6060 was assembled in Canada's Montreal Locomotive Works in October of 1944 under builder's number 72757. In 1959, 6060 was retired from active service and was subsequently placed on static display in Jasper, Alberta in 1962. Ten years later, Canadian National Railway restored 6060 to operating condition, and used her to haul steam excursions out of Toronto, Ontario.
In 1980, to commemorate the Province of Alberta's 75th anniversary, 6060 was presented to the people of Alberta as a gift. After more than five years of retirement, she was restored a second time with the help of the Province of Alberta and, most notably, volunteers from the Rocky Mountain Rail Society. 6060 traveled under her own power to Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1986 to participate in Steam Expo, part of the World's Fair.
After several years of storage at the Alberta Railway Museum near Edmonton, she was moved to Stettler in 1998 to operate regularly in the service of Alberta Prairie Steam Tours. More than a decade later, she continues to delight thousands of excursion passengers every summer. This impressive Mountain-type engine is considered to be one of the best remaining examples of a modern steam locomotive, and, in addition to being Canada's largest operating steamer, is currently North America's only operating Mountain-type engine. (Source: http://www.6060.org)
This engine was chosen as it's close to my parents' hearts: they went on a steam excursion with the 6060 in the 1970s. My dad, a steam buff, would cite the 6060 as amongst his favourite engines.
York Region Geocachers Club, in association with Kortright Centre for Conservation, hosts the annual YRGC Weekend Geofest each Spring to introduce the general public to our game along with social and interactive opportunities for veteran geocachers. Included in those opportunities we teamed up to present the Geofest Express where all geocache varieties are available for the finding.
We have expanded out of the park to bring you a series of caches from Bolton to the northern edge of Kortright and on surrounding trails. Based on Canadian railways and passenger trains, the Geofest Express geocaches are made up of both `Park and Grabs` and an additional hiking section. No tickets are required on this historic journey. Get on the track to Geofest! ALL ABOARD!
More information on the Geofest Express and YRGC Weekend Geofest found at York Region Geocachers Club
Congratulations to teamtoronto on the FTF!