Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 5, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnic Tut nibs tuesday August 5, hundreds wave at Gimli As Prairie dog chugs in by Pat Zanger free press staff writer the Prairie dog Central pulled into Ginli monday wheels stack an occasional gust of cinders and the bitter scent of Burnt Coal us Uek Iuis Baad and i used to Home tvs Way. Tree girls Are Famiie car with the Road to Beach but we wanted them to see How my husband used to come out As a Small Jan had been on a school trip by train to Portage this year but said she would go to resurrect the original Wood Burner Dubbs engine made in Iseo land in Engineer Ralph Grant Cana National Engineer for 25 years drives the Prairie dog Central As a pastime i his daughter son in Law and son in Law s sister All work on Jura a from backyards or clustered at Street suite 1, had a number Sway children reasons for being on Board. Still dressed in my family live in Gimli clapped hands Over ears and my son. And his wife is Iceland dogs barked or bolted As Heidie. Seeing a show this Vintage steam locomotive Hoot steam engine was made in de breakfast greetings. Scotland and 1 came from the unexpected enthusiastic Scotland i wanted to see what1 reception transported the Asiu was like. I be been to Gimli passengers on Board Back to to never on the term the Good old Days when ill Vei a train passing through town was j an eagerly awaited event. J her g re fiend Ruth the first time a Pas a who used to needs to be t t i11 11 be in Park we Nullar sentiments. He said it was Senger train passed through Pitchman Ineer Grant think that Vous but c Are Nils Lre j concerned with tie Fate of the Prairie dog Central. Boiler of the engine 8 the area in almost 15 years and the spell was shaken when travellers reached Gimli get us train station no longer used by three times a week freight service had been torn Down. The three hour trip put to either by the Vintage Luc Gitig Tive society and the icelandic festival committee for the final Day of Isle Din Gada Grinn offered lots of time for reminiscing. Up rail assistant superintendent Peter Johnson swayed with the train s rolling motions i n the combined part Pas Senger part staff car directly behind the locomotive. When i was a boy our trains were like this. How Nice trains were in the old said the 33-year up rail Veter an who started As a railway clerk. Or. Johnson a up rail con Ductor and an Engineer accompanied the regular Crew As supervisors. It s Normal procedure when one railway operates on an other railway s brass Luggage Racks and leather or cloth covered seats with wooden rests furnished the four Avo Den s coaches built in 1908. Water was supplied in each coach in beaten tin coolers with Metal tape something which fascinated children almost As much As the bottomless sinks in the bathrooms. Andre Dunsmore 5, Winnipeg squirmed on his father s Lap pulling three year old brother Jamie s Railroad Cap Over his eyes. The train i like it. It s Nice to ride he blushed but i still want to be a fire Donna Karen and Jan Gra bows to 6, 8 and 10 respectively beamed when their Mother Julie Grabowski explained their Rush to buy tick sem Countryside. Group of Ito a locomotive ambled Between 15 and 20 Miles an hour. Maximum Speed was deter mined by track conditions at 25 . With top train Speed for steam quoted at 30 . Passengers arrived 90 min utes after the closing Parade but in time in ii ear icelandic president Kristjan eld Jarn and a stage full of dignitaries Toast the 86th annual festival which Marks 100 years of icelandic settlement in Gimli. People came to these shores seeking Liberty Freedom. Canada offered free Dom from oppression and underdeveloped economies. A new land held out Hope. People found land Freedom Opportunity for growth and in said president eld Jarn. Foreign minister Einar Agustsson told More than people gathered at the open stage in Gimli Park of govern ment decisions based on the icelandic Centennial. The decisions included Dou bling a subsidy to the icelandic Canadian weekly news paper increase in funds for Iceland s National Library to Supply the University of Mani Toba Library with material on the country and appropriations to the University of Iceland Institute of history to compile emigration records from ice land to North America from 1874-1920. These items Are modest in their scope. I Hope they Are received in Friendship and strengthen of common heritage Between our two coun i after a Day of Sun and Cele no one wants to see the train up in a Park and there Aren t any other steam engines to be had. It is expensive to maintain insurance and Spring Check ups for the current engine in addition to the Cost of in la Bisig but members of the society hate to see the steam engine go or. Grant said. Barbara leathers a hostess on the in the guest Book Prairie dog Central collects signatures steam train huffs monday As the old and puffs its Way from Winnipeg to Gimli for the icelandic festival at Gimli. Ets As soon As they heard of the trip. When we were younger my photos by w Dave Bonner and Joe Ralko Grihm Bouti ipod Iasmin mint Awah 247 notre Dame a t or free parking next door the train trip Back was quiet but marked by two unscheduled stops. The first came one hour out of Gimli when the last coach came uncoupled at its main link though it was. Firmly attached by two safety chains one of the Volunteer porters noticed the wider Gap Between cars and signalled the Engi Neer. If the car had come apart completely air brakes automatically activated would Lave stopped motion in the Oose car As Well As the rest of the train said the brakeman. The second Stop came just outside Winnipeg when Brake pedals jammed for a few min utes and a Field full of children were treated to a prolonged viewing of the train. The Prairie dog Central runs every weekend in the summer from Winnipeg to Grosse Isle Man. Originally owned by Canad an Pacific railway and later used by Manitoba Hydro for a run Between Points Dubois. Lac Dubonnet and slave Falls Man., from 1918 to 1962, the train sat Idle until 1968. At that time 20 railway men formed the Vintage locomotive society Richard Smith of Winnipeg gets ready to hop in his 1926 Ford Model t roadster for the Manitoba classic and antique automobile club s tour to Portage la Prairie sunday. His passengers Are left to Kerri Smith Ann Neale Sharon Smith and Joan Neale. Buying and Selling Gold and Silver clip. Buy sell in Tii in i. Sic s1ii.oo Hitti. A fisc 1.ji2 a Loti Ftp s1i.h.si 3.00 Uu-rntil.w.s12.so in sect Safru to Sims in mkt 100 Sisul tit 4 3? Dkl Lititzsilihilh-1335 35 38 5 5i8.b3 my Dally Changet Regency coins Ltd. Its notre Dame ave suspected guerrilla Post strafed by the associated press israeli air Force jets strafed a suspected Arab guerrilla command Post in Southern Lebanon today while troops raided a refugee Camp and gun boats pounded the nearby town of Tyre the military command said. Salvage auction every wednesday . 474 Panet Road Winnipeg. Units sold on an individual basis a listing of All vehicles available at . Wednesday i Viroj ample time for inspection. Queen Mother turns 75 London a Bri Tain s Queen Mother marvellous Mummy to the Queen and the beloved Good Queen mum to the country she has served for More than half a Century turned 75 monday. She spent the morning opening More than cards telegrams and presents and receiving the Well wishes of 200 persons who gathered outside Clarence House her Lon Don Home. In a Blue and Light Brown dress and Chiffon hat the Queen Mother smiled and waved As the crowd Sang Happy birthday dear Mother Happy birthday to you 1 guns roared a birth Day Salute in Hyde Park and at the Tower of Lon Don. Russian wins tourney Calgary up Leonid Shamkovich an International grandmaster captured the 12th annual Canadian open chess championship Here. The 52-year-old russian nov living in Israel Defeated inter National master Bruce Amos o Toronto in the 10th and final round to finish with a record of eight wins and two draws for nine Points. The Victory was Worth Shamkovich was the top ranked contender and he dominated the tournament. Amos appeared to be in control in their final match but Shamko Vich simplified the pieces in the closing moves and Amos position crumbled. Kevin Spragg Ett of Montreal finished second with 8vi Points. He and Leo Williams Treal master were the Only players to hold Shamkovich to draws. 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