Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions

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Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions
Alberta Prairie steam train 41 arrives at Big Valley station.jpg
Alberta Prairie Railway locomotive No. 41 arrives at Big Valley station, August 6, 2007
Locale Alberta
Terminus Stettler, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates 52°19′18″N112°42′01″W / 52.3216°N 112.7002°W / 52.3216; -112.7002
Commercial operations
Built by Canadian Northern Railway
Original gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Preserved operations
Owned byAlberta Prairie Railway Excursions
Operated byAlberta Prairie Railway Excursions
Reporting mark APXX
Stations2
Length34.1 km (21.2 mi)
Preserved gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Commercial history
Opened1990
Preservation history
Headquarters Stettler, Alberta
Website
http://www.absteamtrain.com/

Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions( reporting mark APXX) is a heritage railway originating in Stettler, Alberta, Canada. [1]

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History

The train runs between Stettler and Big Valley. [1] The trips last five to six hours, with a stopover (all excursions include a buffet meal). [1] Many trains are pulled by No. 41, a 1920 Baldwin 2-8-0 steam locomotive, and sometimes by CN U-1-f No. 6060, a Montreal Locomotive Works 4-8-2 . [2] [3] [4]

On days when the steamers are not running, the railroad operates diesel switcher SW-1200 No. 1259, GMD GMD1 No. 1118 and EMD GP9 No. 7438. [1] [5] Until the end of the railroad's 1999 season, it also operated on the 97-kilometre (60 mi) route to Coronation, Alberta, which is now abandoned. [6]

Equipment

Locomotive details [5] [2] [7] [8] [4] [1]
NumberImageTypeModelBuiltBuilderStatus
41 Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions 3409.jpg Steam 2-8-0 1920 Montreal Locomotive Works Operational
6060 CN Class U-1-f No 6060 6060 (8062235572).jpg Steam 4-8-2 1944Montreal Locomotive WorksUndergoing overhaul
1118Diesel GMD1 1958 General Motors Diesel Operational
1259Diesel SW-1200 1957General Motors DieselOperational
7438Diesel GP9 1957 Electro-Motive Diesel Operational

Visiting units

Locomotive details [9]
NumberImageTypeModelBuiltBuilderStatusOwner
1392 CN 1392 (32755255905).jpg Steam 4-6-0 1913 Montreal Locomotive Works Stored, awaiting repairs Alberta Railway Museum

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Iverson, Lucas M. (May 17, 2023). "Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions profile". Trains.com. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "The Frisco Survivors" (PDF). All Aboard, The Frisco Railroad Museum, November, 1987 (accessed on CondrenRails.com). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Schedule". Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  4. 1 2 Comish, Lloyd; Comish, Elaine (Winter 2002). "Steam Locomotive 6060" (PDF). On Track. Railway and Forestry Museum. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Learn About Our Locomotives". www.absteamtrain.com. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Canadian Northern Society". canadiannorthern.ca. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ Vondrak, Otto M. (September 17, 2020). "Canadian National 6060". Railfan & Railroad . White River Productions. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mississippian #77". HawkinsRails. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Steam doubleheader for Canada's 150th – HeritageRail Alliance". HeritageRail News. June 28, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2026.

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