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Canadian Pacific Railway's second station building at Revelstoke
1905-1978
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
Revelstoke Railway Museum Collection

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As a transportation link across Canada the Canadian Pacific helped to define the experience of being Canadian, for example riding the Grey Cup Special. Travelling east to west this specialty train created memories not only for the passengers but also for the railroaders. Listen to the Coffee Club reminisce about the past and the future.

3

"A rowdy train all the way across Canada . . . "
8 December 2011
Business Car #4, Revelstoke Railway Museum, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
Coffee Club members: Edward Jaatteenmaki, Bill Belton, Clarence (Clancy) L. Boettger, W. L. Handley and Douglas El(Roy) Mitchell
Interviewed by Michelle Cole
Filmed by Michelle Cole

4

Your table in the dining car is waiting . . .
22 February 2012
Revelstoke Railway Museum, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
Revelstoke Railway Museum Collection
Photo by Fern Hansen

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In the late 1960s the Revelstoke Ski club brought international ski jumpers on a specialty train from Vancouver to Revelstoke. Ed shares his journey on Business Car #19 as the Finnish interpreter. Imagine the ride to Revelstoke as different languages were being spoken all at once in a party atmosphere.

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"One big party . . . "
8 December 2011
Business Car #4, Revelstoke Railway Museum, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
Speaker: Edward Jaatteenmaki
Coffee Club members: Bill Belton, Clarence (Clancy) L. Boettger, W. L. Handley and Douglas El(Roy) Mitchell
Filmed by Michelle Cole

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Canadian Pacific Railway original dishes and worker's family boarding passes
Revelstoke Railway Museum, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
Revelstoke Railway Museum Collection
Photo by Fern Hansen

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Hear Jack, a retired conductor, read a newspaper story from "Riding the Rails with Jeanie." Jeanie reported stories for a short while in 1983. This article featured Jack's rescue of a lost doll from a passenger train, reuniting the doll with her little girl through the extra efforts of the railroaders.

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"All is not lost . . . "
24 November 2011
Business Car #4, Revelstoke Railway Museum, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
Speaker: John (Jack)Carten
Coffee Club members: W. L. Handley and Edward Jaatteenmaki
Filmed by Michelle Cole

10

The Queen's Chair
1939
Revelstoke Railway Museum, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
Revelstoke Railway Museum Collection
Photo by Fern Hansen

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Dining in style . . .
1983-1995
Revelstoke Railway Museum, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
Revelstoke Railway Museum Collection
Photo by Fern Hansen

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The elegant specialty trains and passenger service were a stark contrast to the rugged terrain the trains travelled through. For railroaders and their families living along the line the railway supplied the essentials of life. Bill remembers as a kid working on the gangs, when the water cars came and filled tanks. Ed's parents communicated with stores in Golden to have groceries delivered by train. Can you imagine trying to beat the bears to your groceries?

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"It was tough living out there . . . "
3 November 2011
Business Car #4, Revelstoke Railway Museum, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
Coffee Club members: Bill Belton, John (Jack) Carten, Edward Jaatteenmaki and Ernie Ottewell
Filmed by Michelle Cole

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Listen to Ed speak of how his family lived in section houses with no electricity. His mother would throw scalding water to fight the bears off. The hobos in the 1930s, looking for food, were a threat to families living in isolation. Ed tells a story of a hobo running around the outside of the house with a knife and his mother learning to use the rifle after that.