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Show Park Ciiy Is Well Represented on Vosalch Cannon Ball Trip was the main attraction. The whole valley knew that Saturday was the day! The Heb-er Heb-er C reeper announced itself . long and loud the distinctive whistle reverberated throughout through-out the countryside proclaiming proclaim-ing "Here comes the Heber Creeper tor 1973!" The Heber Creeper runs again! Park City was well represented rep-resented on the shake-down trip of this famous steam train that's fondly known as the Wasatch Cannon Ball. Running on a new trip schedule, sched-ule, the Creeper is in two sections sec-tions this tear one leaving from Heber, the other leaving simultaneously from Bridal Veil Falls. The trains meet at Cascade, the engines switch and each train returns to point of departure. Passengers wishing to make the full run may change trains at Cascade and proceed. Parkites glimpsed on this trip were Odessa Nelson and her sons Spencer and Todd; Dale Nelson; Louise and Bill Lence; Arlone Stevens with her children; chil-dren; Carol Rixev and Eleanor and is a 1923 ex-Pacific Lumber Lum-ber Company engine. The crew had as much fun as the passengers. Lowe Ash-ton, Ash-ton, owner and backer, circulated circul-ated in the three closed and two open-air cars; Mr. Keefer, famous Creeper engineer and long-time railroad man, looked look-ed and acted the part; entertainment entertain-ment was provided by musicians singers Harv Murdock and Don Hoggan. Representatives from the Pioneer Playhouse drew applause ap-plause from the guests as they joked and sang and advertised their opening on June first. High School girls brightly dressed acted as hostesses, light refreshments were provided pro-vided but, as usual, the scenery Bennett. Something new this year besides be-sides the schedule is the engine used on the run between Bridal Veil Falls and Cascade. It's Number 4 and is a 1920 ex-Yosemite ex-Yosemite Lumber Company locomotive called a 3-Truck Shay. It weighs 82 tons and is a different concept of engine. Good old reliable Number 35, polished to a high sparkle, pulled pul-led the train on the Heber Cascade run. It weighs 90 tons |