Assiniboine Valley Railway to hold open house on August 11 and 12

The Assiniboine Valley Railway is holding their third public open house of the year this weekend. Escape the heat by taking a train ride through the cool shade of their beautiful forested canopy!

They're open from 11:00AM to 5:00PM on Saturday, August 11, and from 1:00PM to 5:00PM on Sunday, August 12. A ride costs two bucks and you can buy a 12 ride pass for only $20! Kids two years of age and under ride for free. All minors must be accompanied by an adult. The AVR is located at 3001 Roblin Boulevard, just west of Assiniboine Park.

Rapido's Jason Shron will be at the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club on August 8

Jason Shron of Rapido Trains is making a very special visit to the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club on Wednesday, August 8. This event is open to all model railroaders in the Winnipeg area, whether you're a WMRC member or not.

Jason will provide an overview of Rapido Trains and take you behind the scenes at the company. You'll see how Rapido products are made, how the company decides what to make and the challenges involved in manufacturing model trains. 

Jason will stay following his presentation and answer any questions that you might have about his company and the model railroad industry – past, present and future.


Rapido Trains is one of the premier manufacturers of model railroad products in the world. This is a great opportunity to meet Jason and learn about his company.


This special presentation takes place at 7:00 PM in the Tank Room at the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard. Hope to see you all there!

Summer rail fanning with Felix Lesiuk

Our roving correspondent and long time WMRC member Felix Lesiuk went out rail fanning with his good buddy Louis Lenz. They headed out west to catch Via's Canadian at Grant's Cut in Rivers, and stopped by at the Harte grain elevator along the way. CN was fairly steady but not too busy. They saw some vintage cowl units on CN and lots of USA motive power, such as UP and CSX. Felix also reports that there have been very few mosquitoes, which is always good to hear.