Grand Steam Parade Expo 86

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Watch runby's of several railway locomotive steam engines from Expo 86. Footage was recorded by my dad's friend Andy, who attended the event. Andy use to work at Memphis Central Station and later went to DC to work as a locomotive engineer for Amtrak. About the Expo: The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply Expo '86, was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from May 2 until October 13, 1986. The fair, the theme of which was "Transportation and Communication: World in Motion - World in Touch", coincided with Vancouver's centennial and was held on the north shore of False Creek. It was the second time that Canada held a World's Fair. Highlights & Steam Engines: 00:00 Overview of the fair 01:29 Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson 2860 MLW 4-6-4 01:59 Rocket 0-2-2 02:21 Best Friend of Charleston 0-4-0 02:45 Baltimore & Ohio Tom Thumb 0-2-2-0 03:18 John Bull 2-4-0 (Really a 4-2-0) See notes below* 03:46 John Molson 2-2-2 04:31 Virginia & Truckee 4-4-0 No. 22 05:11 City of Winnipeg Hydro 4-4-0 No. 3 05:43 Gyspy Type 0-4-0 No. 1 06:07 East Kootenay Railway Dunrobin 0-4-4T 06:29 Great Western 2-8-0 No. 51 07:10 Alberni Pacific Lumber 2 Truck Shay No. 2 07:44 Canadian National 4-6-0 No. 1392 08:57 Union Pacific 0-6-0 No. 4466 10:28 Prairie type 2-6-2 No. 1077 11:07 Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad Heisler No. 91 11:54 Canadian Pacific Class G5a 4-6-2 No. 1201 12:50 Extra shots after the parade. *Note: The John Bull locomotive is actually a 4-2-0. It was fitted with a guidance truck that held two small diameter wheels. This swivelling assembly allowed the locomotive to better negotiate curves, but necessitated the disconnection of the drive rods connecting the two forward wheels. Source: http://steamtrains.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_john_bull_steam_locomotive For more info and photos of the event, check out these interesting links below: http://www.samlindsey.com/TrainExcurs/Steam_Expo_4.asp http://rides.webshots.com/album/563722534dOmdKi?start=0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_86 Video recorded by Andy (the friend of Arthur Davis, my father). Edited & uploaded with permission by Jared Davis of Whistlepost Productions.