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As usual, the Toronto Railway Historical Association featured an exhibit and information table at the annual Christmas Train show held on Saturday and Sunday out at the International Centre. This year we decided to go all electronic rather than display the usual bulletin boards with photographs mounted with push pins. Derek Boles prepared a Keynote (Powerpoint for those who worship at the altar of Windoze) presentation on his laptop and displayed it on one of the five new high definition television sets donated to the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre by our neighbour Leon’s Furniture.
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With other competing events this weekend, notably the Santa Claus Parade, attendance was a bit sparse this year, especially on Sunday. However, there were a great number of visitors who came by the table, engaged us in conversation and watched the entire presentation on the monitor. I think it fair to say that we were one of the more popular hits at this year’s Christmas Train Show. As always we express our appreciation to show organizer Doug Jarvis for giving us the space for our table and display.
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In the picture at the above left, we find most of Saturday’s TRHA volunteers gathered for this photograph taken towards the end of the day. At the upper left, a family views the Keynote presentation on our 52″ HDTV. Also of interest on Sunday was the first public showing of our rare colour footage of the 1939 Royal Train.
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In the images in the middle below and at the right below, we find photos of some of the many visitors who enjoyed operating our TRHA diesel-electric locomotive simulator which was making its first excursion away from the roundhouse.
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Posting and pictures by Derek Boles
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