Steam Train, Heritage Park, Calgary, Alberta

by Venetia Featherstone-Witty

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Steam Train, Heritage Park, Calgary, Alberta

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Venetia Featherstone-Witty

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This is one of Canada's surviving steam trains built in 1944 and it lives and operates at Heritage Park in Calgary, Alberta. I enjoyed a ride on this wonderful train which takes visitors all around the park.

Heritage Park Historical Village is a historical park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 127 acres of parkland on the banks of the Glenmore Reservoir, along the city's southwestern edge. As Canada's largest living history museum, it is one of the city's most visited tourist attractions. Exhibits span western Canadian history from the 1860s to the 1950s. Western Canada's iconic past is not only preserved, but also presented alive and in great working condition. Many of the buildings are historical and were transported to the park to be placed on display. Others are re-creations of actual buildings. Most of the structures are furnished and decorated with genuine artifacts. Staff dress in historic costume, and antique automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles service the site. Calgary Transit provides regular shuttle service from Heritage C-Train station. The park opened on July 1, 1964.

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August 29th, 2018

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