Railpictures.ca - Leo de Groot Photo: As a celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary as a nation, the Alberta Prairie Railway (APR) joined with the Alberta Railway Museum (AMR) in bringing their two steam locomotives together to run double-headed passenger trains between Stettler and Big Valley, Alberta for a week around Canada Day in 2017. The locomotives involved are the APR 2-8-0 #41 ex-Mississippi Railway, and ARM 4-6-0 #1392 ex-Canadian National. These photos show the activity on their many runs between these two centers. In this image #1392 leads #41 to the water tank car before the restored grain elevator in the terminus town of Big Valley, Alberta. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

As a celebration of Canada's 150th anniversary as a nation, the Alberta Prairie Railway (APR) joined with the Alberta Railway Museum (AMR) in bringing their two steam locomotives together to run double-headed passenger trains between Stettler and Big Valley, Alberta for a week around Canada Day in 2017. The locomotives involved are the APR 2-8-0 #41 ex-Mississippi Railway, and ARM 4-6-0 #1392 ex-Canadian National. These photos show the activity on their many runs between these two centers. In this image #1392 leads #41 to the water tank car before the restored grain elevator in the terminus town of Big Valley, Alberta.

Caption: As a celebration of Canada's 150th anniversary as a nation, the Alberta Prairie Railway (APR) joined with the Alberta Railway Museum (AMR) in bringing their two steam locomotives together to run double-headed passenger trains between Stettler and Big Valley, Alberta for a week around Canada Day in 2017. The locomotives involved are the APR 2-8-0 #41 ex-Mississippi Railway, and ARM 4-6-0 #1392 ex-Canadian National. These photos show the activity on their many runs between these two centers. In this image #1392 leads #41 to the water tank car before the restored grain elevator in the terminus town of Big Valley, Alberta.

Photographer:	Leo de Groot [2] (more) (contact)
Date:	07/28/2017 (search)
Railway:	Other (search)
Reporting Marks:	Not Provided
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Not Provided
City/Town:	Big Valley (search)
Province:	Alberta (search)
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