Little Prince Ready to Roll
Little Prince ready for another season – photo 250News archive
Prince George, B.C. – Once again, the little engine that could, is ready to rumble along the tracks at Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park.
Starting Saturday, the “Little Prince” will be operating between noon and 8 p.m. Thursdays Through Sunday all summer long.
“We passed our steam inspection and our railway inspection of the actual train track this week too and all is well” says Tracy Calogheros, CEO of the Exploration Place where the Little Prince makes its home. “The guys were going to do a few practice runs, but it’s looking like rain, which is always a problem, but we will roll it around the tracks at least a couple of times before we start putting people on it.”
A train ticket remains the same price as last year, one dollar for those under 2, $2.50 for riders aged 2 to 18, and $3.50 for adults.
The Little Prince is now 104 years old. It was built in 1912 for use in the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway ( later CN) which was completed in 1914.
Comments
This is so neat! Rather than sitting as a static display, this little engine is giving way more pleasure by doing what it was built for.
Awesome!!! Going to be taking the little fella this weekend
We got the test runs in yesterday and from the looks of the weather today it’s a good thing! We are opening at noon on Saturday (as long as it isn’t still raining) and we are kicking off the ice cream season too! This year we are selling handcrafted, made in Prince George ice cream from Frozen Paddle! We will be at the Fort George Station Thursdays through Mondays after this weekend! Choo Choo!
Local ice cream and the Little Prince. Who could ask for anything more…..
nice little experience for everyone. We just need to get a paddle wheel to up and down the Fraser as an attraction. The BX2.
Great to see the Little Prince at South fort George park again , what a nice attraction
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