8 June 2004
CPR Empress/GO Transit Rail Excursion
A special train
hauled by a 1930 steam locomotive will leave Union Station
12 Jun 2004 in celebration of the GO
Transit-Canadian Pacific Railway partnership to
benefit BREAKFAST FOR LEARNING, Canada's only national,
non-profit organization dedicated to supporting
child nutrition programs across the country.
Passengers for the two-hour run who
board at Union Station will have the chance to see CPR steam
locomotive 2816 up close during the stop at Milton, after
which they will return to Union Station aboard the
GO
coaches.
To purchase tickets, please visit
Ticketmaster
Single ticket: $30.00
Family of
four: $100.00
Formally known as the CPR Empress,
locomotive 2816 is a restored vintage steam locomotive fully
capable of keeping up the pace with its modern CPR
contemporaries of the diesel electric variety. Linked to a
familiar green-and-white GO train, the Empress
will raise awareness of child-nutrition issues in
a way few Greater Toronto Area commuters will have experienced
before.
"We're pleased to partner again with CPR
and BREAKFAST FOR LEARNING for such a worthwhile cause", says
Dr. Gordon Chong, GO Transit Chairman. "It's a great
opportunity to give back to the community". GO Transit is the
Province of Ontario's public transit network of trains and
buses for the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding region.
"Through our partnership with BREAKFAST FOR
LEARNING, we enable communities to come together for a common
social cause", says Paul Clark, CPR's
Vice-President of Communications and Public
Affairs. "Every year, thousands of children begin their school
day without a nutritious breakfast. This impairs their ability
to learn. Our mission is to ensure that every child is given
the nutritional requirements needed to begin their day
properly".
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