Train Crawl

On Saturday Oct. 22 a group set out on a journey which had been done before. That journey was a completely successful train crawl.

Basically a train crawl means riding the Calgary C-Train and hitting a pub at every stop. However, a complete train crawl is unfortunately impossible. There are 22 stops on the main line. Assuming one got off and just waited for the next train (a 15 minute wait), the whole thing would take 5.5 hours. Now that’s assuming that one does not consider the time that a hitting a pub takes.

To make the Train Crawl a more realistic goal, we decided to instead have a picture at every stop and hit pubs in key locations. This meant much running on and off C-trains. For this noble task a group set out consisting of me, Dave, Scott, Jacqui, Adrienn, Evan, Cody, Richard and Travis. Eventually we were joined by Nate as well.

Let us now view the break down of the journey.

The Journey begins at Sommerset
Will our brave hereos be successful?

Shawnessy Station and all is well

Evan celebrates Shawnessy with the first stall of the night

Fish Creek Goodness

Cody and Adrienn stall at Canyon Meadows

Anderson and Travis has joined the group

Southland and going strong

It's Heritage and the train crawl is and the train crawl is 31.8% done

To celebrate we do this...

... and hit our first pub, Studio 82

Travis and Evan add fuel to the night

Once we reach Chinook we do the only logical thing...

...Play Twister!

The game is so intense it continues on the train

39 Ave. Action Shot 1: The Jump

39 Ave. Action Shot 2: Fleeing back to the train

Erlton Stampede (It's hard to think of things to say for 22 stops)

Evan and Travis celebrate Victoria Park Stampede the ol'fashion way

Victoria Park Stampede Challenge: Who can win the most in the casino

Dave is rewarded a banana for his victory of increasing his money by 50%

Olympic Plaza and we have reached downtown

3rd bar of the night: The always classy Regis

1st Street and Nate has joined the crew


Rocking out on 4th Street

7th Street and going strong

Sunnyside and we have offically left down town

Lions Park and the night was getting hazy. We hit a bar in Kensington but none of the pictures turned out

SAIT/Jubilee and the engery is still high. Thank you caffine

Banff Trail, almost there

University: I spend too much time here as it is

Brentwood (95.5% done)

Dalhousie and victory is ours
Just in time for the last train home

Evan and Jacqui rest after a lengthy train crawl

All in all the train crawl was a success. We started at 7pm and just made the last train home. Truely this day will live on fovever in tales of victory.