Alberni Pacific Railway

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Alberni Pacific Railway
Alberni Pacific No. 7 hauls the train along the line
Locale	Vancouver Island British Columbia
Commercial operations
Built by	Canadian Pacific Railway
Original gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Owned by	Track: Island Corridor Foundation
Operated by	Alberni Pacific Railway
Reporting mark	(?)
Stations	Port Alberni
Preserved gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Commercial history
Opened	1912 into Port Alberni
Closed	Not yet, still open for freight by the Southern Railway of Vancouver Island
Preservation history
Headquarters	Port Alberni
Website
http://www.ihsportalberni.ca/

The Alberni Pacific Railway is a heritage railway originating in Port Alberni, British Columbia. Due to budget and equipment concerns, the railway did not operate in the 2020 season.^[1]

Rolling stock[]

The railway is powered by locomotive No. 7 - a 1929 Baldwin 2-8-2ST steam locomotive departing from the 1912 CPR Station. It uses rebuilt Canadian National Railway transfer cabooses as passenger cars. The 40-minute excursions go to the McLean Mill National Historic Site.

Two-Spot (42-2B Shay)

Along with the steam locomotives, there is an Alco RS3 diesel electric locomotive. There are five running coaches, three open and two covered.

Locomotive roster[]

• No. 2 is a Lima 42-short-ton (37.5-long-ton; 38.1 t) 2-truck Shay steam locomotive. It is on display on special occasions. It no longer holds pressure due to boiler problems.

• No. 7 is a Baldwin 90-short-ton (80-long-ton; 82 t) 2-8-2 ST. This engine is currently out of service for rebuilding.

• No. 112 is a Baldwin 75-short-ton (67-long-ton; 68 t) 2-6-2 ST. It is currently in the initial stages of rebuilding.

• No. 11 diesel is a World War II Locomotive built in 1942 later used as a MacMillan Bloedel switching locomotive and weighs 45 short tons (40.2 long tons; 40.8 t). This locomotive is used as the back-up motive power for trains on the APR if the #7 breaks down.

• No. 8427 is an ALCO RS-3. It weighs 120 short tons (107 long tons; 109 t) and has a 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) output. It is out of service requiring work on its wheels. 8427 was built in 1954 for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was purchases by Crown Zellerbach Ltd. around 1970's and used in their logging operation in Ladysmith. The acquired it around 1994/95. This unit is believed to be the last surviving unit of a CP RS-3.

See also[]

• Alberni Valley Heritage Network
• List of heritage railways in Canada
• Southern Railway of Vancouver Island

References[]

External links[]

• Official Website of the Alberni Pacific Railway

Coordinates: 49°14′07″N 124°48′45″W / 49.23516°N 124.81241°W / 49.23516; -124.81241

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