
Rolling stock
The railway is powered by locomotive No. 7 - a 1929 Baldwin 2-8-2ST steam locomotive departing from the 1912 CPR Station. It uses rebuilt Canadian National Railway transfer cabooses as passenger cars. The 40-minute excursions go to the McLean Mill National Historic Site.
Along with the steam locomotives, there is an Alco RS3 diesel electric locomotive. There are five running coaches, three open and two covered.
Locomotive roster
- No. 2 is a Lima Шаблон:Convert 2-truck Shay steam locomotive. It is on display on special occasions. It no longer holds pressure due to boiler problems.
- No. 7 is a Baldwin Шаблон:Convert 2-8-2 ST. This engine is currently out of service for rebuilding.
- No. 112 is a Baldwin Шаблон:Convert 2-6-2 ST. It is currently in the initial stages of rebuilding.
- No. 11 diesel is a World War II Locomotive built in 1942 later used as a MacMillan Bloedel switching locomotive and weighs Шаблон:Convert. This locomotive is used as the back-up motive power for trains on the APR if the #7 breaks down.
- No. 8427 is an ALCO RS-3. It weighs Шаблон:Convert and has a Шаблон:Cvt output. It is out of service requiring work on its wheels. 8427 was built in 1954 for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was purchases by Crown Zellerbach Ltd. around 1970's and used in their logging operation in Ladysmith. The Western Vancouver Island Industrial Historical Society acquired it around 1994/95. This unit is believed to be the last surviving unit of a CP RS-3.
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Шаблон:Canada heritage railways Шаблон:Canada railways
Шаблон:Canada-rail-transport-stub Шаблон:BritishColumbia-transport-stub
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