Choo-choo choose to take a train ride Labour Day weekend and support a local museum in the process.
The final runs of the Western Development Museum (WDM) Short Line 101 for 2011 will be on Sept. 4-5 and Moose Javians are invited to come out and ride the train for a last time, before it’s seasonally shutdown until next year.
“For those who have never been around it, it’s a chance to see what old railroading is like,” senior engineer Paul Johnson told the Times-Herald. “We’re recreating a little spot of history.”
During those final two days of operation, trips begin at noon and continue every 20 minutes with the last trip leaving the station at 3:40 p.m. (weather permitting). Tickets ($2 each) are available at the museum, proceeds going towards train and track maintenance, as well as repaying the loan required to replace the boiler.
For more on this story, read an upcoming edition of the Times-Herald.
