THE AVR WENT TO MARTIN ROGERS ON BOWEN ISLAND IN 2006 AS PART OF THE RAMBLE IN JULY. WE LEFT OUR TRAILER FULL OF EQUIPMENT AND TWO LOCOMOTIVES. OUR PACIFIC #2365, OUR F-7 #202, PETER'S WOOD CARS, CABOOSE, STOCK CAR, BOX CAR AND REFRIGERATOR CAR ALONG WITH THREE GONDOLAS AND AN OPERATORS CAR IN NORTH VANCOUVER AND ONLY TOOK OUR PACIFIC #2365. MEMBERS OF THE CLUB FROM WINNIPEG WERE, BILL TAYLOR, PETER ABEL, VIC ST-GERMAIN AND LEN LARUE.
ALL PICTURES TAKEN BY BILL TAYLOR UNLESS NOTED. CLICK ON SMALL PICTURES TO MAKE THEM BIGGER If you can add names or details about equipment and people in the pictures please send them along. Just go to the AVR main page and click my e-mail
# 1 - AVR PACIFIC 2365 CROSSES MARTIN'S LARGE TRESTLE. LEN IS ENGINEER WHILE PETER IS IN THE BACK.
# 2 - AVR TRAIN 2365 HEADS ACROSS ANOTHER OF MARTIN'S BRIDGES.
# 3 - LEN AND VIC LINE 2365 OFF THE TURNTABLE/UNLOADING DEVICE AT BOWEN ISLAND.
# 4 - OFF THE BIG BRIDGE IT IS 30 FEET TO THE ROCKS BELOW..
RETURN TO THE AVR HOME PAGE AND LOTS MORE PICTURES. of other clubs we have visited and more about the ASSINIBOINE VALLEY RAILWAY and check out our New Pacific.
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