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Originally Posted by tickledpink
 I think the Dinner Train Sunday afternoon is a must for those of us (myself included - and I am a serious Steam Train buff!) who haven't had the pleasure of riding the famous Kettle Valley steam train through the beautiful valley from Summerland !! Dinner is included - Prices can be found in Ray's information.
I wasn't able to go two years ago, and having just watched the films from Northwest Steam Excursions, I invite all of you to join in as well !!
Sue - Card Carrying Member of the "National Railroad Historical Society" ! |
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Originally Posted by BlueStreak
You know I want to do this. I could not find the info without reading the whole thread so I will ask "do I have to sign up before I get there?"
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Originally Posted by turnheadz
what time does the train return? Just wondering, if we did go on it, could we still drive home that night.
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Just got to Vancouver - returning from 10 days on Oahu and Maui. The weather was better there.
I had called the Kettle Valley office last summer before they published their schedule, trying to get them to do a Great Train Robber/Barbecue on Sunday the 27th.
Unfortunately, because everyone in the Garnet Valley Gang is a volunteer, the schedule didn't work out.
They will have their regular afternoon train running Sunday at 1:30 PM, but not with the BBQ/Robbery. The ride is about 90 minutes.
If there's enough interest, we could start a separate sign-up thread. Cost is $21/person. A group reservation with 20 or more will bring it down to $18/person.
I also checked about a chartered run, but the cost was prohibitive - $2750 plus the cost of chartering the Garnet Valley Gang, IF they were available, plus the cost of the catered BBQ - we'd have to have at least 125 people to make that work out.
Here's a link to their website.
http://kettlevalleyrail.org/index.ph...page&Itemid=28
