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Funny how the Parks Board bureaucracy can't maintain the train yet some farmer by himself can. Firefighters Burn Fund fundraising was down 50% this Xmas without the train. From Global this week:

How a B.C. farm maintains a twin of the Stanley Park mini train on a fraction of the budget
By Jordan Armstrong Global News
Posted January 11, 2023

When the Vancouver Park Board announced last year the Stanley Park Train was not going to be able to operate for Halloween and Christmas, it said the issue was the train is “antique” and needs “highly-specialized service and maintenance.”

Technical Safety BC said in a statement there were a number of issues with the attraction including corrosion and damage to both the track and railcars, overgrown vegetation disrupting sight lines and decaying infrastructure, as well as a requirement for a full condition report from a third-party contractor certified to inspect this type of train.

But a farmer on Vancouver Island said he manages to keep his miniature train, the same make and model as the one in Stanley Park, on track.

Rob Galey runs Galey Farms in Saanich and he said while it takes work, keeping the train running is possible....

https://globalnews.ca/news/9404180/stanley-park-mini-train-questions/