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Show ~ WASATCH COUNTY COURIER A8 JANUARY.-17, 2001 | _ Vintage Car Will Be Photog enic And Useful 1950s Gondola To Be Loaded Onto ER Valley felon semi truck. depot. It’s been more on. 10 years since passengers arrived and departed | On Wednesday, Jan. 17 the car will STAFF be lifted by crane onto the tracks in he journeys of a from a real train depot like in the old days. The train, originally called The ~Heber. Railroad: spokesperson Ken McConnell described the process as _ “pretty awesome.” classic, 1950 Union Pacific Railroad Heber Creeper, stopped running in 1990 due to financial difficulties incurred by the pri© vate owner. In 1992. car are not over yet. Phanks to the Heber Valles Railroad, the vintage gondola has been saved from its scrap yard fate and will be loaded onto the tracks this week for the Utah State _ Legislature ‘ ~~ stepped in with leg- islation to create a future maintenance use. But because state-owned _ of its unique nature, the car will also be the object of the railroad’s “photog- “ee Priation to save the historic steam ; train. rapher special” scheduled for next month. _ The car weighs about 40, 000 pounds and can carry several tons of It material. It’s not much to look at from — a casual observer’s point of view, but: to the men and women of the Heber - Valley Railroad it’s a thing of beauty. - Once plentiful, this particular car is when rail enthusiast Robyn Larsen noticed it and asked if there was the possibility of a donation to the train. Durbano agreed and arrangements were made to transport the car to Heber. Larsen also paid the cost of the - crane to load the car onto a Heber WILD WORLD cuP CONTINUED FROM A1 from 18 countries paraded with flags, _ dancers danced and a trick horse TE will take us about two one to load it on the tracks,” he said, “then it _ will be in serviceable condition.” historic, it will also play a functional role in the maintenance of the rail- _ roads freight equipment. “It’s an inter-esting piece of equipment. to look at, but for the most part we’re going to put it to use,” he added. 3 U.S.,” are coming said John Rimmasch, chief mechanical officer for the railroad. “In fact, there’s even one coming from Sweden.” Rimmasch use some said the railroad may - black and white publicity shots of the new car from that run to help decorate the new train depot. “Once we get the building up and see how much wall space we have, we might,” he said. “We like to use historical items specifically tied to our railrodu. The train track runs within a half mile of Soldier Hollow’s cross-country and biathlon sites. For 17 days, passengers gift shop, museum and a Paved parking lot. Meanwhile, the new car will be- State and local governments decid- began. The scheduled. opening date was originally set for June 4. However, architect for the project, George Bennett said that the work is be completed sometime in mid-toearly May. “We've got a rare new car ad WEete. =. getting anew depot. What could be — better,” Rimmasch added. “I think — weve got the makings for a ‘world class historic attraction that will rival — most tourist railroads in the country.” rian Jim De. produced his Beis : Organizing Committee (SLOC) recog- it easier to wear pointy cowboy boots, more unique than the ski parka, adorned hosts normally seen at’races. ' “An ELS. delegate said, ‘Today I’ve — tion in 2002. Western-dressed entertainers gath~ met Utah’s first family. This is something ered at the venue and will be on-site we have to see during the Olympics.’ the duration of the festival. Television — We're lobbying for that to show SLOC broadcasts are feeding live footage of — what we could do, and hopefully incormountain men, period-clothed pioneer porate it into next year’s event,” said families and Martinez and Napolean to - Tom. Whitaker. “Let the theme be the more than three million Europeans. signature of the this venue. In my mind, Locals Bob Simonsen and Kay Probst, it's working. The people I’ve talked to a rancher, gave what Tom. Whitaker _really appreciate it, and I think the athcalls, “a good western howdy welcome ~ Jetes would be disappointed if they don’t with chaps, hats and spurs,” to the see the teepees next year. We showed race crowds. Whitaker said the inter- _ everyone this is not a typical venue.” . ® ers are issued any available tickets 15 minutes before each screening according: to their wait card number. Tickets are $8 for regular screenings in Park City; $7 in other locations; - refreshing — much more of a show,” said ~ Wadsworth, who will return to central _ $10 for premieres at all locations; and $15 for panel discussions. For the few remaining tickets that . before Larsen. “The Bar J’s were my favorite; I've never heard them better—so warm and friendly. The stage was gor- geous. The Western theme is a won- esting garb and entertainment are nizes the positive reaction the theme has received and continues the tradi- CONTINUED FROM A1_ departing for Finland “for. .the. . World Ute Indians dance in the vendor tent. Championships. — delighted the audience. However, “They had high quality performers and confused looks and some guest.com_ the Europeans really liked it—they’re not used to. guns whipped around. We — ments made it clear that the fast-talking, slang-loaded poems left many don’t have that much heritage here, - European athletes baffled. but (the Western theme) is what we “The yodeler was fabulous, and my have.” hat’s off to those that put in the horse, Benny Martinez and his ee horse, Napolean, surprised the gaped- _ but I’m not sure all the athletes understood the cowboy poetry accents and mouthed audience members by non— colloquialisms,” said local Marilyn chalantly | walking on the stage © going so well that he thinks it should gondola for historical railroad books. while introducing the audience to some of the West’s most notorious out- © laws. His jokes, including one suggesting shooting one’s own toes off makes - — ed a depot was necessary for the event to be a success. Matching funds were made available and construction This year, the group of 25 photogra- speeches Napolean, and stood on his horse. Napolean nary blinked an eye when instructed to lie down so Martinez could dismount. Trick gun artist and Western histo- “They (photographers) from. all over the will be carried to and from the Games by the historic steam powered train. _ SUNDANCE adorned with a covered wagon, saddles and bales of hay. Martinez demonstrated rope skills, encircling the car cAineides ‘The arrival of a new theme. it -comes across not so good. A lot of the time there Oregon __ along with the construction start of the railroad’s new turn-ofthe-century style “It was really well done. Sometimes when people try to pull off the Western more and ciatianed rapher special,” a unique run down the tracks to give a premiere group of pho_tographers a chance to capture the old the best he’s seen. and this was interesting be way of facilities. Tickets had to be used February 11 and 12 in a “photog- © pranced onstage. Western, it was—but kept the crowd roaring. __ | _ His quick-fingers kept non-English| it wasn’t provincia: = _ Justin ~© Wadsworth, former. ~ speaking guests entertained. The cowboy poetry, a new favorite Olympian and top U.S. finisher in the World Cup men’s 30-kilometer race, _ — even in coastal metropolitan cities — said Soldier Hollow’s _ . ceremony was one of — are more run- construction begins on a 1900s style depot, complete with ticket counter, McConnell said that while the car is | began will ning again in 1993 with little in the sold from a converted caboose, | addition to ‘The merce shelter was a COvered pavilion and the parine lot was gravel. This May, all that will change as This 40 ,000-pound vintage gondola is the latest wae Railroad. somewhat of a rare find. “Most of the cars like this one have long been scrapped,” said Craig Lacey, Executive Director for the railroad. “We were lucky to find this one and it’s in great shape.” The gondola was secdea to be scrapped by Durbano Metals of Ogden rail- _ road and an appro- phers tracks as the car makes its run from. _ Heber to Deer Creek Dam. might be available at this late date, - ordering over the phone at 801-521- 2525 could still be an option. Phone orders can be picked up at the Park City box office in Park City (900 S. | ~Main) on Jan. 18 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. After that, tickets must be picked up at the Will Call window at the theater where the film or panel discussion is scheduled. Ticket holders should arrive well before the show begins. © Fifteen minutes ing,. unclaimed. - before seats those on a waiting list. each are screen- given to. e For non-ticket holders the waiting list represents your best chance to get -into a show. To get your name on a waiting list, it’s best to arrive at the Depending on the size of the venue anywhere from 20 to 70 people are usually admitted, so your chances are better than you might think. , Your odds of getting into a movie are probably slightly better at the Salt _ Lake theaters than in Park City. But __ then you will have a much better shot. of seeing someone famous in Park City. As for parking in Park City, you can pretty much forget about it. Perhaps the best way to get through.the chaos is by hopping one of the shuttle-buses run by either the festival or the city. Both systems are free and efficient. The festi- mktea.Y waite 8 COURI this Week _ val’s shuttle service hits all the venue sites and acetate A OMe, hemeainSes DEREK JENSEN aie runs in 10-miute intervals from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. A second shuttle links Main Street with Prospector Square and the Eccles Theatre; a third — shuttle runs back and forth from Eccles Theatre to the Radisson. Both run from 8 a.m. to midnight. Call 435-615-5350, for information on Park City’s excellent derful art form we’ve discovered.” ‘theater at least an hour ahead of time. _ The Nordic festival is a test run for 2002, and venue co-chairs Tom and Linda Whitaker hope the Salt Lake Numbered wait list cards good for up transit system. : For more information on the fest: to two tickets are issued on a firstcome, first-serve basis. Wait cardhold- val, click on www.sundance.org. Please see related story on page B1. P es WEL Tse ¥ |