FUN RUN DAYS

    1. DATES

SATURDAY MAY 19th, JUNE 16TH AND SATURDAY JULY 28TH 2012

    2. TIMETABLE

THE EVENT STARTS AT 10:00 AM AND CONCLUDES AT 10:00 PM  

AFTERNOON SWITCHING SESSION WHERE YOU GET TO SWITCH EQUIPMENT ON THE RAILROAD AND GET A CHANCE TO RUN A DIESEL OR BE A CONDUCTOR OR SWITCHMAN.

AT 6:00 PM WE WILL BREAK FOR A BBQ OF HAMBURGERS ETC. 

THE EVENING WILL HAVE MORE SWITCHING WITH CAR PICKUP AND DROP OFFS ON OUR NUMEROUS SPUR TRACKS.

THE DAY WILL END WITH SOME BI-DIRECTIONAL NIGHT RUNNING.

    3. REGISTRATION COSTS

THE EVENT IS FREE TO ALL AVR MEMBERS, THERE IS A $4.00 COST FOR FOOD. TO PARTICIPATE YOU NEED TO SIGN UP AS A MEMBER.

    4. WHO CAN COME WITHOUT EQUIPMENT

ALL AVR MEMBERS INTERESTED IN RAILROADING ARE WELCOME BUT SMALL CHILDREN MUST BE SUPERVISED AT ALL TIME AS RAILROADING CAN BE DANGEROUS. IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER, MEMBERSHIPS CAN BE ARRANGED AT THE EVENT.

    5. WHO CAN COME WITH EQUIPMENT

IF YOU WANT TO BRING EQUIPMENT YOU ARE WELCOME BUT THE CLUB HAS EQUIPMENT FOR MEMBERS TO USE.

    6. FACILITIES FOR EQUIPMENT

WE HAVE A 12 FOOT LONG MOTORIZED UNLOADING DOLLY THAT CAN BE MOVED AROUND TO LINE UP WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND THEN MOVED TO TRACK ACCESS. WE  HAVE THREE 20 FT LONG STEAMING ELEVATED TRACKS. WE HAVE AIR, WATER AND ELECTRICITY AVAILABLE. WE ARE 7.5" GAUGE AND HAVE A LOT OF 50' CURVES.

    7. CAMPING AND ACCOMMODATION

WINNIPEG HAS LOTS OF GOOD MOTELS AND HOTELS. ON SITE WE HAVE LOTS OF ROOM TO SET UP TENTS AND WE CAN ACCOMMODATE A NUMBER OF CAMPERS BUT HOOK UPS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY. LIMITED POWER AND WATER IS AVAILABLE. THE STATION HAS A TOILET WITH HOT AND COLD WATER.

Page changed by Bill Taylor APRIL 11th, 2012  in Winnipeg

since March 31ST, 2009

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