Alberni Pacific Railway: Santa's Steam Express 2025-12-06

Alberni Pacific Railway's "Santa's Steam Express" holiday train, seen by me on Saturday December 6, 2025 in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island.

The train was pulled by the No.7 Baldwin steam locomotive (ex No.1055 MacMillan Bloedel), a 1929 built 2-8-2 saddle tank engine.

This video shows the steam locomotive leaving the shop, coupling to the passenger cars in the railway yard, arriving at the station, and then scenes from 2 trips: Crossing Argyle Street and passing the station, and crossing Dry Creek bridge and reaching the current north-end turnaround point at Stamp Avenue.

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Photo Album link is Here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/1320134...

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0:00 - Steaming Up
0:21 - Moving Out
2:19 - Coupling to Passenger Cars
4:50 - Arriving at Station Before 1st Trip
9:25 - Argyle Street Outbound
10:55 - Northbound Past Station
12:24 - Dry Creek Scene
13:02 - Dry Creek Outbound
14:53 - Stamp Avenue Turnaround
17:23 - Dry Creek Inbound
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Schedules and Ticket Information Here:
https://www.albernipacificrailway.ca/