Comments on: After being out of service for 10 years, ex CN 4-8-2 6060 makes its first run under auspices of the Alberta Prairie Railway on Central Western’s ex CP Lacombe Sub. from Stettler to Coronation. The eastbound trip stops at Halkirk for servicing http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 18:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=26482#comment-17218 Stephen C. Host Mon, 17 Oct 2016 01:42:19 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/HalkirkAB-1999-05-23-1500MDT-.jpg#comment-17218 Beautiful shot - the elevators.. matching the motive power to boot. Great work. Beautiful shot – the elevators.. matching the motive power to boot. Great work.

]]> By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=26482#comment-17213 awmooney Mon, 17 Oct 2016 00:17:18 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/HalkirkAB-1999-05-23-1500MDT-.jpg#comment-17213 Hard to not like a shot with those iconic elevators featured!!! Good ol' 6060. Miss her. Hard to not like a shot with those iconic elevators featured!!! Good ol’ 6060. Miss her.

]]> By: Lukas Tyzuk http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=26482#comment-17204 Lukas Tyzuk Sun, 16 Oct 2016 05:35:37 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/HalkirkAB-1999-05-23-1500MDT-.jpg#comment-17204 6060's last run was in 2011, her boiler needs major work (re-tubing I think). The non-profit group that owns her (Rocky Mountain Rail Society) estimates that repairs will cost over $280,000. I was talking to one of the RMRS members recently and it seems they have about half of that money in place and have started ordering materials for the rebuild, and have made arrangements with a boiler company to do the work once funding is in place. Unfortunately it is unknown how much longer raising the money will take, even with lots of grant money being made available for heritage projects in the leadup to Canada's 150th birthday next year. My money is on 6060 not steaming until 2018 at least, but I would be very happy to lose that bet. 6060′s last run was in 2011, her boiler needs major work (re-tubing I think). The non-profit group that owns her (Rocky Mountain Rail Society) estimates that repairs will cost over $280,000. I was talking to one of the RMRS members recently and it seems they have about half of that money in place and have started ordering materials for the rebuild, and have made arrangements with a boiler company to do the work once funding is in place. Unfortunately it is unknown how much longer raising the money will take, even with lots of grant money being made available for heritage projects in the leadup to Canada’s 150th birthday next year.

My money is on 6060 not steaming until 2018 at least, but I would be very happy to lose that bet.

]]> By: Foamer2342 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=26482#comment-17200 Foamer2342 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 02:11:15 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/HalkirkAB-1999-05-23-1500MDT-.jpg#comment-17200 Jacob: According to www.absteamtrain.com the 6060 has been taken out of service due to boiler problems. Don't know if they have enough money to fix? They are using 2-8-0 41 of Frisco heritage. Bill Jacob: According to http://www.absteamtrain.com the 6060 has been taken out of service due to boiler problems. Don’t know if they have enough money to fix? They are using 2-8-0 41 of Frisco heritage. Bill

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