Steam train takes tourists on time travel excursion

Canadian Press
September 24, 2007

According to journalist Jorge Barrera, every whistle blast from a 100-year-old, Swedish-built locomotive brings passengers on the Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Steam Train a little closer to yesterday, making the five-hour round-trip to picturesque Wakefield from Gatineau, QC, an experience in time travel just minutes from Ottawa's downtown core. The steam train runs from May to late October. Fall foliage tours range from $47 for a single adult to $119 for a family of two adults and two children. There are also sunset dinner trips and Sunday brunch trains. “It may not be the Rockies, but the Gatineau Hills seem to charm everyone else around the world,” says Andre Groulx, the train's director of operations. The trip includes a two-hour stop in Wakefield for shopping or simply to explore this historic village built by Scottish and English immigrants.