The Kamloops Heritage Railway's origins originally began in 1993, when the City of Kamloops was approached by a private enterprise group, they asked about the possibility of restoring and operating
Canadian National 2141 to run tourist train in Alberta. On August 24, 2001, No. 2141 underwent a successful test fire and eventually moved under steam for the first time in forty-there years the following day. On January 15, 2002 after some final assembly and more testing, No. 2141 was moved to its new location under it a own power and fives month later, now proclaimed as
Spirit of Kamloops, hauled the railroad's first inaugural excursion run on June 26. In 2020, it was announced that the railroad would suspend their operations due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. ==Equipment==