Vector Garden Trains to hold meeting on a prospective new group

Vector Garden Trains, the organization behind the Manitoba Mega Train Show, the Holiday Express Ride-On Train  and Trains n' Treasures, is holding a meeting on Wednesday, March 16, to discuss the possibility of forming a model railroad group, titled Vector Model Association. The meeting will be held at their Trains N' Treasures location at 3059 Ness Avenue. The construction of an HO layout at this location, and a monthly investment will be the main topics of discussion.  Please pre-register at   204-837-4776.

Free-Mo group displays at Trains N Treasures

A CN freight comes out of a tunnel on the No. 1 Northern Division's Free-Mo Group layout.

The No. 1 Northern Division's Free-Mo Group has set up a display at Trains N Treasures (formerly known as the Holiday Express Ride-On Train). Their display will remain at Trains N Treasures until the first weekend April, when it will be set up at the WMRC's annual spring open house.

The Free-Mo Group has many members who both belong to the WMRC and the NMRA. Ian Plett, who is a dual member, is the current president  of the Free-Mo Group. He accepted an invitation to set up at Trains N Treasures from operators Maurice and Susan Dorge.

The Dorges, who also run the Manitoba Mega Train Show, set up the Holiday Express in December 2015 in the former Safeway building at 3059 Ness Avenue. It featured the popular ride-on train from the Mega Train Show in a Christmas setting. After the holidays, they decided to keep it running and change the name.

Trains N Treasures offers secure rental space for artisans, crafters, home based businesses, antiques and vintage items. If a person wants to see or purchase an item from within a cabinet, the staff will open the cabinet and complete the sale.  Twice a month a cheque or an electronic money transfer will be sent to vendors.

Trains N Treasures is open Saturday from 10:00AM to 8:00PM, and on Sunday from 10:00AM to 6:00 PM. For more information about Trains N Treasures,  go to: http://www.vectorgardentrains.ca/trains-n-treasures/

 The Free-Mo group's CN freight rolls into town on the layout on display at Trains N Treasures.

The Holiday Express Ride-On Train will be open every weekend in January

We are pleased to announce that our good friends who run Winnipeg's Holiday Express Ride-On Train have announced that they will remain open in January! They will be open January 1, 2 and 3 from 10am to 6pm and every weekend in January from 10am - 6pm. You can find them at 3059 Ness Avenue (that's where the old Safeway used to be). Rides are $5.00 each, or $4.00 if you bring a tin for the bin.

On Feb 1st, they will re-open as Trains n' Treasures, and the theme for February will be pirates! We'll keep you posted on this exciting venture when more news comes our way throughout the month!

Come ride on the Holiday Express this week!

If you rode on the Assiniboine Valley Railway last weekend and want some more rail action, you don't have to wait until the next weekend! Come ride on the Holiday Express ride-on train! It's an indoor train, and there's lots of trees and light to see! It operates from 4PM to 9PM on December 21, 22 and 23. They're closed December 24 and 25, but they'll be open on Boxing Day from noon to 9PM! You can find them at 3059 Ness Avenue. Rides are $5.00 each, or $4.00 if you bring a tin for the bin.