Caption: Touring the nation as part of the 1967 centennial celebrations, one of the two trains carrying the Canadian Armed Forces Military Tattoo climbs the grade at Dundas, bound for an evening performance in Sarnia. The tattoo was designed to operate as three parts, with part 1 being the initial tours of the two trains from late March through mid May, performing arena shows with 450 performers. One consist was made up of CN equipment, known as 'train A,' and carried the 'blue' group of performers, while the other was made up of CP equipment, aka 'train B,' carrying the 'red' group of performers. In late May, both groups combined, and additional performers added, bringing the total to about 1700 for the next stage of shows; stadium performances from late May through August. The final part of the tattoo would be smaller shows beginning in late summer, and wrapping up in mid October. Further reading can be found on Keith Allan Wilson's Tattoo 1967 website, as well as the itinerary of events for the year. More photos to come, and more details on this can be found in Tom Henry's article in the April 1967 UCRS newsletter.

Approaching the scene

Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.