Alberni Pacific Railway

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gaugePreserved operationsOwned byTrack: Island Corridor FoundationOperated byAlberni Pacific RailwayReporting mark(?)StationsPort AlberniPreserved gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)Commercial historyOpened1912 into Port AlberniClosedDormantPreservation historyHeadquartersPort AlberniWebsiteihsportalberni.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.

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 Western Vancouver Island Industrial Historical Society acquired it around 1994/95. This unit is believed to be the last surviving unit of a CP RS-3.

See also

• E&N Division of the CRHA
• Alberni Valley Heritage Network
• List of heritage railways in Canada

References

External links

• Official website
• E&N Division — Canadian Railroad Historical Association

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