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Thanks to Dave Watson trainut4472@gmail.com for providing this information.
No guarantee that events proceed as posted.
For events in Eastern Ontario you may wish to check the B.R.M.N.A. site here BRMNA Shows
For other events in Southern Ontario which are mostly North American check here http://www.canadasouthern.com/tmr/shows.htm
“Collectables” Shows now include trains.
With respect to the virus and its aftermath, we strongly suggest you check the website for the latest status before you depart for an event.
With respect to the virus, we strongly suggest you check the website for the latest status before you depart for an event.
Check http://www.stjacobsmodelrailway.com for Open House dates at the location of the former Aberfoyle layout, now located at
3-1440 King St. N., St Jacobs: Summer hours: Saturdays 10 to 5, Sundays 12 to 5.
Tel 519-664-3737 to confirm.
This display will have to move at the end of 2023. GET YOUR PICTURES AND VIDEOS SOON !!
ASSOCIATED REQUEST! The Halton County Radial Railway Museum (in Milton) is looking for local volunteers to help run their model railroad display!
Info at: https://hcry.org or 519-856-9802
The Elgin County Railway Museum in St. Thomas will be opening our model room layout (officially History in
Motion depicting St. Thomas in the 50's) on the first Saturday of the month starting Dec. 3rd from
11 AM to 3 PM. Admission is free, but donations are welcome!
The rest of the museum will NOT be open for viewing.
Date (s) Location Site Time Contact S/S = show and sale T/C = Toy & Collectibles
2024
February 17-18, 10-4, Barrie Allandale Railway Modellers, 4346 County Rd. 90, Barrie (Springwater) barm.ca
February 24-25, 10-4, Ganaraska Railway Modellers Show. 62 McCaul St., Port Hope
March TBA Kitchener/Waterloo/Guelph Layout Tour. Register at 640 Ellis Rd W, Cambridge 9 – 3pm. Most layouts open 9 – 9
www.doubleheaders.org dhtour@gmail.com
April 6-7, 10-4, Lindsay Model Railroaders Show, Victoria Park Armoury, 210 Kent St. West, Lindsay
April 14, 10-2.30, Mississauga Model Railroad Flea Market. Polish Cultural Centre, 4300 Cawthra Rd., Mississauga
April 27, 28, GREAT BRITISH TRAIN SHOW 2024 POSTER
June 8, 10-3, Model Train Show, 75 Elizabeth St., Brighton
June 16, 9.30-2.30 Hamilton Ancaster Model Train Show, Ancaster Fair Grounds, 630 Trinity Rd., Ancaster.
November 10, 9.30-2.30 Hamilton Ancaster Model Train Show, Ancaster Fair Grounds, 630 Trinity Rd., Ancaster.
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For the Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers summer public run days at the Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology
(The museum only is open Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m.)
visit www.ghls.ca and www.hamilton.ca/museums - 900 Woodward Ave, Hamilton, Ontario – Call 905-546-4797 to confirm.
Check www.steam-train.org for Waterloo Central RR train dates, times, and fares. Will run north from St Jacob’s Market this year.
For Toronto Railway Museum and Roundhouse Park, open Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m. – www.torontorailwaymuseum.ca and
www.trha.ca for more information.
Check www.ecrm5700.org for special functions in the Elgin County Railway Museum, located at 225 Wellington St., St Thomas.
Check http://www.hcry.org for Halton County Radial Railway fares and special events throughout the year at 13629 Guelph Line, Milton, Ontario.
Check http://www.ydhr.ca/ for York Durham Heritage Railway operating dates, times, fares and special events throughout the year in Uxbridge, Ontario.
Check http://www.steamtrain.ca for the steam powered South Simcoe Railway operating dates, times, fares and special events throughout the year in Tottenham, Ontario.
Check http://www.pstr.on.ca/ for Port Stanley Terminal Railway operating dates, times, fares and special events in Port Stanley, Ontario.
Check http://www.muskokaheritageplace.org for Portage Flyer (Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway) operating dates, times and fares at Muskoka
Heritage Place in Huntsville. Ontario. Steam powered in July and August. See http://www.portageflyer.org/
For info on the refurbished ex. CPR “SS Keewatin”, now moving to KIngston see www.sskeewatin.com (see also Owen Sound below)
This vessel is being moved to Kingston date tba
The London Model Railway Group has sold its building and scrapped the layout. www.lmrg.org for future plans.
New Address: 4474 Blakie Rd. Unit #127, London, ON, N6L 1G7; Email: contact@lmrg.org; Phone: +1 (519) 870-7071
For the Essex County MRC see https://ecmtc.wordpress.com/
For Niagara Railway Museum events, check out www.nfrm.ca
For planning next summer, why not check out something different:
Check out the Historical Construction Equipment Association, located at 1151 Hwy 26 in Minesing, just west of Barrie, beside CP tracks.
They have a large selection of equipment and archives, and they hold open house operating days throughout the summer. www.hceacanada.org
or:
The Thousand Islands Boat Museum, Gananoque, Ont. www.tiboatmuseum.org/
Muskoka Steamships and Discovery Centre, Gravenhurst, Ont. www.realmuskoka.ca 1-866-687-6667
The Antique Boat Museum, Clayton, NY, open May to Oct. www.abm.org
The Community Waterfront Heritage Center in Owen Sound http://www.marineandrail.ca/ which includes a fully restored CN caboose, and a CN diner under work. The main building (ex CN Station) holds a fine collection of ship models and memorabilia.
The SS Keewatin is moving to Kingston
*** Before you visit Southampton area, visit http://www.brucemuseum.ca/exhibits/riding-rails/ ***
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November 2023