Education

May 2025

This trip lasts five (5) and one-half hours, and travels to the Village of Big Valley which once served as a railway divisional point for the Canadian Northern Railway — Canada’s other national railway. This Alberta Prairie Railway trip is developed for school classes as an attractive year-end educational outing.

May 28 2025

SCHOOL SPECIAL TO BIG VALLEY (Diesel)

July 2025

Pull on your boots and cowboy hat and dine on barbecued steak, chuckwagon beans, potato, and Caesar salad meal at the hall in Big Valley. Trip includes live entertainment in the coaches, time to visit and explore a fully restored 1912 Canadian Northern railway station, the blue church on the hill – St. Edmund’s, McAlister’s Garage Museum, Big Valley Hand-tool and Collectibles Museum, Big Valley Rail Car Museum, and the roundhouse and elevator interpretive centres. High likelihood of attack by mounted train robbers.

Jul 15 2025

MODEL T FORD SPECIAL TO BIG VALLEY (Steam)

Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions

August 2025

Includes visit to Calgary Free-Mo Show at the Big Valley Arena. Pull on your boots and cowboy hat and dine on barbecued steak, chuckwagon beans, potato, and Caesar salad meal at hall in Big Valley. Trip includes round trip train journey to Big Valley, live entertainment in the coaches, time to visit and explore a fully restored 1912 Canadian Northern railway station, the blue church on the hill – St. Edmund’s, McAlister’s Garage Museum, Big Valley Hand-tool and Collectibles Museum, Big Valley Rail Car Museum, and the roundhouse and elevator interpretive centres. High likelihood of an attack by mounted train robbers.

Aug 16 2025

BBQ STEAK DINNER AT BIG VALLEY (Diesel) PLUS 2ND DAY OF FREE-MO TRAIN SHOW

Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions

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