An "official" press run to mark the return to service of the Wakefield Steam Train was held on June 25, 2009. On board were federal, provincial and municipal politicians, as well as representatives of the "Friends of the Steam Train". In all, there were enough folks to require the full 9-car consist with locomotives 909 and 244 required to get the tonnage up the big hill at Chelsea, not to mention some of the other "grades" on the Gatineau Valley route.
Le ministère québécois du Tourisme donne un coup de main à la relance du service de train à vapeur Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield, en versant 264 465 $ à la Corporation de chemin de fer de l'Outaouais (CCFO) qui est propriétaire de la voie ferrée.
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The first run for the 2009 season of the Hull, Chelsea and Wakefield’s “Sunset Dinner Train” takes place on June 5, with the train leaving Hull at 6:30 in the evening.