[BCMA] Rails and Tales 2017

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Dear Sir/Madam



Please share our event with your members.



Rails and Tales 2017 is a partnership between non-profits and business to
present a celebration of Canada’s Railways and their influence on Canadian
history and development. It is being planned as part of Canada’s 150th
Birthday celebrations and will be hosted in Stettler and Big Valley,
Alberta. The event will feature displays, events and two operating Steam
Locomotives plus one static display Steam Locomotive. The two operating
locomotives are Alberta Prairie Railway’s 1920 Baldwin #41 and the Alberta
Railway Museum’s 1913 Montreal Locomotive Works #1392. The Rocky Mountain
Rail Society’s 1944 Montreal Locomotive Works CN6060 will be on static
display. The event will run from June 28, 2017 until July 5, 2017 in the
Village of Big Valley and Town of Stettler. The steam locomotives will be
operating under the direction of Alberta Prairie Railway to provide trips
from Stettler, Alberta to Big Valley, Alberta. Several different types of
trips are planned over eight days including double headed steam trips,
lunch and dinner trips, a morning cruise with breakfast and a leisure trip
stopping at many of the historical sites along the line. Both locomotives
will be featured on round trip excursions each day.



In conjunction with the Alberta Prairie Railway train trips, Rails and
Tales will be presenting an exposition demonstrating how Canadian railways
influenced the culture and the development of our country. It will include
themes celebrating different sectors of Canadian Society. This will include
Metis Culture, Railway History, Pioneer Days and a Canada Day Celebration.
Current partners involved include Alberta Prairie Railway (Stettler, AB),
the Metis Association of Alberta, East Central Alberta Heritage Society
(Stettler, AB), Canadian Northern Society (Camrose/Big Valley, AB), The
Village of Big Valley (Big Valley, AB), the Alberta Railway Museum
(Edmonton, AB) and the Rocky Mountain Rail Society (Calgary, AB).



Heritage Steam Train Trips - June 28 to July 5, 2017

Heritage Agricultural Equipment Show (Steam Traction equipment and more) -
June 30 to July 3 in Big Valley, AB



This event is being planned as a celebration of Canada’s history and the
influence the railway played in it. Tickets are available starting mid
February 2017 by contacting Alberta Prairie Railway in Stettler, AB at
403-742-2811.



Media inquiries can be direct to Rich Graydon at 403-872-4454 or email:
graydonrich at gmail.com

Sponsorship inquiries can be directed to Doug Cooney at 587-435-6010 or
email dougcooney34 at gmail.com

For more information:  http://railsandtales.ca        email:
railsandtales at gmail.com
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