Category Archives: museum

Britannia Mine Museum

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Katherine

I’d always wanted to visit the Britannia Mine, but had never had the time to stop. I did, I looked around at the outside, and then left. As a person who worked underground in a nickel mine, I am acutely … Continue reading →

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Generations – Comox Valley Airport

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Katherine

A Westjet Boeing 737-700 and a CP-107 Canadair Argus

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CP-121 Tracker

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Katherine

Gruman CP-121 Tracker at the Comox Air Force Museum

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RCAF C-47

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Katherine

RCAF C-47 (Douglas DC-3 Dakota) at the Comox Air Force Museum

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CP 5500

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Katherine

CP 5500 at the Revelstoke Railway Museum CP 5550 is a EMD SD40 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. Built: GMD, 1966 Serial Number : A 2133 Class : DRF-30a2 (SD-40) Engine: Turbocharged diesel EMD 16-645-E3, 3000 … Continue reading →

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Canadian Pacific 5468

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Katherine

Canadian Pacific 5468 at the Revelstoke Railway Museum Canadian Pacific 5468 is a Mikado P-2k class 2-8-2. It was one of 12 P-2ks built for the Canadian Pacific Railway by Montreal Locomotive Works, specifically for use in the mountains of … Continue reading →