RailDays 2024 has come to an end and we thank everyone who came to visit the site and take part in our special presentation on Saturday. It was great to be able to finally have the front office area back in operation for displays. We were able to have vendors and new displays at the event, and being in the office area, they were protected from the rain on the weekend. This work was made possible by a $115,000.00 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant, which saw the office roof replaced, along with environmental remediation inside. This improvement not only gives us a new display space, but also allows for a new meeting space for other groups. We thank the OTF for this grant. Thanks also to our dedicated volunteers that put so much work into the Museum site and our events throughout the year.

Thanks to Fort Erie Radio https://forterieradio.ca/niagara-railway-museum-on-the-right-track-honouring-fort-eries-railway-legacy/ and the Fort Erie Observer, for covering the event.

Day 2 of the long weekend proved to be quite progressive once again. Just 3 of us out today, but we’re in fair shape with just some smaller things to go for next weekend. Ken started with painting the signal to make it look decent for RailDays. Probably hasn’t seen paint since it was new! After that, Ken, Mike and Neil got the south door open and started switching around equipment. CN Flanger 56323 switched locations with JZ 62.118 & 62.129. As space is limited, we have to display equipment that allows for easy access, but also to be able to move around and store our non rail equipment in the shop. We also had a visitor, Linda Button, daughter of a fairly well known Railway photographer, the late Reg Button. It was nice to finally meet and show her around and where some of Reg’s pics were taken.