Doors Open – Our most successful so far!
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TRHA Doors Open at the Roundhouse and Union Station last weekend was one of the most successful so far in our history of hosting the event in terms of the number of visitors and the quality of the displays.
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The weather was gloriously warm and sunny. Conditions were perfect for a mostly outdoor event. There was a ball game at the Rogers Centre each afternoon guaranteeing a significant number of walk-by visitors in addition to those who specifically came to visit us.
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12 tours were given of Union Station. We had photo displays in the roundhouse. People rode the turntable around. Speeder rides were given. The miniature railway ran at capacity with steam and diesel power all weekend. Newly-restored stalls 18-32 were open, as was the restoration shop in stalls 15-17. Stalls 1-3 were busy with our popular model train show and we had a “steam-up” dinner Saturday evening for members, exhibitors and volunteers for the first time.
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Many, many volunteers helped us run this very successful event. We thank them all on behalf of the TRHA and the many visitors who benefited from the experience.
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Visitor numbers are hard to track as the event space was large and we had multiple events occurring simultaneously. We did count 2,300 riders on the miniature railway over the weekend. More than 600 riders also rode the railway speeders. That sets the turntable count at something close to 4,000 people all of whom visited the roundhouse.
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Watch for further news items to follow here with further details of some of the attractions and activities.
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By Russ Milland; Pictures by Michael Guy & Derek Boles
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The weather was gloriously warm and sunny. Conditions were perfect for a mostly outdoor event. There was a ball game at the Rogers Centre each afternoon guaranteeing a significant number of walk-by visitors in addition to those who specifically came to visit us.
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12 tours were given of Union Station. We had photo displays in the roundhouse. People rode the turntable around. Speeder rides were given. The miniature railway ran at capacity with steam and diesel power all weekend. Newly-restored stalls 18-32 were open, as was the restoration shop in stalls 15-17. Stalls 1-3 were busy with our popular model train show and we had a “steam-up” dinner Saturday evening for members, exhibitors and volunteers for the first time.
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Many, many volunteers helped us run this very successful event. We thank them all on behalf of the TRHA and the many visitors who benefited from the experience.
.
Visitor numbers are hard to track as the event space was large and we had multiple events occurring simultaneously. We did count 2,300 riders on the miniature railway over the weekend. More than 600 riders also rode the railway speeders. That sets the turntable count at something close to 4,000 people all of whom visited the roundhouse.
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Watch for further news items to follow here with further details of some of the attractions and activities.
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By Russ Milland; Pictures by Michael Guy & Derek Boles
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