Calgary the city of streets ...some without names, but we did damn good getting around.
Our first stop was Heritage Park, now this park has something for everyone; our first
stop was Gasoline Alley. The largest collection of old style gas pumps I have ever
seen plus a great selection of old cars.
From there we hopped the steam train and rode to the other side of the park to their
train museum/shop/roundtable. One of the old railcars that was very interesting was
an executive car made in 1931, was one of only 2 left and was unrestored and in great
condition. The 2 park steam engines were 2-6-4's with a bigger steam engine in their
repair shop that appeared to be a bigger 4-6-6-4 which is way to big for their layout
but was getting restored; plus other railroad stuff. Next I had to check out the grain
elevator with the sound of an old hit and miss motor chugging away in the distance.
That turned out to be a 25 HP Fairbanks and Morris that run all the conveyor belts
and wagon dump for the grain elevator just like the old days. The man at the station
was an old wheat farmer, so I got a lesson on wheat farming. The #1, 2, and 3 grades
and then feed grade, about moisture in the grain before and after the harvest and
how 4 hours can make a big difference in harvesting the grain and what and how
your grain is graded and that equals money in the end for you.
With only a couple hours left in the day and close to an air museum, I felt a
magnetic pull just like my co-pilot has for casinos. The museum was small...
maybe 20 planes but a huge collection of just engines....radio, inline and V type
from 20 HP to 850 HP, 2 unstationary-the engine and prop turn together. The
rest was solid mount and just the propellor turns like we know today.
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