2024 Ameliasburgh Christmas Party

We had a lot of fun with the Childrens' layout and the Brio layout at the Ameliasburgh Christmas Party recently.

Babcock Mill, Odessa, Loyalist Township

A few club members recently put on a display at the Babcock Mill in Odessa. We brought the Children's travelling layout and the ever-popular BRIO layout. Lots of fun by everyone who came to visit.

A visit to the Marlbank Steam Locomotive

In mid-June 2024 a group of Club members travelled to Marlbank Ontario to see a recently recovered Steam Locomotive. The site is on private property and the Club members were invited to a private viewing. The history of the site is a bit confusing. It is worth  checking out  - there was a Portland Cement Plant there in the late 1800's with mergers and closures in later years. It closed in 1914 and after a violent reaction to the closure the locomotive was driven into Dry Lake and sunk. Club members enjoyed meeting with the current owner Scott Trudeau and his staff who regaled the members with stories of the retrievalchurcher.crcml.org/circle/Sunken.html for more background local information. This is a really interesting piece of Canadian history and we are grateful to Scott for allowing us on his property and conducting a great tour.

Various Train Shows

2023 Quinte   Exhibition

The 200th edition of the Belleville Agricultural Society's Quinte Exhibition was held on September1-4, 2023 at the fair grounds. The club was set up in the curling rink. We brought our new travelling layout and continued to work on backdrops, scenery and track.