[BCMA] For Immediate Release - Port Moody and 1886 trainarrival event

Tue Jun 7 13:05:33 PDT 2011

Macdonald's trip occurred later. Omer Lavallée describes the trip in some
detail in Van Horne's Road (pp. 288-289).  He left Ottawa on 9th of July and
did not arrive in Port Moody until July 24th. It was a special train and
Macdonald travelled in the comfort of a Private Car, the "Jamaica." Lady
Macdonald wrote an account of the trip, and there are a number of other
accounts of that trip in various papers since they train stopped in several
places, and Macdonald took full advantage of the opportunity to do some
politicking as he went along. 

See Macdonald, Lady Agnes, "By Car and Cowcatcher," Murray's Magazine 1
(1887), 215-235; 296-311)  An abbreviated version can be found online at:

http://books.google.ca/books?id=wvJgb1-zQJkC
<http://books.google.ca/books?id=wvJgb1-zQJkC&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=By+Car+a
nd+Cowcatcher&source=bl&ots=uXwOOjnc03&sig=razM8ID0PFKqgEB8tpEOgSYSE2I&hl=en
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Roger H. Boulet
6114 Peach Orchard Road
Summerland, BC
V0H 1Z6
email:  <mailto:rhboulet at telus.net> rhboulet at telus.net
 <http://www3.telus.net/rhboulet/> http://www3.telus.net/rhboulet/

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Best wishes on the event.

I do find it hard to believe that the train was on time. Yesterday my
Archivist, Barry Dykes, showed me a telegram from Sir John A. MacDonald in
1886 saying he could not be sure what time he would arrive. He came West on
a later train in 1886 and visited New Westminster (and other places as well
I expect). 

For those who do not know, the last surviving passengers on the first train
which went onto Port Moody’s later terminal (aka Vancouver ;-) were the
children of Jesse and Martha Love as the whole family was on the train. As a
result, these “children” as old-timers were often interviewed by the press.
We moved the c.1893 Jesse Love Farm house from Cumberland Street in Burnaby
to the Burnaby Village Museum while I was Curator there. Also, Engine 374
which pulled that train is preserved in Vancouver at the Eastern end of
Davie Street, adjacent to the old roundhouse – having been rescued for a
slow death at Kitsilano Beach.  

Colin MacGregor Stevens,

Manager,

New Westminster Museum and Archives,

302 Royal Avenue,

New Westminster, BC,

V3L 1H7, Canada

Phone Office:    604-527-4639

Work Cellular :  604-830-6965

Fax:                    604-527-4641

E-mail: cstevens at newwestcity.ca 

Web Site: www.newwestminster.ca 

Normal work week: Sun-Thurs 9-5, OFF Fri-Sat.

The New Westminster Museum and Archives (NWMA) consists of:

   * City's Museum (est. 1950)

   * City's Archives

   * Irving House (built 1865)

   * Maintenance of the Samson V Maritime Museum (paddlewheel ship built
1937; museum since 1984) 

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Summary of Press Release

Who: Port Moody Station Museum (604)  <tel:%28604%29%20939-1648> 939-1648

What: Museum celebrates the 125th anniversary of CPR train  

When: Beginning July 1, 2011 

Where: 2734 Murray Street, Port Moody 

Contact: Rebecca Clarke

Museum Coordinator

Port Moody Station Museum

Tel: (604) 939-1648

www.portmoodymuseum.org

Email:  <mailto:rebecca> rebecca at portmoodymuseum.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Port Moody Station Museum Celebrates the 125th Anniversary of the 1st
Trans-Canada Passenger Train

Port Moody, BC, June 3, 2011 – This year marks a significant day in Port
Moody and BC history. On July 4th, 1886, with much celebration, the first
train carrying passengers from Montreal pulled into Port Moody station.  

Jim Millar, Manager of the Port Moody Station Museum recounts some of the
history of the event, “It was amazing that the train arrived only 1 minute
late after a 139 hour journey. It was the longest scheduled passenger train
ride in the world at that time.  People from around the province came to
witness the historic event which marked the fulfillment of Prime Minister
Macdonald’s promise to unite BC with eastern Canada.” 

To celebrate this occasion there are a variety of things planned at the Port
Moody Station Museum.  The Greater Vancouver Garden Railway Club will
display their G Scale model trains and Artist J Peachy will be doing live
painting on July 1st. On July 2nd and 3rd, the Vancouver Lego Club will set
up a Lego train display. Costumed heritage actors will be roving the site
all three days to delight visitors with stories from 1886. Other activities
include the popular Golden Spike Scavenger Hunt, a dress up photo station
and railway crafts.  

The event is also a celebration of the funding received from Heritage Canada
to build a cover for the 1921 rail car displayed in the Museum's parking
lot.  According to Millar, “We’ve been thinking about erecting this cover
for a number of years and we finally have the opportunity to do so. This
will allow the rail car to remain a part of the community for years to
come.” 

For the real train lovers, the Museum is putting together a CPR display
beginning July 1st until the end of October. Museum Coordinator, Rebecca
Clarke is excited to see the best of the Museum’s CPR collection on display.
According to Clarke, “We’re thrilled to bring out our velocipede as well as
some of the great passenger services items like china and uniforms. In
particular we have a large collection of rail communication items including
telegraphs, bells and whistles.”  If you love CPR history, this is the
display for you. Visit the Museum website portmoodymuseum.org for more
details.

-- 
Rebecca Clarke, Museum Coordinator

Port Moody Station Museum

2734 Murray St.

Port Moody, BC V3H 1X2

604-939-1648

www.portmoodymuseum.org

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