Discovery Train
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| Established | 22 July 1978 |
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| Dissolved | 7 July 1980 |
| Location | National Museums of Canada |
Discovery Train (
The ~20 car red and white train toured the width and breadth of Canada. Fifteen of the cars had been used for the similar
To make such a train a reality took the cooperation of many organizations. The Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railroads handled the train free of charge. The Royal Bank of Canada, Labatt Breweries, General Motors of Canada, and the Great-West Life Assurance Company each donated C$400,000. Gifts totalling C$684,500 also came from The Devonian Group, The Richard Ivey Foundation, and the MacDonald Stewart Foundation. There was also a C$100,000 anonymous gift.
Richard Williams Studios made an advert film for the train.
Hundreds of thousands[quantify] of Canadians rediscovered their country as they toured the train on its three-year journey.[citation needed]
References
External links
- The Story of the 1978-1980 Canadian Discovery Train at ThemeTrains.com
- Photos of the Discovery Train
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