West Coast Railway Association
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The West Coast Railway Association is a heritage railway
and museum
located on Government Road in Squamish
, British Columbia
near Vancouver, whose purpose is to collect, preserve and restore railway cars and artifacts and operate a licensed railway.
To this end, the Association acquired the Royal Hudson
#2860 steam locomotive
from the cash strapped BC Rail and in 2006 restored it to operation. The Association has the largest collection of railway rolling stock and artifacts in Canada outside of the Canadian Railway Museum
.
Heritage railway
thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
and museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
located on Government Road in Squamish
Squamish, British Columbia
Squamish is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
near Vancouver, whose purpose is to collect, preserve and restore railway cars and artifacts and operate a licensed railway.
To this end, the Association acquired the Royal Hudson
Royal Hudson
The term Royal Hudson refers to a group of semi-streamlined 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotives owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway and built by Montreal Locomotive Works . The engine was built in 1938. In 1939, King George VI allowed the CPR to use the term after Royal Hudson number 2850 transported...
#2860 steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
from the cash strapped BC Rail and in 2006 restored it to operation. The Association has the largest collection of railway rolling stock and artifacts in Canada outside of the Canadian Railway Museum
Canadian Railway Museum
The Canadian Railway Museum Musée Ferrovaire Canadien) is a rail transport museum in Delson/Saint-Constant, Quebec south of Montreal.-Collection:...
.