Bill Wilson, 90, Cares for Railway Museum

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Canadian Railway Museum

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At 90, Wetaskiwin man still chugging along at train museum south of Edmonton

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At one point, there were 12 passenger trains a day through Wetaskiwin , Alberta .

At 90 , the resident caretaker of the Alberta Central Railway Museum is as spry and engaged as the days when he tapped out birthday messages and bank transfers in Morse code.

The secret to his longevity? “I left all my bad habits behind,” he said.

A restored 1926 first -class observation-buffet sleeper, the Mount Avalanche , is named for a peak in Rogers Pass .

The streamlined Dayliner is the former self-propelled Rail Diesel Car ( RDC ) 91 , renumbered 9108 , that once hauled passengers around Ontario .

The Alberta Central Railway Museum will reopen on the May long weekend in 2025 .

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