In the span of 17 years, Jason Thornhill has transformed a flat section of prairie into a destination for gardeners, campers, adventure seekers and train lovers.
The section of land southeast of Calgary, covering 90 or so acres (36 hectares), had the good fortune of having an old, unused CP Rail line cutting through it. So after Thornhill established a garden centre, gift shop and campground, he turned his attention to trains.
Thornhill purchased the 22-kilometre section of track and started buying up old passenger railcars and engines. Since 2015, he’s been running a number of lunch and dinner excursions for guests through the summer
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