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The romantic sights and thundering sounds of main- line steam passenger railroading will come alive again on’Sunday. Sept. 21. when the Canadian National Railway‘s last operating steam locomotive heads a modern excursion train through Southern Ontario. The all-day round-trip excursion between Niagara Falls and Guelph. via St. Catharines and Hamilton, is open to the public. The Canadian National's restored high-speed locomotive No. 6060, built 31 years ago in Montreal for main line passenger service. will provide the motive power. The sleek bullet- nosed No. 6060, one of the few remaining examples of "big steamd' is a far cry from the small switching engines sometimes seen today on tourist steam railroads or amusement park rides, Oldsters on the ll'z-hour trip of nearly an miles will relive the days when a train ride was high adventure, and youngsters will get acquainted with thegtowerfut "iron horse". which thun- The Sept. 21 excursion, called the Grand River Valley Special. will begin at the CNR station on Bridge Street in Niagara Falls. Ont., travelling along high-speed tracks through the Niagara Peninsula to St. Catharines and Hamilton. dered across the continent during generations when today's space age was only a far-away dream. After heading around picturesque Hamilton Bay to the junction with the CNR main line. the steam engine will be put to a test of power as it assaults the strenuous grades over llundas Hill. where passengers will enjoy a magnificent vtew of the Niagara Escarpment Locomotive runs Sept. 21 Steam engine returns KC!“ on" operating - We. tuna-nosed no, a“, ttMelt" M Winding trackage through the scenic Grand River Valley will coniplele the trip to Guelph. The locomotive will "pose" for pictures before and after the excursion, and passengers will be invited to take photographs or make sound recordings during special "run-pasts" at strategic. locations during the trip. Some of the coaches will have open windows for the convenience of amateur photographers who want to preserve the mstalgic trip on film, and the baggage car will beequipped with llo-volt electricity for passengels who want to make tape recordings of the surging, hissing sounds of the train and of the lonely wail of the steam whistle. The train also will include air-conditioned deluxe coaches and a snack bar. Passengers are invited to take picnic lunches, if they wish. The excursion is sponsored by the Buffalo Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, a non-profit historical and educational organization. The Grand River Valley Special' will leave the Niagara Falls CNR station at 9 am. Sept. 21. returning at 8:30 p.m. It will leave the St. Catharina; station at 9:35 a.m., and return at 815 p.m., and it will leave Hamilton at 10:30 3.111.. renaming at 6:Str pan. The round-trip fare from Niagara Falls .or St. Catharines is m and from Hamilton $16. The chilthen's fare. for thine lZor younger, is $16 from Niagara Falls or St. Catharines, and $12 from Hamilton. Tickets are available from' the Trip Secretary of the Buffalo Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, 103 Brendel Avenue. Hamburg, N.Y. M375. Ad- ditional information can be obtained by calling (716) m (B72 in Buffalo; "Tiny tots have a habit of wandering off in search of adventure. Sometimes parents get lost searching for them. Teach the young ones to respond to a whistle. Learn how to establish a ground search pattern by blazing trees at shoulder height in case you are called upon to help look for a lost soul. B-K SERVICE CENTRE a: $23.... Cod-cits Say Loud Sleeper There's the guy dawn the street who snared so loud he used to wake himself up He finally cured himself try sleeping in the next room-now he doesn't hear a thing. Confucius said many things. Some of the more mum statements. not of- lm published. of the Chinese philosoher were: “Man who put Lace In punch bowl get punch In nose" "Chemist who Call in acid get absorbed in work .. -Man who live in glass house should dress in basement." “Place to look for helping hand IS end of own arm .. See your 2002 to-dav at 578-041 o um W! 743-7784 um... Shampoo Set and Style cut. Special " l Coiffure Cottage BEAUTY SALON SENIOR CITIZENS SPECIALS " SPECIAL DAYS .1 Ellis Cm. B. " EDI) St.. Wit-too PERM SPECIALS HALF PRICE medium oecorh (Waterloo) Ltd. 339 Ed) St, West OPEN ' Thom. and Fri. ova-Bugs may!!!