Wainwright Rail Park

Pizza Booth at the Stampede Cabaret

Stampede Cabaret June 2009 Wainwright Rail Park members burned the midnight oil on Saturday, June 20th, as we served up pizza and coffee for the Stampede Cabaret at the Peace Memorial Multiplex.

Volunteers, Troy Anderson, Bev Valleau, Kim Pierce, Roy Pierce, Adam Kuzych, and Don McGuire served up the food, while Phil Valleau, Roy Pierce, and Cliff Beazley assisted with set up, running for supplies, and tear down after the event.

Pizza sales were good,and we were pleased to only have 6 pizzas left at the end of the night. The Stampede Cabaret organizing committee has indicated they would like us to assist again in 2010.

Thanks to all who helped with this fundraiser.

Photo: Lauren Crandall
(l-r) Troy Anderson, Kim Pierce, Adam Kuzuch, and Don McGuire working the pizza booth.

Rail Park purchases new tractor

Don McGuire, Kyle Scott, Phil Valleau, June 5, 2009

Wainwright Credit Union donates $1000 toward purchase

Kyle Scott, representing the Wainwright Credit Union, presents a cheque for $1,000.00 toward the purchase of a John Deere 870 tractor to WRPS President, Don McGuire. Looking on are Vice President Phil Valleau, and Director, Cliff Beazley (on tractor). photo credit Roy Pierce

Cliff Beazley, Don McGuire, June 5, 2009

CLC Trucking donates $1000

Cliff Beazley, of CLC Trucking is thanked by Don McGuire for a donation of $1,000.00 toward the tractor purchase. The John Deere 870 tractor was recently purchased from Battle River Implements, in Wainwright for use at Wainwright Rail Park. The tractor has a 6 foot mower, and a bucket, which will be put to good use during park maintenance. Thanks also to Max Rogers, who donated the cost of parts needed for the tractor.

Spring work parties underway

Saturday and Sunday May 9 & 10

Troy Anderson, Adam Kuzych, and Don McGuire completed spiking of track #2 at Wainwright Rail Park. Gravel ballast has been moved onto the track, and when tamping of the track is completed CN1404 will be moved to it’s final location, east of the speeder shed. This will give us our first complete trainset display consisting of GMD1 1404, flat car, 2 boxcars and wood caboose.

Don McGuire & Adam Kuzych spiking track #2. photo credit Troy Anderson

It is anticipated that this project will be completed by the end of June 2009.

WRPS at the trade fair

Cliff Beazley, Don McGuire, May 18, 2009

Thanks to everyone...

... who assisted with the Wainwright Rail Park Booth at the Wainwright and District Trade Show. Many people visited our booth, and bought gift shop items. A feature this year was a Lionel layout, displayed by member Troy Anderson. Troy brought his sound equipped CN 6400, and 6060 steam locomotives, an assortment of modern diesel locomotives, a string of grain hoppers, and a CNR passenger car. All were proudly displayed on a small Lionel layout to the delight of young and old alike.

See you at Rail Park!

Pictured at right, Cliff Beazley & Don McGuire man the booth. photo credit Kim Pierce

Preserving Canada’s Railway Tradition

Situated on a nine acre site adjacent to CN’s main line, Wainwright Rail Park captures a glimpse of Canada’s railway tradition through the real life depiction of a working rail yard where modellers and enthusiasts can picture the shape of things railroad from the near and distant past.

Artefacts are currently displayed in a speeder shed, a 24 x 40 foot year-round museum building, an 8 man bunkhouse, and a 30 x 40 building to house larger year-round displays, currently under development.

Wainwright Rail Park is located on Canola Road on the south side of CN’s Wainwright Yard. Canola Road can be easily accessed from Highway 14 by taking either 1st Street (Camp Road) over the overpass, or 14th street. We are located just east of Bunge Foods edible oil plant.

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