Sunday, April 13th, marks the opening day of the 2008 season at the City of Medford Railroad Park. Visitors to Railroad Park can enjoy riding the live steam trains, viewing s
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Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club
rvmrc@railfan.net
P.O. Box 1362
Medford, OR 97501-0102
Contact: Dick Stark (tel. 541-779-3002, email starkers2@msn.com)
Or Tony Johnson (tel. 541-944-9176, email spflimsie@aol.com)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2008
New Season Beginning at the City of Medford Railroad Park
Sunday, April 13th, marks the opening day of the 2008 season at the City of Medford Railroad Park. Visitors to Railroad Park can enjoy riding the live steam trains, viewing scale model railroad layouts, sending and receiving telegrams, participating in the new handcar and motor car rides and viewing historical railroad equipment.
Railroad Park is open to the public on the second and fourth Sundays of each month, April through October, from 11 AM until 3 PM. The park is operated by volunteers; there is no paid staff. Admission is free. No tax monies are used in the operation of this park and therefore donations are greatly appreciated and are used to defray expenses and improve the park.
A popular attraction in southern Oregon, Railroad Park is a unique collaboration between Medford’s Parks and Recreation Dept. and five volunteer-based, railroad-related clubs:
The Southern Oregon Live Steamers provide free rides to children of all ages on their “live steam” and “diesel” trains. Again this year, the newest addition of track, the “Mountain Division”, will be utilized with its features of additional tunnels and trestles.
The Southern Oregon Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society maintains an impressive display of historical railroad equipment. A visitors center/museum is housed within a restored 1910 caboose. Visitors can also tour the interiors of a restored 1942 caboose and a restored 1928 flanger (a type of snowplow), and view the restoration work under way on a 1925 steam locomotive. A new handcar ride and a new motorcar ride this year add two fun activities to the park.
The Southwest Oregon Large Scale Trains club maintains and operates an elaborate outdoor “garden railroad” layout. Beginning this year the club will build a new, much larger layout at a different location within the park.
The Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club operates HO-scale model trains in the club’s building at the south end of the parking lot. Trains will be running on the club’s new, larger permanent layout. Visitors get a rare look into the making of a large model railroad layout.
Members of the Morse Telegraph Club use their antique telegraph system to send free telegraphs across the park or across the country on behalf of park visitors.
Railroad Park is located adjacent to Fire Station No. 4 at the intersection of Table Rock Road and Berrydale Avenue, just a few blocks north of the Rogue Valley Mall.
For further information, contact Dick at 779-3002 or Tony at 944-9176.
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