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Vancouver - Engine 374 Pavilion
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The 374 Pavilion Engine
(built in 1886) is located inside a spacious building next to the Roundhouse
Community centre on the corner of Davie Street and Pacific Boulevard. The locomotive
first rolled into the city of Vancouver
on May 23, 1887 with 150 passengers from the east coast of Canada and remained in service for 59 years.
In 1945 the locomotive was placed on a section of track at
Kitsilano Beach where it was
largely forgotten about and unfortunately suffered greatly from the sea salt air.
After much fund raising the locomotive was moved in 1983 to Granville Island and slowly restored
by a team of volunteers ready for Expo 86.
After many years of travelling Engine 374 Pavilion
finally found a permenant home in 1990 and is now a beautiful reminder of past times.
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