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The Sullivan Mine and Railway Historical Society held its annual general meeting last night at the downtown station and President Mick Henningson was able to report another good year. Ridership in 2015 was running ahead of the previous year in August. Henningson explained that while there was fear the economic downtown turn in Alberta would mean less tourists, those numbers were more than made up for with American visitors, especially those from Washington state, as the low Canadian dollar made B.C. a very attractive option. However there were a few bumps in the road in August that slowed momentum a bit. “We had a very minor very low speed derailment of one axle of the last train coach going through the spring loaded switch of our turnaround loop,” Henningson said. “This accident caused no injuries but resulted in a thorough review of our operating and maintenance procedures with the B.C. Safety Authority. It was determined that although we do regular and thorough inspections of all track and the four locomotives, we needed to be doing more thorough inspections of our eight passenger coaches. This accident was the result of a thinner than normal wheel flange on a coach in our secondary train set that was unfortunately missed. The Society immediately took the coach in question out of service and hired a full time heavy duty mechanic to supplement our many maintenance volunteers.
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The Family Fun Derby was held at Fort Steele on B.C. Family Day weekend. Above, Patrick enjoys some shinny on the outdoor rink.
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