“The Moose-Gooser, one of the very few steam railroads in operation today, is the joint project of the Anchorage Kiwanis Clubs, the New York Life Insurance Company, and the Anchorage Centennial Commission.

“For the railroad buff or the old-timer, the Moose-Gooser has nostalgic memories of the great days of steam railroading. For children, it’s the thrill of a lifetime to ride behind the puffing, chugging, whistling old steam engine, looking like it had just emerged new and glittering, straight from the distant past. For all others, it’s an amusing and refreshing experience to ride this unique train, built solely for the purpose of amusement.

“It consists of a 2-8-2 Mikado type engine, built in 1829 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Comox Lumber Company of British Columbia. This engine has been leased from the West Coast Railway Association in Vancouver, B.C., and must be returned to that organization at the close of the Alaska Centennial.