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Ornament details:
My Stanley Park Christmas Train ornament is made of blown glass, painted glossy black with gold trim, featuring a festive Christmas garland on the sides and a wreath with holly berries on the front. Steam billows from the stack, capturing the magic of the train in motion. What's special about this ornament in addition to the embellishments is that it's not painted on the inside with silver, so you can see through the windows just like the real Engine #374 replica.
Size: 5 inches (13 cm) long x 3.5 inches (9 cm) tall x 1.5 inches (4 cm) wide
A little history:
For nearly 60 years, this beloved locomotive carried generations of Vancouver families on magical 15-minute journeys through tunnels of twinkling lights, past dancing characters and woodland scenes, creating cherished Christmas memories.
The original Engine #374 was the famous locomotive that pulled Canada's first transcontinental passenger train into Vancouver on May 23, 1887—a momentous arrival that put Vancouver on the map as the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Read my blog for a comprehensive history of the Stanley Park Christmas Train.
Did you know?
· The 1.5-km miniature railway track wound through forest on ground that was cleared by Typhoon Freda in 1962, the most devastating storm in Vancouver's history.
· When carrying passengers, the trains never travelled more than 7 km/hr, but engineers say they could hit speeds of 40 km/hr.
· The Stanley Park Train collection included red, green and blue locomotives in addition to the Engine 374 replica.
· The original Engine #374 is on display at Vancouver’s Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre in Yaletown.
PLEASE NOTE: I do not ship to the United States.
