Arizona Centennial Train Arrival at Grand Canyon 3250
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February 14, 2012. February 14, 2012. Grand Canyon Railway (GCR) operated the "Official Arizona Centennial Train" by making a special round-trip run to Grand Canyon National Park using GCR?s steam locomotive #4960. This historic locomotive has been converted to use recycled vegetable oil for fuel, and reclaimed rain and snow melt are used in the boiler for steam. Park Superintendent David Uberuaga is standing to the right of center.
Centennial Train passengers rode coach class in fully refurbished historic 1923 Harriman-style rail cars for only .50 round trip, approximately what it cost in 1912. The Winslow Harvey Girls and the Bill Williams Mountain Men were also onboard and provided narrative information and stories from Arizona?s history.
The train trip from Williams to Grand Canyon National Park takes approximately two hours and 15 minutes and runs 65 miles through ponderosa pine forests and scenic high-desert landscapes. The train normally offers four classes of service -- coach, first class, observation dome and luxury parlor. NPS Photo by Michael Quinn.
To help plan your trip to Grand Canyon National Park, download the 2012 Trip Planner. www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/upload/trip-planner-grca.pdf
To learn more about the Grand Canyon Railway visit: www.thetrain.com/index.html
Arizona Centennial Train Departure from Grand Canyon 3359
Image by Grand Canyon NPS
February 14, 2012. Grand Canyon Railway's (GCR) steam locomotive #4960 preparing to depart from Grand Canyon. This historic locomotive has been converted to use recycled vegetable oil for fuel, and reclaimed rain and snow melt are used in the boiler for steam. NPS photo by W. Tyson Joye.
Grand Canyon Railway (GCR) operated the "Official Arizona Centennial Train" by making a special round -trip run to Grand Canyon National Park from Williams, Arizona. Centennial Train passengers rode coach class in fully refurbished historic 1923 Harriman-style rail cars for only .50 round trip, approximately what it cost in 1912. The Winslow Harvey Girls and the Bill Williams Mountain Men were also onboard and provided narrative information and stories from Arizona's history.
The train trip from Williams to Grand Canyon National Park takes approximately two hours and 15 minutes and runs 65 miles through ponderosa pine forests and scenic high-desert landscapes. The train normally offers four classes of service -- coach, first class, observation dome and luxury parlor.
To help plan your trip to Grand Canyon National Park, download the 2012 Trip Planner.
www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/upload/trip-planner-grca.pdf
To learn more about the Grand Canyon Railway visit: www.thetrain.com/index.html
Arizona Centennial Train Departure from Grand Canyon 3380
Image by Grand Canyon NPS
February 14, 2012. Grand Canyon Railway's (GCR) steam locomotive #4960 preparing to depart from Grand Canyon. This historic locomotive has been converted to use recycled vegetable oil for fuel, and reclaimed rain and snow melt are used in the boiler for steam. NPS photo by W. Tyson Joye.
Grand Canyon Railway (GCR) operated the "Official Arizona Centennial Train" by making a special round -trip run to Grand Canyon National Park from Williams, Arizona. Centennial Train passengers rode coach class in fully refurbished historic 1923 Harriman-style rail cars for only .50 round trip, approximately what it cost in 1912. The Winslow Harvey Girls and the Bill Williams Mountain Men were also onboard and provided narrative information and stories from Arizona's history.
The train trip from Williams to Grand Canyon National Park takes approximately two hours and 15 minutes and runs 65 miles through ponderosa pine forests and scenic high-desert landscapes. The train normally offers four classes of service -- coach, first class, observation dome and luxury parlor.
To help plan your trip to Grand Canyon National Park, download the 2012 Trip Planner.
www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/upload/trip-planner-grca.pdf
To learn more about the Grand Canyon Railway visit: www.thetrain.com/index.html
Arizona Centennial Locomotive: Being Serviced At Grand Canyon 3338
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February 14, 2012. Grand Canyon Railway employee servicing steam locomotive #4960 in preparation for the return trip from Grand Canyon National Park to Williams, Arizona.
Grand Canyon Railway (GCR) operated the "Official Arizona Centennial Train" by making a special round
-trip run to Grand Canyon National Park using GCR?s steam locomotive #4960. This historic locomotive has been converted
to use recycled vegetable oil for fuel, and reclaimed rain and snow melt are used in the boiler for steam.
Centennial Train passengers rode coach class in fully refurbished historic 1923 Harriman-style rail cars for only .50
round trip, approximately what it cost in 1912. The Winslow Harvey Girls and the Bill Williams Mountain Men were also
onboard and provided narrative information and stories from Arizona?s history.
The train trip from Williams to Grand Canyon National Park takes approximately two hours and 15 minutes and runs 65 miles
through ponderosa pine forests and scenic high-desert landscapes. The train normally offers four classes of service --
coach, first class, observation dome and luxury parlor. NPS Photo by Michael Quinn.
To help plan your trip to Grand Canyon National Park, download the 2012 Trip Planner.
www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/upload/trip-planner-grca.pdf
To learn more about the Grand Canyon Railway visit: www.thetrain.com/index.html
Why They Call it a "Boat Car"
Image by Telstar Logistics
How do you know when it's a warm day in San Francisco? When the 1934 Blackpool, England Boat Tram is spotted making the F Market run.
This is by FAR, the most fun ride in the vintage San Francisco streetcar fleet. I've never visited, but as near as I can tell, Blackpool is the Coney Island of England, and the town is home to a surviving vintage fleet. The Boat Cars were built to carry passengers along the Blackpool promenade.
But open-air streetcars? Strung with Christmas lights? On a warm day? If that's not heaven, nothing is.
Ferry Building, San Francisco
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