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Agreement pending with the Anaconda Chamber of Commerce to operate local excursion train – The Copper King Express

A local excursion train is headed to a new station.

The Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butte,_Anaconda_and_Pacific_Railway is planning to turn over operation of the Copper King Express http://www.copperkingexpress.com to the Anaconda Chamber of Commerce http://www.anacondamt.org/ , officials said.

"We enjoy the Copper King Express, however it does tax us on staffing," said railroad official Tom McCarthy. "We need to concentrate on our major business, which is hauling freight." A pending agreement would make the train’s schedule, ticketing and staffing the chamber’s responsibility. The railroad would provide a locomotive, two passenger cars, a power generator, use of the tracks, an engineer and a brakeman for a flat fee to the chamber.

By Erin Nicholes

Full Story: http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2008/12/21/area/hjjbihhijjfgjd.txt

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