The 1978 - 1980 National Museums of Canada Discovery Train / La Decouverte

TIMELINE for the 1978 - 1980 DISCOVERY TRAIN / Le DECOUVERTE

*	*	*	This timeline is very much a work-in-progress. Any additions or corrections, please email .
*	*	1977	*
*	*	August, 1977	The cars of the former 1975-1976 American Freedom Train left Cameron Station, VA for Ft. Erie, NY where they were turned over to CN for the trip to Ottowa to become the Discovery Train. The cars were outfitted at fabricators in Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg.
*	*	1978	*
#	STOP	DATES	NOTES
1	Kingston	July 22-26, 1978	Displayed at the Municipal Golf Course
2	Montreal	July 2-August 1, 1978	Displayed at Windsor Station
3	Saint John	August 3-6, 1978	Displayed at the CP Station at Church Ave.
4	Oromocto (Fredericton)	August 7-9, 1978	Displayed at Onodaga St. Shopping Mall
5	Sydney	August 11-14, 1978	Steel Co. at Prince St.
6	Halifax	August 16-20, 1978	Displayed at the CN Station at Hollis St.
7	Moncton	August 22-25, 1978	Salisbury Rd. Main St. Ner Verdun
8	Quebec	August 27 - September 2, 1978	Displayed at Ste. Andre St. at Dalhousie
9	Stratford	September 4-9, 1978	Displayed at the CN Station
10	Toronto	September 10-17, 1978	Displayed at Victoria Park & Danforth
11	Saskatoon	September 21-25, 1978	Displayed at New CN Station
12	Edmonton	September 27 - October 1, 1978	Displayed at behind the CN Tower
13	Prince George	October 3-4, 1978	Displayed at Carney Road
14	Vancouver	October 7-12, 1978	Displayed at the CN Station
15	Calgary	October 14-19, 1978	Displayed at the CP Station
16	Regina	October 22-27, 1978	Displayed at the Exhibition Grounds
17	Brandon	October 29-31, 1978	Displayed at the CP Station
18	Winnipeg	November 1-6, 1978	Displayed at Old CP Station (Higgins & Main)
19	Sault Ste-Marie	November 10-15, 1978	Displayed atAlgocen Shopping Mall
*	*	*	Refurbished in Ottowa over the winter
*	*	1979	*
*	?	?	Missing dates for the first half of 1979. Dates listed are from a Canada Post announcement.
*	Banff, Alberta	June 16-18, 1979	*
*	Kelowna, BC	June 20-22, 1979	*
*	Victoria, BC	June 27-29, 1979	*
*	Port Alberni, BC	July 1-2, 1979	*
*	Nanaimo, BC	July 3-4, 1979	Displayed at the CP Dock Site Track
*	Kamloops, BC	July 7-9, 1979	*
*	Red Deer, Alberta	July 13-15, 1979	*
*	Swift Current, Saskatchewan	July 18-19, 1979	*
*	Yorkton, Saskatchewan	July 22-23, 1979	*
*	Yorkton, Saskatchewan		The crew took a group photo on the first anniversary of the train on July 22
*	The Pas, Manitoba	July 25-26, 1979	*
*	Churchill, Manitoba	July 29-30, 1979	Furthest point north for the Discovery Train -- within 600 miles of the Arctic Circle.
*	Thompson, Manitoba	August 1-2, 1979	*
*	Dauphin, Manitoba	August 4-6, 1979	*
*	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec	August 16-18, 1979	*
*	Roberval, Quebec	August 20, 1979	*
*	Chicoutimi, Quebec	August 21-25, 1979	*
*	Rimouski, Quebec	August 28-30, 1979	*
*	Campbellton, NB	August 31 - September 1, 1979	*
*	Newcastle, NB	September 3-4, 1979	*
*	Charlottetown, PEI	September 7-11, 1979	*
*	Truro, NS	September 14-16, 1979	*
*	Yarmouth, NS	September 19-20, 1979	*
*	Liverpool, NS	September 21-22, 1979	*
*	New Glasgow, NS	September 24-25, 1979	*
*	St. John's, Nfld	September 27-29, 1979	The Discovery Train is ferried to Newfoundland aboard the SIR ROBERT BOND, a Canadian National ship.
*	Botwood, Nfld	September 30 - October 1, 1979	*
*	Argentina, Nfld	October 3-4, 1979	*
*	Corner Brook , Nfld	October 5-7, 1979	*
*	Port aux Basques, Nfld	October 8, 1979	*
*	Truro, NS	October 8-11, 1979	According to a newspaper account, the train was in Truro these days.
*	Edmundston, NB	October 13-15, 1979	*
*	St. Foy, Quebec	October 19-22, 1979	*
*	Sherbrooke, Que.	October 24-27, 1979	*
*	Ottawa, Ontario	October 30 - November 4, 1979	Displayed at the National Museum of Science and Technology
*	*	*	Refurbished in Ottowa over the winter
*	*	1980	*
*	?	?	Missing most dates for 1980.
*	Valleyfield	May 7, 1980	The Discovery Train begins its 1980 season is Valleyfield, Quebec. The train displayed at Fabre Street.
*	?	June 5, 1980	?
*	Hamilton, Ontario	June 12-18, 1980	Displayed at Hunter Street Station
*	Falconbridge	July 5-7, 1980	Displayed next to the Falconbridge Nickel Mines main gate.
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