tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617317794624015781.post2067118954119533488..comments2024-03-28T12:56:06.947-04:00Comments on Big Daddy Dave: Railroad History – Heritage Park/Calgary AlbertaDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419231123238788903noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617317794624015781.post-67742895272814084932021-10-21T06:44:02.206-04:002021-10-21T06:44:02.206-04:00thanks for great content idm crack 2022thanks for great content <a rel="nofollow">idm crack 2022</a>fcdownload.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18160265968789007132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617317794624015781.post-40541649507997543222020-01-28T13:21:55.719-05:002020-01-28T13:21:55.719-05:00Why no recognition of the CPR switcher on any site...Why no recognition of the CPR switcher on any sites that is at the entrance to the park, I do remember that it is older than the Selkirk!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610927314134044574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617317794624015781.post-39527407798558689222018-01-15T09:33:40.599-05:002018-01-15T09:33:40.599-05:00What a fantabulous post this has been. . I am gra...<br /> What a fantabulous post this has been. . I am grateful to you and expect more number of posts like these. Thank you very much.<br /><a href="http://www.londonsquaredental.ca/" rel="nofollow">Dentist in Northeast Calgary</a>james brownnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028427553636467260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617317794624015781.post-63207130688525438632014-07-06T22:05:12.904-04:002014-07-06T22:05:12.904-04:00First of all, thanks to Big Daddy Dave for mention...First of all, thanks to Big Daddy Dave for mentioning the video I placed on YouTube about the Heritage Park streetcar.<br /><br />There is a site which has more pictures of Heritage Park, mostly by myself and more to come. So far, about 60 that I took and which amplify Big Daddy's wonderful explanations here.<br />http://yourrailwaypictures.com/HeritagePark/<br /><br />Now, more details about the streetcar, that I posted at: http://yourrailwaypictures.com/OldDiesels/index-electric.html<br />As I wrote the caption, I feel free to reproduce it here.<br />........................<br /><br />Calgary Municipal No 14, more familiarly called the <br />Heritage Park Streetcar and formally known as The <br />ENMAX Electric Streetcar System; heading home <br />empty on the last trip of the season, October 14th 2013 <br />around 5:00 pm. <br />Car 14 was the very last streetcar to run in Calgary, <br />from the Ogden CPR shops to City Hall downtown on December 29th, 1950. It was donated to Heritage Park <br />in 1973, who restored it, to move visitors from the corner <br />of 14th Street SW and Heritage Drive to the main gate. <br />The car is double-ended with the trolley pole simply <br />lowered at the end of the run and the other one raised <br />before the streetcar reverses direction. Between 2007 <br />and 2010, the Park underwent a great expansion. At that <br />time, the streetcar tracks were removed and then <br />reinstalled on a new route, doubling the journey. Enmax (formerly The City of Calgary Electric System - now a <br />private corporation) was the major sponsor. <br /><br />More streetcar parts were found and donated to <br />Heritage Park, which then built a replica (No 15) in <br />1991. During the summer season, either or both <br />streetcars operate between the parking lot and the <br />main gate. While walking from the different parking <br />lots to the main gate is not too far, taking a noisy trolley <br />the long way around for about 15 minutes or so is a <br />lot more fun for a loonie (the Canadian dollar coin). <br />..................<br /><br />Just an update on the last paragraph.<br />Because Heritage Park is celebrating 50 years of service in 2014, there is no charge for the rides on the streetcar, the train, their boat or anywhere else. It's included into the admission fee. <br />Massey Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958393061854125811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617317794624015781.post-38660877768846391942013-10-22T16:22:22.212-04:002013-10-22T16:22:22.212-04:00Very informative and interesting! Since Bill reti...Very informative and interesting! Since Bill retired from the RR, we have many friends up that way on the CP or retired. Beautiful there, and love the old locomotives! Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158336083462589188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617317794624015781.post-69059792179176571202013-10-22T07:19:13.567-04:002013-10-22T07:19:13.567-04:00Great info DaveGreat info DaveBig Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323692472052014378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617317794624015781.post-45341805097190015292013-10-21T11:31:51.015-04:002013-10-21T11:31:51.015-04:00I love trains son much, when I was Little we only ...I love trains son much, when I was Little we only traveled in trains we dont like buses:) sadly here we are not much buses today!<br />xoGloria Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055543111865966546noreply@blogger.com