WMRC members partied hearty at the CN campus during the club's AGM

WMRC past President Bob Harrison looks like he's having a blast operating the railroad simulator at the CN Campus during the club's AGM. Photo by Neil Carleton.

What a party! The WMRC's 2024 AGM was held at the CN campus last night, and everyone had a wonderful time! After a great meal courtesy of CN and catered by The Olive Garden, we went on a two hour tour of the campus, which included a visit to their 60' x 8' HO layout. The highlight for everyone was when we got a turn working the train simulator, and got to pretend that we were engineers in training!  

Here's what Bob got to see as he took the controls of the engine. Photo by Neil Carleton.

 

Here's a view of CN's massive HO layout that they use for training purposes. It's so big that we couldn't fit it all in the frame!

WMRC Past President and current Lantern Editor Larry Leavens watches as a new CN employee gets a lesson on how to operate a switch. Photo by Neil Carleton.

 

Members were divided up into groups and assigned a tour guide to take them through the CN campus facilities. This group is watching a demonstration on how CN employees learn how to operate couplers.

The CN guide holds a plastic latch form a coupler, which is used in training new CN employees how to operate couplers in various conditions.

 

 

 
 

WMRC to hold 2024 AGM at CN campus

The WMRC will beholding its 2024 AGM and annual banquet at the CN Claude Mongeau National Training Centre. CN has graciously offered to host and cater the event for the WMRC at no cost to the club or its members.

The date has been moved from its usual Friday date to Thursday, May 9. The doors will open at 5:30PM. Dinner will be served at 6:00PM. The CN Claude Mongeau National Training Centre, also known as the CN Campus, is located at 650 Pandora Avenue East in Transcona. 

CN will provide the members attending a tour of the facility. The WMRC will be presenting its awards and holding their usual raffles at the AGM. Please note that this is a members only event. As this is a catered event, members have already been contacted in advance about their intentions to attend.