No.1 Northern Division's Free-Mo group to display at Dawson Trail Days in Ste. Anne, Manitoba

The No. 1 Northern's Free-Mo Group will be setting up this 36' x 10' dog bone shaped HO modular layout at Dawson Trail Days in Ste. Anne, Manitoba during the Labour Day Weekend.

The NMRA No. 1 Northern Division’s Free-Mo group will be displaying their HO modular railway at Dawson Trail Days. The layout be set up in the town’s curling rink.

The event is being held on the Labour Day long weekend on September 3, 4, and 5, 2022 in Ste. Anne, Manitoba. The three day festival is named after the historic Dawson Trail that crosses Ste. Anne. features baseball, a parade, music and a kid’s zone, youth tales competition and a fireworks display.

 

 

No. 1 Northern Division's Free-Mo HO group to exhibit at Dawson Trail Days in Ste. Anne, Manitoba this weekend

The No.1 Northern Division’s HO gauge Free-Mo group will be exhibiting at Dawson Trail Days in Ste. Anne, Manitoba, during the Labour Day long weekend. The group will be running trains on Saturday, September 3 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and on Sunday, September 4 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. 

Named after the historic Dawson Trail that crosses the village of Ste. Anne, Dawson Trail Days are held every September long weekend. The three-day festival features baseball, a parade, music and dancing, kids zone, youth talent competition and fireworks. This popular community event is a sure sign that summer is drawing to a close. 

Ste. Anne is conveniently located east of Winnipeg, off the Trans Canada Highway. Turn off on Highway 12, then take Highway 207 east to Ste. Anne.

To view or to download a PDF of all of the activities that are being held during Dawson Trail Days, click here.

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 Winnipeg Model Railroad Club's 2015 spring open house was a success!

   Long time WMRC member supervises the running of the trains of the No. 1 Northern Division's Free-Mo group at the WMRC's annual spring open house.

 The WMRC would like to extend a very big THANK YOU  to everyone who attended our spring open house this weekend at the Charleswood Legion! We had a lot of very happy folks who love trains drop by. A lot of them stayed for hours, but that's okay - it's even encouraged!

    There sure was plenty to see! All of the popular gauges, from Z to G were on display, and there was even a display of rolling stock from the Assiniboine Valley Railway! Two big modular railways - the No. 1 Northern Division's Free-Mo group and the Kildonan Short Lines were up and running at the show. There were also two N gauge layouts, the ever popular Lionel "giraffe car" layout, plus the displays of the WMRC model and photo contest winners. Our charity of choice, our good friends at St. Amant, were also there with a big display.

    The good folks at the Kildonan Short Lines modular railway had lots of trains up and running!

   Frances South and her brother James were on hand to help volunteer with their mom running the canteen, and to help run the Lionel giraffe car layout!