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Rare vintage fire pumper rolls into Remington Carriage Museum
Southern Alberta Newspapers The Remington Carriage Museum in Cardston is now home to a 1914 Waterous Steam Fire Pumper, which was donated by a local Calgary collector. Almost no others of its kind have remained intact. Adding to its rarity, the engine remains in fully functional condition. The firefighting machine was built more than a century ago and spent some of its early years in… Read More »
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