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On May 23, 1887, CPR Engine 374 pulled the first transcontinental passenger train into Vancouver, unifying Canada coast to coast. By 1945, this national treasure was retired and left to rust for 38 years at Kitsilano Beach Park. Kids climbed on it. Vandals painted it. Salt air corroded it. Everyone thought it was finished. Then in 1981, railway enthusiasts launched an impossible mission: restore this wreck in time for Expo 86. This is the story of how volunteers, $400,000 in donations, and pure determination turned a rust bucket into an icon.

📚 SOURCES:
Library and Archives Canada
West Coast Railway Association Archives
City of Vancouver Archives
BC Royal Museum Archives
Roundhouse Community Centre Records
Canadian Pacific Railway Historical Documentation

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